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Stephenie Meyer's 'Breaking Dawn' will make diehard fans happy
Was the two-hour wait in line for a copy of "Breaking Dawn" worth it? Yes ... and no.
Stephenie Meyer's fourth and final book in the Twilight series is exactly what fans will expect an epic love story full of twists and turns.
The Twilight universe revolves around the relationship between humans and mythical creatures specifically vampires and werewolves living in the small town of Forks, Wash., located on the Olympic Peninsula.
The werewolves, who are actually young men or women most of the time, exist to protect humans from vampires. But the pack living on a reservation near Forks has a truce with the Cullen family, "vegetarian" vampires that feed on large animals rather than people.
Contrary to the nature of their respective species, Bella Swan, a human, and Edward Cullen, a vampire, are inexplicably drawn to each other. Their bond becomes so strong that they are willing to defy all "societal rules" so that they can be together.
"Breaking Dawn" opens a few days before Bella and Edward's wedding. Alice, Edward's sister, is finalizing all the details, and friends of both the bride and groom are arriving. Jacob Black, a werewolf and Bella's best friend, is still missing, and Bella is more than a little concerned about him.
Adding to Bella's concerns is her impending change from human to vampire which is set to happen following her honeymoon and the Volturi, a group of vampires from Italy who enforce a code of rules that have taken a deep interest in the Cullen family.
"Breaking Dawn" starts out a bit clunky. Explanations of how Bella got to this point in her life seem a bit out of place. Because reading the first three Twilight books is essential to understanding what happens in "Breaking Dawn," those little summaries are unnecessary and slow things down.
Meyer, however, has an incredible ability to grab readers' attention and make them care about her characters. Although there are still way too many references to Edward's perfect body and his liquid eyes, it's not as nauseating as previous books. And once Meyer gets past the back-story she does hit her stride.
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