Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: August 2008
ISBN: 031606792X
Page #: 768pp
Reading Level: Young Adult
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Paranormal/Romance

Series: The Twilight Saga
Twilight (2005)
New Moon (2006)
Eclipse(2007)
Breaking Dawn (2008)

Subjects: Death, Friendship, Love Triangle, Romance, Sex, Teen Pregnancy, Vampires, War, Werewolf, Young Mother.

Annotation:

Bella Swan, the star protagonist from the first three Twilight novels finally between her vampire love and her human life. Additionally, she is forced to make a decision regarding the life of herself or the life of someone she loves (even more then Edward).

Summary:

With the conclusion of Eclipse, Bella has finally agreed to marry Edward, despite her hang-ups on getting married young. As Breaking Dawn begins we see Bella gearing up for her wedding to Edward. Simultaneously, her friendship with Jacob is dwindling. As always, Bella is having hard times with the consequences to her decisions, especially about what happens to her on Isle Esme Island. The relations between Jacob and Bella remain uneasy as Jacob has a hard time being happy with Bella’s decisions. Breaking Dawn is sectioned off into three narrations, two of them are from Bella’s perspective and one of them is from Jacob’s perspective. The final installment is filled with dramatic moments and immense decisions involving the characters relationships, the fight against the Volturi, and the meaning of true love.

Megan says:

Stephenie Meyer will never win the Nobel Prize for literary style, but she is a GENIUS storyteller! Therefore making this final installment of the Twilight Saga simply breathtaking and my favorite of the Saga. Readers will finally have conclusions to all the questions presented in the previous novels, plus more. Stephenie Meyer has said that Mid-Summer Nights Dream was an inspiration for Breaking Dawn.

Stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Publish Date: April 2007

ISBN: 1416914285

Page #: 496pp

Reading Level: Young Adult

Classification: Fiction

Genre: Supernatural/Paranormal

Series: The Mortal Instruments Series
City of Bones (2008)
City of Ashes (2008)
City of Glass (2009)

Subjects: Demons, Faerie, Mortal, Romance, Vampires, Werewolf

Annotation:

Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray discovers the world of magic when she was just looking to unwind at the club one night and happens to witnesses the murder of a demon by three teenagers who are invisible to everyone else.

Summary:

Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is not like everyone else, though she discovers this new world of magic when she happens to witnesses the murder of a demon by three teenagers who are invisible to everyone else. When her house is invaded by demons and her mother is kidnapped, she is brought to the home of the same teenagers who she saw kill the demon that night at the club. The three teens, Isabelle, Alec and Jace, are members of a secret group called the Shadowhunters, charged with slaying the invisible-to-everyone demons that threaten the world. Clary learns about this other world that lives right beside her, as well as uncovering her past and ultimately uncovering herself.

Megan says:

City of Bones is the first book in The Mortal Instruments trilogy. I found this story to be a whirlwind with intricate and complex characters. A must-read for teens who love the urban paranormal/fantasy genre and who like to read series.

Stars: ★ ★ ★ ★

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