This was the first re-read of this series for me. I read these books back in high school. I read Twilight back in 10th grade and it gave me my friend group that I stayed with the rest of my high school years. I am still friends with most of the people who were reading it the same time I was. So, the book and writing may be awful but it will always hold sentimental value to me because of the friendships it helped create.
While reading Twilight, it definitely took me down memory lane and reminded me of when my husband Cayce used to wait for me outside my classroom door while we were in school. I thought I would roll my eyes at all the fluff scenes but I just blushed like a damn schoolgirl. Re-reading this just made me hate the movies even more. They are so cringe. Also my rating for this went from a 5 star to a 4 star.
When I read this in high school, I absolutely hated it. It has always been my least favorite because Edward wasn't in it, and Jacob took over. I also couldn't stand the pages with the months on it. It felt like a waste of space. But since I have re-read it, I have looked closer into Jacob's story and found myself actually enjoying it way more than I used to. There could have been significantly less mentions of the subject Calculus.
The first question that popped into my mind when I got a chapter or two in was" How the hell is Charlie still alive?" I mean the grown ass man who has been living on his own put a jar of spaghetti sauce with a metal lid in a microwave. NOW we know where Robert Pattinson learned how to blow up a microwave with pasta. I also started thinking more of what if Jacob and Bella got together. How would that pan out.
This has now become my least favorite in the series... simply because I CANNOT stand the names that Bella chose for her baby. EJ- Edward Jacob and Renesmee. The girl does not have a creative bone in her whole damn body. I mean why would you put your other half of the love triangle as a middle name. That's a big FUCK You if there ever was one. I do agree with the nick name Nessie though. It is more creative. Bella was probably pissed off because she didn't think of it first. I did enjoy Jacob's POV way more this time around.
The ending actually made me tear up when Bella put Nessie on Jacob's back and she was hugging her and then Edward was realizing what was happening. It broke my damn heart. I could not imagine having to do that with my children. There is no one I trust that much besides my parents and sometimes that's a stretch.
I am glad that I gave this a re-read and I am just more hyped up for the new book Midnight Sun coming out in August.
