Book 33

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Type: Fiction

My rating: 2 stars (out of 5)

Why I chose it: This is the fourth and final book in the Twilight series.

What I liked about it: I liked very little about this book. I read the first book in the series, Twilight, in very early 2008 and thought it was a very good 4-star read. I didn't care for the second book (3-star) or third book (surprising, I rated it 4-star) very much and, therefore, I held out reading this last chapter of the saga. When asked why I had not yet read the final book, my response had been that "I wasn't sure I wanted to know how it all ended" but I knew the more appropriate answer was "I didn't want to be disappointed yet again and further forget that the original Twilight story was actually very good." The story line was very thin, the book dragged on and on, and the ending was predictable. I almost gave up on the book completely a few times but stuck it out and finished it. Good riddance. I am very happy that this series struck a chord with so many young readers as I am always thrilled to see kids and adults who are excited about reading. I would definitely encourage anyone to read the first book in the series. (It was my first vampire novel ever.) After that I leave it up to the reader to decide to continue on, or move on.