I did a pretty good job of avoiding spoilers for Breaking Dawn so I really did not know exactly what Meyer was going to do to resolve the problems with Bella (and the guys) leftover from Eclipse. I don’t think she really did resolve them but she did give Bella more strength and less wishy washyness than before. Too bad it took X to make Bella strong. (X = spoiler and while most people have already read spoilers or already read the book, I don’t want to risk it for those who haven’t.)
I wanted to throw the book about a hundred times. The patriarchy runs rampant! Geez.
And then, the Jacob storyline – how predictable. I figured the whole thing out before the first night on Esme Island. I think the only surprise for me was how the issue with the Volturi was handled – there at the end. I knew Alice was up to something but I didn’t quite know what or how.
When it all comes down to it, I liked Breaking Dawn a heck of a lot more than I liked Eclipse and I look forward to reading about errr the character named Nessie.
Oh, before I go… that racism thing? Just another reminder of why I have no respect for Alisa Valdez Rodriguez. Call out racism if it exists, I’m all for that and I’ll do it with you. But link baiting by falsely attacking someone else who has the spotlight is just wrong. (spoilers contained in the link.)
The patriarchy, well. I tried to search to see what else you’ve written about Stephanie Meyer. She’s a devout (I almost typed ‘vapid’ – wrong V word) Mormon, and talk about patriarchy. So it doesn’t surprise me, and it’s part of the reason I haven’t really delved into her books. I know they’ll just make me mad.
Patriarchy (and the free will) issues aside – I liked it so much more than Eclipse. Bella at least grows some backbone in this one and it was about darned time.
I liked it too. Shh don’t tell anyone.