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Readers captivated by "Twilight" and "New Moon" will eagerly devour the third book in Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. Readers captivated byTwilight and New Moonwill eagerly devour the paperback edition Eclipse, the third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob --- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?
Category: Must Read
Eclipse was probably my favorite book of the series aside from Twilight. Twilight is where the love story started and detailed Edward and Bella falling in love. New Moon tore that all apart and introduced Jacob and the wolf pack and then put it all back together. Eclipse picks up where New Moon left off with Edward and Bella back together, but it isn't the same. Edward cause a lot of damage while he was away so everyone must deal with the consequences of his actions.
That's where everything gets interesting. We have a full on love triangle throughout Eclipse. Who will Bella choose? (I never doubted Bella's decision, but I could see the appeal of choosing Jacob at times). Bella would be able to grow old with Jacob and both of their families. She could have a relatively safe and NORMAL life. But, is that enough, ummm, NO. Sometimes the safest choose isn't the best choice.
The reader gets to experience an increased hostility between Edward and Jacob throughout the book. Personally, I felt at times it almost provided a bit of comedic relief. The underlying tone of the dialogue is hostile, but the actual context is humorous.
"But if you ever bring her back damaged again — and I don't care whose fault it is; I don't care if she merely trips, or if a meteor falls out of the sky and hits her in the head — if you return her to me in less than the perfect condition that I left her in, you will be running with three legs. Do you understand that, mongrel?" - Edward Cullen, Eclipse
We also see a new side of Edward, over-protective, jealous, and controlling. Which in real life, I might have told my boyfriend to take a hike. But in the world of Twilight, I might just be OK with this side of Edward. It's kinda hot (lol). He just loves Bella so much that he can't handle the thought of anything happening to her.
A couple quick reasons why I absolutely love Eclipse....
LEG HITCH (let me know if you have no clue what I am referring to, but chances are you are well aware unless you live under a rock...lol), nothing more needs to be said here...
The Proposal - "I promise to love you forever- every single day of forever. Will you marry me?' -Edward Cullen, Eclipse pg 460
The Tent Scene - I can't include a favorite quote here because I love ALL of it. You get some humor and a lot of insight from both Edward and Jacob on their feelings for Bella. OK OK...just one quote because it always makes me laugh...
I don’t see you making yourself useful. Why don’t you go fetch a space heater or something? - Edward Cullen, Eclipse
We get closure on a lot of things that have stemmed right from the very first book. The book was intense and kept me reading until early hours of the morning. I will even confess to getting up an hour early for work in the morning just so I could squeeze in just a little more reading time (lol...I know I am not the only one..cough cough...Sassy). Sometimes, you have to do what you have to, we did tell you that we have toddlers, right? I am sure there are others out there that have to get creative with their reading times...taking a long bath, lunch breaks, traffic (just kidding)...
This movie seemed the most main-stream if that is the right word. It targeted a wider audience in the sense that it had more action. Mr. Izzy said he liked this one the best - the story line was better and there was some action. I guess I can see that. All around it was a great movie. I felt it was well done. One critique though - can we say close ups? There are so many shots throughout the movie that are zoomed right in that I thought it took away from the scenes. But, that is hardly enough to deter me from watching it multiple times!
My favorite scenes in the book translated well to the movie. I loved the proposal / leg hitch scenes. The tent scene held the right amount of tension. One of my favorite scenes and I can't explain why is the fight training scene. I love it!
They must be doing something right with these movies since they are making billions of dollars! I can't wait for the next two movie installments of Breaking Dawn.
What did you love about Eclipse? What did you hate? Let me know...tag your it!
-Izzy
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