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“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb”
Finally got my Twilight/Midnight Sun tattoo!!! (There‘s an apple with it that wraps around the back of my arm 🍎)

I loved it! But I‘m someone who just wants to watch movies I‘ve already seen. I really enjoyed the twilight book from Edwards perspective. It makes me want to read the first one again especially with Edwards frustration not knowing what Bella is thinking. I liked that his family speaks to him without actually speaking and only occasionally speaks what they want others to hear. Also his families characters where more developed which I also loved.

2023 week one wrap up:
🎧 Midnight Sun: finished! Book 1 of 2023 😁
📚 The Demon King: 21%
🎧 Dark Matter: 10%
📱 Before I Fall: 9%
🎧 Atomic Habits: 3%
This week's goal: finish Dark Matter and reach 50% in The Demon King 🌟

The first twilight book, but from Edward‘s perspective. It makes me want to re-read twilight and line up the stories. It‘s been years since I read them but I think this filled in some gaps. I wish there were more.

Although I've always been Team Jacob, Edward's side of the story did open my eyes a little bit to his inner thoughts and how quickly thoughts/scenarios can go through his mind between his and Alice's abilities. It truly is a whole second side story.

It also provided a more in-depth explanation to the 'trackers' thoughts and their thought process for dealing with this challenge.

#Twilight #TeamJacob #MidnightSun

#ManicMonday #LetterM @CBee

I missed it yesterday due to the Halloween festivities, so I'm here today 😁

📚: Midnight Sun
✒️: Stephenie Meyer
🎬: Mean Girls
🎤: Metallica
🎶: Me Necesita- CNCO & Pretty Much

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Nothing like a moody boy. Also my notes from my last attempt at reading this are hilarious.

Coincidentally, I‘m also starting to research an article on reading in times of crisis. Does it matter what we read? Should we be so hard on ourselves during these less than fun times? Does loving a trashy read every now and then take away from the act of reading? So many questions and thoughts about this!

#bookstagram #ilovebooks #bookstagrammer

Great book brings me back to my childhood when I res twilight

“Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.”
#March2022

I LOVED the Twilight series when it first came out but this is probably my first ever bail on a book. I could not stand Edward's cringey outlook. Sorry to everyone who loved it, I just couldn't get there 😅

As the night overcame the end of the day, I leaned forward again and kissed the warm skin of her throat.
#MidnightSun #StephenieMeyer #TwilightSaga #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookmark #bookmarks #bookmarket #bookmarkets #bookmoment #bookmoments #bookquote #bookquotes #bookqueen #bookquirk #quote #quotes #bookworm #bookworms #bookwormlife #bookwormproblem #bookwormproblems #bookworld #bookword #Fantasy #YoungAdult #Romance #Vampires ❣️❣️

Okay Edward is cringey, whinging and extra creepy. A bookful of petty, childlike angst...all the things that were problematic about the original amplified in this one. So.... Ummm...why I am enjoying it an embarrassing amount 🤨 😳
#cheesefest

So I just finished reading this book while listening to the audio book. And omg I loved it. What a great read. I hope for more.

Two things. First, I don‘t see either the need nor purpose of this book. Maybe Meyer got jealous of E. L. James cashing in on the two sides to every story grift? Further, Edward‘s creepy alpha-protector mess is more prominent here thus even less enduring.

Second: I really don‘t need scenes of our “heroes” hunting down & killing bears & mountain lions & laughing about it. If y‘all are so damn smart why haven‘t you invented True Blood yet? 🤔

The depth of Bella and Edward‘s love for each other was better portrayed in this book than to the original twilight series. A beautiful love story that will never get old. Still hoping for New Moon through Edward‘s perspective!

I enjoyed this book more than I probably should have! It was nice to be reunited with these characters. I saw the movies on tv & then remembered this book came out last year. Edward‘s POV was interesting, even if a little long-winded. It got repetitive at times, making it longer than what it could have been. The depth of their love for each other made more sense in this book. If you were a fan of the Twilight series, you‘ll enjoy this book.

I think the problem with writing the same story from a different perspective is that in order for it not to just be a repeat of everything, you have to add so. many. feelings. It's all thinking and practically no action for the first 22 (of 26) hours. Just so much thinking and angsty moping. I enjoyed Twilight for what it was but this one was annoying. And way too long.

#bookspin 12th book finished
#nutsinmay 1st book finished
@Andrew65

Did a reread of this to host an online discussion for some friends who just got around to it for the first time. I really enjoyed their thoughts on the characters and themes in this whole series. #Twilight

✌🏼❤️📚

Just.. what was the reason.. i gave this 3 stars on goodreads when it was leaked. I remember I didn't like it tho😭

So thankful that my trip to the #thriftstore resulted in this #bookhaul which meant I have my #twilightsaga collection again!! #bookworm #yesstilltwilight #throwback ❤️❤️😻

6. I know,I know. It‘s problematic in so many ways. Despite all the issues I can see with the premise, toxic relationships etc I still just really enjoy Stephanie Meyer‘s books. Midnight sun was no exception. Really enjoyed the retelling from Edward‘s POV (even if he is a bit cringey and whingy).

Got my copy at my local 2nd hand bookstore! 💪

This book is way too long and Edward and Bella are the least interesting characters. But parts of it were fun, at least.

Day 3 #20in4 #Readathon

I didn‘t get much reading done yesterday. Only got in another hour. Still working on Midnight Sun.

Day 2 #20in4 #Readathon

Read for almost three hours yesterday. Finished about a hundred pages of Midnight Sun.

Yes! My soul needed more Twilight! I loved Edwards point of view! The original story and this book fit perfectly within eachother. I finally understand why Edward loves Bella so much. I also really enjoyed learning more about the Cullens and being on the other side of the hunt. The love story is questionable, even as the stalking, but I will defend this serie for the rest of my life!
(🎧 - audiobook)

This book destroys the notion of Bella and Edward as even remotely healthy. Very important for that reason. Edward is so angsty and whiny. I had to remind myself he was frozen at the age of 17. Some parts were interesting mostly because they layered knowledge of his family. #comestible #fourfoursin21

No. All he did was whine. Honestly if this was the first book of the whole series I would not have like twilight as much as I did before. Kind of ruined Edward for me to be honest.

Can a book lose its momentum or is it the reader? Perhaps the story was predictable as I've already read Twilight. Despite the drag, I realized 1)Through the eyes of Bella, Edward was romanticized Which I understand happens when you‘re in love. But as I learnt Edward‘s mind I realized that without Bella‘s lens, I couldn't learn to admire him 2)I realized that it was Jasper & Alice that lingered in my mind. Something about them left me wanting more

This book was a drag...
I don't think this book was needed. I'd prefer better for the continuation of the story after “Breaking Dawn“!
It's too much of Edward's thoughts, obsessive stalking and homicidal jealousy... His old age is almost palpable..

I love hearing Edward‘s side of the story! The he can read minds helped understand not just him but many of the other characters. Great book!

I am so glad she took the time to write this. I read the Twilight series so long ago, but this brought me back to the story I loved in my early college days when I needed an escape. How could a story I knew so well have so many hidden avenues I didn‘t even think to need. This book definitely delivered! #bookspinbingo #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

Thoroughly enjoyable to read, even if the writing has its flaws.

However, I feel like it is really important to read this book critically because it is full of harmful tropes. I mean, the first half is an account of a stalking from the stalker's perspective - pretty uncomfortable, and not okay, and even after that I think it is a story of a rather unhealthy kind of love.

So. I don't know about this. I read and listened to it ... mostly read, but that Edward! he dove me nuts with his “I can kill you any minute“ bs! Like do it or don't! Ugh! Tortured vampire is not the vampire I like. I ma just gonna say “so-so“ for this one.

#BookSpinBingo
@TheAromaOfBooks

I just read through a part about the beauty of Arizona. A lot of those details are exactly why I love my home state. Especially the smell of Creosote in the rain. It‘s hard to describe, but definitely should be marketed one day. 🥰💛

I can't lie and say I wasn't swept up in the Twilight stories back in the day. I believe I read the entire series in a week. However, I honestly should have left that journey there. This. Was. So. Dreadfully. Boring. I can not. I'm tapping out. I'm done.

#bookspinbingo #MountTBR #OverIt #WhyDidIDoThisToMyself

Have created a tracker on storygraph for the #fourfoursin21 challenge. Feel free to use it if you like.

I‘m not very far, but enjoying this while I‘m cleaning and organizing this 3 day weekend. I audio read more than physically read because I‘m a super busy person. Hope that‘s okay for my #doublespin book for January? #bookspinbingo2021 @TheAromaofBooks

I went to BN for my #bookcupidswap and ended up buying myself 3 books. 2 are on my wish list/ TBR and unicorns was an impulse buy.

#JoyousJanuary didn't come soon enough! (Thanks @Andrew65)

1. Finish Midnight Sun
2. Finish Veronika Wants to Die
3. Finish 50% Off Murder

Next up: Midnight Sun! I might be slightly embarrassed about reading this one 🙈 How do you feel about this? Have any of you read it yet?

#popsugarchallenge

Book 4: a book with an oxymoron in the title (does this work!?)

It was fun to learn more about the Cullens - I liked the little extra pieces of back story. Edward‘s thoughts did get a bit intense, I enjoyed the second half with the chase more from Edward‘s POV than Bella‘s.
I think I‘m done with twilight now for a while though...

I got annoyed with this when I was pregnant so now I‘m finishing it. Almond milk hot coco- not bad!