Breaking Dawn

I don’t even know where to start fr. This series was really good, I feel like the movies don’t do it justice I’m about to watch breaking dawn and I already know it’s gonna be some bs. Now lowkey I wish they fought kinda feel like it was a cop out but they had a happy ending so I can’t complain. I love how Jacob accepted the vampires. Everything came together so nicely and I’m just happy everything ended up working out. I’m curious how the baby is gonna grow up though

As good as I remembered it when it was released!

Bought this for my collection, great book

Bella has finally agreed to marry Edward and even allowed Alice free rein to throw them the fairy tale wedding of Alice’s dreams, because they certainly weren’t Bella’s. Bella wore the beautiful antique ring that belonged to Edward’s mother when they went to see Charlie to ask for his blessing. Charlie thought Bella’s mother would balk, but Renee said that Bella was born 40 years old.The wedding was wonderful and even the broken hearted Jacob came, calling himself Bella’s best man. Edward took Bella to honeymoon on a private island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Edward was more fearful of Bella’s first time than she was, as he feared injuring her, but that was the least of her problems. One day suddenly Bella was very ill and realized that if her husband wasn’t a vampire, she would think she was pregnant. She actually looked pregnant, and after calling Carlisle the newlyweds quickly returned home.The life growing inside of Bella took a terrible toll, but Carlisle was wise and helpful and Bella was stubborn and refused to give up her child. She believed Edward could save her as soon as the child was born. Jacob stayed near to keep her warm, and Bella was sad if he left her. There was a very important reason for that that no one truly understood until the child was born, but Edward was able to save Bella.Bella is a special newborn vampire in that she has intelligent self-control that was previously unknown to anyone in the Cullen household. She even hid the pain of her transformation so that Edward wouldn’t suffer watching his wife’s pain.Then there is more miracle that we don’t want to spoil for the entire book, although almost everyone has seen the movies.This was an amazingly imaginative vampire story. The first book was a lot of young romance and the second was drama, the third was the heartbreaker. This book is where everything comes together and you can see it all set in motion almost like fate. Do people have fated love? Is there someone perfect out there for everyone and not all of us are blessed with finding them? This story is about more than one fated love, and about how sometimes the least interesting person can be the most interesting person. Maybe the most important thing this story is about is family and how important the people we love are, and how vital they are to weaving strength and color into the tapestries of our lives. This was a good series and deserved the success it received.

I feel the best books of the twilight series are the last two, in between the two the conclusion is the best of the series. this is because in the last book of the series Bella is not so much of a blank slate as she was in the first two books. Where her obsession with Edward and his flawless face was annoying because it distracted from having any real meat to the story in the last two books we see her world expand. She becomes a much more sympathetic protagonist to a hero in the last book. We see traits of a personality come out that make her stronger and deeper. When this happens The Love Story actually becomes interesting rather than annoying.It takes some patience for readers who are not 14 to 15 year old girls to get to the last books. The first two books are clearly aimed towards those age groups. For older young adults they would be a lot of cussing and much more sensuality.. For the most part it is a very clean book series with a chaste love it doesn't go beyond kissing for the first three books. In the last book the sensuality is increased slightly to the point that you know what is going on but there's no graphic description outside of metaphors and feelings. The series is still aim toward the younger crowd and really is more of a introduction for young readers in to the genre.The ending of the book series feels somewhat appropriate for what it is. The series as a whole is not full of action or real danger. Everything that occurs that puts a protagonist into danger seems to come about through happenstance, accident, or misunderstanding. There's no real consistent or engaging antagonist to the series. For the majority of the story those that would be considered the antagonist make brief appearances that for the most part last a chapter or less. The danger happens and then it is over. This last book will promise a real rough and tumble ending but deliver something much more poignant if a bit less satisfying for readers of other genres.Stephenie Meyer still makes it complex and interesting while ending her series on a strong note that makes me wish that she continued to write in this world. I have yet to read The Chemist but I have read The Host, her gender swap version of twilight, and of course The Short Life of Bree Tanner. I found that she has improved in her skill and her stories are much more engaging. In her gender swap story she managed to make the character that took the place of Bella who is named Beau into a more rounded character an interesting personality. The character of Edyth who took the place of Edward also felt more dangerous and complex. While in The Host she still had a love triangle at least it had a twist that made it interesting. It felt real and both the protagonist in the story we're so sympathetic that punch you right in the feels.Why the twilight series may not be my cup of tea necessarily it is well written and so long as I acknowledge it for what it is and who the target audience actually was the story is quite enjoyable. it is a good story and series to read for those who want to expand their palate or just to come away with their own opinion about the series rather than hearing others. Stephenie Meyer's wanted to write a love story in the first book that was about the obsession of first love with some paranormal traits within it. It was targeted towards younger girls and was written to their level. As a series progressed Stephanie Meyers wrote the story to an increasingly more mature audience as the characters grew and the audience expanded.I will say for writers or aspiring writers Stephanie Meyers does have a style that is very clear and draws the reader in. In the first two stories she did leave Bella as a blank slate making it easier for the reader to slip into her shoes but also making the character more of an outline than an actual person. Depending upon the genre and the audience this can work and it's interesting to see even if it's not necessarily enjoyed.

I'm not in the YA category but I enjoyed this series very much. Like so many others have said, this series was a bit too tame. The YA category can handle a bit more violence and I think Ms. Meyers let everyone down by not including some head bashing with the Volturi.While I wished the Volturi had been given a larger role in the books AND in the movies, I got really tired of them always being so damn intimidating. I'd have been pissed as a Cullen if they all traveled with the entire clan across the Atlantic to end my life because of Irina.Yes, the Cullen's are a peaceful bunch, blah blah, but Breaking Dawn was a big let down in the end. I completely agree with Summit Entertainment for adding a fight scene via Alice's visions. PERFECT.It took a movie to finally give the audience what they'd been wanting for such a long time. I'm am so grateful no one had spoiled the ending for me when my daughter and I went to see Breaking Dawn Part 2 in the theater. We both gasped right along with everyone else as soon as Carlisle's head was torn off his shoulders. LolAfter the movie, I remember thinking, "Dang, they needed to do this in the book." I would have liked to have seen Bella with a bit more humor as well. Maybe when she's sure she knows she wants Edward to change her she could ponder never having an icy cold vanilla coke again or a chocolate bar. Maybe ask Edward if you're changed with an extra 20 pounds would you forever be frozen with the unwanted weight for all of eternity? But, that's rewriting the book too much and I honestly have no desire to write a vampire story myself.I would really love to see the continuation of the series, but not focusing on the Cullens so much. I think the story should go on to let the readers know what happens to Renesme and Jacob as time goes by. Charlie needs to find out about the Cullens and vampires in general and everyone needs to come together once again to fight the Volturi when they come to end the lives of Charlie and Sue Clearwater (who are a couple by now.)A couple of side stories could include Leah finally imprinting on someone and putting to rest her incessant whining throughout the previous story in the Twilight Saga (very annoying.)Maybe Meyers could kill off Mike or Jessica at the hands of a Volturi (and the Cullens could end that Volturi in return or something to that effect.) I don't believe the reader is interested in nobody characters like Bree Tanner or any of the other of Victoria and Riley's creations. The Short Life Of Bree Tanner was a terrible book and not worth the money. It had been offered free on Meyers website for a time and should have stayed that way. I was livid when I paid nearly $10 for that small small book.Ms. Meyers could also go in another direction with Aro's wife or maybe Jane could make a huge mistake and is on the run for some reason. ANYTHING would be more entertaining then Bree Tanner.I gave Breaking Dawn 4 stars because it was the conclusion of the saga and I enjoyed the entire saga very much. While book four was a letdown in the end, it still somewhat satisfied me as a reader and I do sincerely hope Meyers is secretly writing more of this great story (and make sure you hire help that won't leak it to the internet this time!)

This review applies to the Kindle version of the book, purchased through Amazon. This review contains SPOILERS, so if you don't want to know the ending, don't read it. I have to admit that I never read the other books; just watched the movies. I was curious to read the end as I felt that Breaking Dawn 1 didn't end in the right way (Avatar anyone?) However, curiously, when Bella opens her eyes in the book, it was the exact center of the book. I was an English teacher and promoted as an attorney because I was the best writer in my government unit. I did not find the writing terrible, especially as I read the entire book in one night - couldn't put it down. To me, that is good writing. I have a sneaky suspicion that I wouldn't have liked the earlier books. As for "fading to black", this generation has no appreciation of the power of fade to black. Who wants to read all the details of someone else's sexual experience. I think there was plenty of information on the sex as a vampire. In Stephanie Myer's world, becoming a vampire cures all ills, so why not clumsiness too? Of course, her world has nothing to do with the traditional vampire and werewolf legends, the one thing about the series that I didn't like.What the nay saying reviewers didn't like was, in part, what I did like. I really didn't need to read a full description of a dress. I have an imagination and like to use it. The one thing I agree with is the lack of any anger, disappointment or trying to talk an 18 year old out of getting married. However, as I was married at 19, without too much angst from my parents, it didn't seem as strange to me as it might otherwise have been. Also, Bella is definitely painted as quite obstinate and her father probably knew it was no use so why ruin her day?The way Stephanie gushes over how beautiful Bella is when human, the transition to vampire beautiful really isn't all that much - no more zits, discoloration of skin, dark circles under eyes, etc. I'll bet that vampirism would actually cure a double chin, but Bella didn't have one as a human. As a woman, I know that there are times I look awful and times I look spectacular. I suppose if I turned into a Stephanie Myers vampire, it would be the spectacular that showed all the time. Also, apparently, there is a glow to the sparkly skin she created for her vampires. I also know that when a woman is graceful, it affects the entire way she looks and is perceived. So, when turned gets rid of your clumsiness and you before graceful, that affects your look as well. A lack of specified description of Bella (other than beautiful) lets the reader use his or her imagination.You younger generation need to learn that sometimes what isn't spelled out is better than seeing or reading every little detail. Your imagination brain cells have atrophied. You no longer think imagining is a good thing. Watch Casablanca - it's in black and white - and see how affective a movie with no screen sex but plenty of passion is.Now to the final point - everyone gets what they want and no one has to suffer to get it. Did you not read the part about Bella's suffering that didn't show because of the morphine? Even the movie tried to pick up on that. Apparently, Bella suffered quite a bit to become a vampire. Then she wasn't allowed to see the baby she nearly died for until everyone else said it was ok. Especially as she is described as the strongest of the clan, if I were Bella, I'd have thrown everyone into walls to hold my own child. I can't imagine that even Stephanie's newborns would drink the blood of their own children or parents. Remember, newborns are strong because some human blood remains. Apparently, in Bella's case, some humanity remained as well. Perhaps this was because she spent so much time with Carlisle. How easy did you you think it was for Bella to turn her back on the hikers while hunting? Part of why she was able to do it was because they might have been someone she knew. If she could do that, do you think that she would want to feed on her own child? What if someone put your favorite food close enough to you so that you could smell it, but you knew you had to eat tofu. Could you easily turn from one to the other? These are subtleties that I think the younger generation just doesn't get. Vampires are not supposed to get tired, but Bella had to concentrate so hard in training with her shield that she was exhausted (until she actually got it). Have you ever had to work at something so hard that it gave you a headache or made your body tired? And, even when she "got it", how easy do you think it was for Bella to shield an entire army while facing the Volturri? This is a woman who barely had time to enjoy all the pleasures of her change when she had to abandon them to prepare for a fight? How easy was that? Furthermore, all you males and childless females out there, how easy do you think it is for a mother to prepare to send her child...

Book four of the Twilight series. A teen paranormal romance.Bella, a young ordinary human girl falls in love with Edward a vampire.First. This series completly changed how I view vampires. It's not all about evil and blood with Meyers. This series opened me up to teen fiction which is now my favorite reading material. This series also opened me up to shapeshifters, and lots of YA material. Even Faeries and Mermaid books. I'm over 35 and always check the YA sections first now. I actually saw parts of the Twilight movie before reading this and loved it, then started the series. Bella the clumsy human many readers bash, actually ends the first three books being brave, and possible hero material. I won't spoil how this one ends.Now on Breaking Dawn. This book is artwork and probably the best book I have ever read. When I run out of new books, I often return and end up reading breaking dawn again. I don't know how many times I've read it.The book is three parts. Very long parts, 760 pages, so if you like the series you get a great deal on this. Two books for the price of one. The three parts are first person views switching from Bella to Jacob.Part one begins with a beautiful wedding and honeymoon. Then tragedy strikes and we're taken into part two from Jacob's perspective.Breaking Dawn is a page turner you will not be able to put down. It's writing at it's finest. While the series has been bashed for being poorly edited, we see near perfection here. We see huge scale progression from the characters. We see the conclusion to a romance triangle that has kept us guessing since book two. We see nearly every question from the series answered here. We get a lot more of the Cullens, and even a close look inside the pack mind. We get more character dialogue than any book in the series, and maybe more than the rest put together. This is a series you can read over and over, but if your like me, you'll find yourself reading Breaking Dawn the most.I spent a lot of time reading over the negative post on this book and actually rewrote mine to answer them. I read through several pages of post and will answer each one I can remember here. And that's the point. Every single complaint this book gets can be explained.The only real problems to this book, are a unfinished ending, and it's a bit of a fairytale completion to the series. About ten problems the series has had are answered perfectly in Breaking Dawn. Each one makes sense and can be explained, but taken as a whole. Ten happy endings might be too much of a fairytale.Not to me. I love happy endings. Keep in mind this is a laid back and relaxing series. Intended for teenagers, but excellent for all ages. Yes even retired people.SPOILERSAnswers to complaints about the series.Charlie doesn't put up enough fight for the wedding.---- What more could Charlie do? Disinherit her? He's been against Edward since the end of book two and seen it does no good. He accepts it hopes Renee can do more.Charlie should ask more questions after Bella is sick--- Maybe a few, but not many. Remember Jacob has just shown him he's a werewolf and told him if he can't handle to wierdness Bella will leave. Any parent who loves their daughtar would play along. The only other option is to loose her.Bella turns out graceful--- All vampires are graceful. Alice seems to be more so.Bella shouldn't be married at eighteen--- There is nothing wrong with marriage or children at eighteen. If you can love, afford, and have time for your child, it's actually better to start early. It gives you more years with your kid. Would you rather be thirty-five or fifty when your kids eighteen?Bella gets to skip being a newborn. No one else has. Bella should have killed people---- Carlisle, and Rosalie never drank human blood either. Edward avoided killing anyone for ten years after her was a newborn. He killed bad people when he went off on his own. Carlisle was tempted and probably the others as well. Carlisle woke up inside a city and ran off as a newborn. Bella's prepared. She's the only vampire the Cullens know who's chosen the life as a vegitarian beforehand. None of the other Cullens were expecting to become vampires. Meyer gives us hints in book three by saying at least four times "It will be interesting to see how Bella turns out since she's prepared."Bella can't get pregnant! It's impossible! Vampires are frozen and can't reproduce.---- Meyers never says male vampires can't father a baby. She even gives evidence to say they can in BD page 125-26. She says female vamps can't change enough to carry the baby, but males need to change very little to father a baby. As long as Meyer doesn't contradict a baby being possible, then the baby is fine. What gets me is how can readers believe in vampires in the first place and question a vampire baby? They believe in vampires, werewolves, arms that can move without being attached to a body. They read three books of paranormal and question the fourth book because of a pregnac...

SPOILERSI can understand where the haters are coming from. And I think it boils down to this...Stephenie Meyer was writing an epic love story for Bella and Edward. Breaking Dawn was their happy ending, with a few obstacles along the way. Usually you don't get to see the happy ending. I'm grateful to be able to see their happy ending. I thought Stephenie did a great job of connecting the dots, so to speak. Not just in this novel but between all of them. But I'm digressing...My main point was that this above all else, is a love story. If you're reading it for the fantasy or the syfy or anything else, you're not going to "get" the last book or appreciate it.As Stephenie stated herself, to anyone complaining about parts of it being too hard to believe...you're reading a series about vampires and werewolves! She can write whatever the heck she wants because the whole thing is hard to believe!To those who complained about there being a baby at all and her lack of a maternal instinct and then all of a sudden she must have and love and protect this baby...maybe you'll get it once you're a mother. I honestly don't think even a father could completely understand this point of view. There's something about carrying your child, feeling her move inside you, that allows you to understand how Bella can go from no maternal side to being all about her baby.Like I said earlier, Stephenie did a beautiful job of connecting everything. I can't remember it all now, but here are some examples I can think of: Foreshadowing the immortal children and the imprinting on a very young child, making sure Bella fully realized what she was giving up before choosing to become immortal, Siobhan's gift of getting what she wills and she was willing no fight with the Volturi, Bella's pregnancy automatically brings about the deadline of her transition without anymore discussion or argument about it, Bella's protectiveness over her child brings about her ability to control her shield and protect them all, the child's ability to harmoniously resolve the love triangle because of the imprinting, how Jacob couldn't fall for Leah because he'd never imprinted on her and wasn't the whole point for him to imprint at some point. Hmmm, there was more but I can't remember it all. I just thought she did a beautiful job.To those who thought Edward turned weak, I say you're being ridiculous. Throughout the entire series his first priority has always been Bella's safety, phsyically and emotionally. He was watching Bella die in front of him due to the draining pregnancy. Who wouldn't react the way he did?! He came around once he could hear the baby and he saved Bella's life, kind of, haha.I will say, while I LOVE this novel & the tone, the tone is quite different from the first 3, so it'll be interesting to see how they do the movies and how they divide it. And I really hope they are able to show parts of the novel that occur in people's minds. I mean, the fantastic ending where Bella shows Edward her memories of their relationship and how much she loves him. The movie won't be the same without that beautiful ending, and of course Reneesme's unique communication, even Zafira's gift. I can't wait to see how they capture it all and pray they do a good job since it's so hard to make the movies as good as the books.I really really really really really really really hope Stephenie finishes Midnight Sun and even takes Edward's perspective all the way through to the end of the whole series. I love Midnight Sun, more than Twilight.I also must say simply because of how I relate to it. I hated that she had to turn around and have Bella realize she was in fact in love with Jacob too. I understood why she had to do it. So that Bella would see her option to remain human and have the full life. But I have been where she was. Where you're in so much pain and someone comes along and is able to help you heal. I have loved someone and not been in love with them but needed them and that person fell in love with me and I didn't reciprocate it. And I've also been the person someone needed and I fell in love with them and they didn't reciprocate it. I've been on both sides and neither is easy. And both the book and the movie spoke to me as that's who Bella was as well. I can't help but feel like she wasn't in love with Jacob. But I understand it, and understand how it lead to them being a part of each other eventually through Reneesme.Anyway, I loved this book the best and highly recommend it and just take into consideration whatever your perspective is going in.

Last night, after a few weeks of reading at every opportunity I found, I finished the fourth and final of the Twilight series. After much speculation of Breaking Dawn (and stupidly reading bad reviews first) I was pleasantly surprised by the end of this series. I am dumbfounded at the amount of flack and bad reviews that were given to this book. It was truly upsetting to read review after review that tore it apart. Why didn't Meyer elaborate on the sex scene? Why was the birth scene so graphic? How could Bella end up with everything - Edward, Jacob, a baby, a home, her father, etc??? My question is when did the world become so bitter? Is there something so wrong with a happy ending? These books were originally intended for a less mature, teenage audience therefore not elaborating on the sex scene and making it seem somewhat "wrong" in my opinion was a good way to go. The same goes for the birth scene. It IS possible to get pregnant the first time and giving birth to a child is not to be taken lightly is it? As adults ( I am 30) we may not understand Meyer's descriptions but it wasn't necessarily meant for us.Bella and Edward get married - Ok maybe she's young and 18 is not exactly the ideal age to get married in 2010 however if you have already decided to become an immortal and this was your husband's only request doesn't that make sense? If I had the chance to freeze time I would have done it earlier than 30 when my body was in better shape and I could be young forever. 1 Point for Bella.The honeymoon - Give the girl a break. She just married a sparkly beautiful man and wants to have sex with him. When did that become wrong? She is spending her life with him after all.The pregnancy - Reality check: you can get pregnant the first time! Ask my mother how I got here. I have no experience in carrying a half vampire child in my womb but I feel that Meyer did a great job explaining it. The breaking bones, the blood drinking, the "little nudger" - Sheer perfection! A human child can wreak havoc on a woman's insides so why was her description so offensive?The birth - Graphic, realistic, scary, amazing.....next topicRenesmee - Ok the name is out there and hard to say but much more justifiable in the world where babies are named Apple, Sparrow, Rumor and Peaches Honeyblossom (It's real. Look it up). At least the baby wasn't named Little Nudger. After a while Renesmee kind of grows on you. Nessie isn't my favorite either but what other nickname is there for a unique name like Renesmee?Jacob's imprinting - Please repeat after me: Jacob is not a pedophile. Where does this reference come from? Jacob is never inappropriate with Renesmee in any way. He loves her and knows that SOMEDAY she will be his destiny. Finally we understand where the tie between Jacob and Bella comes from. Why she could never let him go and why he stayed after she professed her love for Edward over and over again. It all makes sense like the moment in a horror movie when the killer is revealed and we find out why he did it. The "ah ha" moment. I love that Bella gets to keep Jacob in her life and that he and Edward have finally found peace with each other.Where are the Cullen's - Well, they were there. They were not as prominent as they were in the first 3 books but there were reasons. This book was about Bella, Edward and Jacob mostly. It had to be due to the nature of what was going on. It's not like they vanished. There was a even a new found bond between Bella and Rosalie which I liked. Rose had a bad reputation and finally redeemed herself. Points for Rosalie.Stop hating on this book. Read it again. Look a little deeper. And please accept a happy ending from time to time.-THE END-

I was bitten by the Twilight books recently after watching the Twilight Movie. I read the first 3 books in record time and much like many others could not wait for the finale of Edward and Bella to see what became of such an impossible love match.I was a bit worried after reading the reviews here after I had already purchased this book, but I felt that since I had received it I wanted to read it to form my own opinions. I am glad I did do that because I was very happy with the story and did enjoy it.I will add that I'm a 36 year old Mom of 4 kids ranging from ages 8 months to 8 years and I've been married for 13 years. I am a huge romance fan and as far as paranormal goes, Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter are authors I adore. Obviously those are written for an adult audience and the Twilight series is written with a different audience in mind, with a sweeter, but not less appealing tone.Spoilers:In the reviews I read about the book, were complaints about much from this story line. I'd like to address some of those:The name of the baby I felt did a nice tribute to both Bella's Mom and Edward's Mom. I felt it wonderful that Jacob included Charlie in the know so to speak because as a parent, the thought of what he would feel losing Bella was hard for me to grasp. So I appreciated that she was able to maintain her relationship with him. The Mother was not seen in the story and despite Bella being sick, I was not thinking as I read "she would have been there". I always got the impression she was flighty and Bella was more the caretaker for her. I didn't feel let down by the build up to the fight. I was on the edge of my seat the whole because it felt like it could have gone either way. I also felt the pain of what Bella was going through trying to not only save her daughter but to also try to save Edward and all those standing beside them. The maturity of Bella and Edward in the parental role might not appeal to a younger reader but it did appeal to me. Bella was strong (though I always felt she was strong to fall in love and trust without a doubt in Edward). Bella and Edward were given what I perceived to be a beautiful gift in their daughter and though it was never the plan or in the cards for them. They took to that role beautifully. I was happy that Jacob imprinted on Nessie. Honestly I had been annoyed with Jacob in New Moon and Eclipse. For me it was like I began to like him again and began cheering for him where as in the other books I wanted Edward to just injure him LOL. I do think that the characters took a more mature twist. I could definitely not see it from the first books where they would end up. But I cheered from Twilight that Edward would turn Bella and that they would be able to live "happily ever after". The bonds of the Cullen family as always is inspiring. The fact that Bella took to being a vampire with such ease that non had seen before, I felt was a wonderful thing (because I wanted her to keep that human part of herself at least). She had feared the worst and she ended up getting the best which I thought was a wonderful way to take these characters out in a wonderful way.I do think the author has given us potential for several other characters to develop and for their own stories to appear. Jacob and Nessie for one is something I'd like to see more of. I'd like to see more of Sam as well and see what happens to him.

As an avid fan of fantasy and YA fantasy, I found this series one of my all time favorites, and Breaking Dawn is my favorite book of the series. I felt it supremely presented the culmination of all the themes that had been building in the previous three books.To give you some perspective on who I am and how I read books, I have a master's degree in literature, but I mostly try and ignore such training and just take a book on its own terms. I don't attempt to compare books to some academic ideal of what "literature" should be, but instead try and judge young adult popular fiction on what it wants to be: popular, entertaining, idealistic. Breaking Dawn supremely satisfied my expectations and needs for gripping entertainment.From the slew of disappointed reviews, I gather that a great many fans did not find this a perfect climax to the series, which makes me wonder if we even read the same series. The first three books were a continual catalog of everything Bella and Edward pay for their love. The fourth book adds to that price tremendously when Bella finds herself pregnant after their honeymoon and decides that her love for Edward only grows and culminates with love for their child, which she must risk death to give birth to (every mother is at risk of dying in childbirth, but not usually at such a high level.) With the birth of Renesmee and Bella's transformation into a Vampire (I thought it fitting that Bella found she could control her infant vampire bloodlust because will power was Bella's defining strength through the whole series: she decided to love Edward no matter what, she decided to hold to her love for him despite his denouncement of he own feelings and the tempting alternative Jacob offered, she decided to die trying to save Edward despite what he had put her through because her unfailing will empowered her love even if she doubted his. The books have continually highlighted Bella's will-power; does it not make sense that such a will would transmit into making a decision not to kill any humans when she is a vampire and sticking to it? It does to me.So, Bella gets everything, only to find out that the more you have; the more you have to lose. For older readers who know the love of a mature relationship based on common goals and trials especially those of parenthood, the tension of the end of Breaking Dawn is perfect; it is the tension of having a family in the face of a brutal world seemingly designed to destroy what we care about most. I agree with other reviewers that those who were disappointed likely don't have the life experiences to appreciate the success of Breaking Dawn.If your idea of an ideal love is the obsessive and irrational passion of the first book, you would be disappointed by the last. If your idea of ideal love is that of the star-crossed lovers whose obsessional passion seems doomed to always be denied by fate as in New Moon, your would be disappointed. If your idea of an ideal love is a love triangle like in Eclipse, you'd likely be disappointed, but if you understand that all these things are transitory things as temporary as they are hyperbolic which will either lead nowhere or else develop into a mature and meaningful relationship that grows through commitment, sacrifice, and a dedication to something beyond yourselves (family) then like me you'll find Breaking Dawn a perfect ending to the Twilight Saga. Bella may get everything she wants, but the book perfectly highlights the dangers of happiness and the impossibility of an ending.