Rating: ★★★★★
We meet Edward and Bella for the first time in the worldwide hit, Twilight. In Midnight Sun, we are able to meet Edward and Bella again from Edward's perspective. I was very young when Twilight came out, and I really enjoyed watching all the movies with my mom and sisters. However, I didn't get the whole experience of experiencing the books until I was much older. As someone who grew up watching the movies, I loved these stories. Being able to read the books at an older age made me love them even more. Reading Midnight Sun as an adult brought me a lot of feelings. I want to start this by saying that as much as I love Twilight, it’s incredibly disheartening to know the real Quileute Tribe still hasn't received any compensation from Stephenie Meyer or any money made from the series/merch/movies. I hate this because I truly believe these books and the series as a whole wouldn’t have come close to being as enjoyable as it is, without the addition of the Tribe and their culture, and unfortunately, it was incredibly misappropriated. It’s not fair, and there are ways/links to donate to them.
As someone who thoroughly enjoyed the movies, and loved the books even more, I was obviously thrilled when I finally read this. I remember being younger and always wondering what Edward was thinking in the books and the movies. The amount of detail and information you get from reading this is great for Twilight fans, and people who favor Edward. I really enjoyed finding out the true thoughts and feelings of Edward and of the rest of his family. I wish we would eventually get the other books from his perspective, but I know that’ll never happen. It was refreshing to see his perspective after reading Bella’s for the first four books. Rereading and watching this series as I got older, as much as I love Edward, made me realize how creepy he truly is. That being said, this book gave readers valuable insight into Edward’s flaws, and how deeply he loathes himself. I enjoyed the new additions to Bella's personality in this book. It made her character more tolerable.
I love Twilight. I have for most of my life, and I enjoyed this book a lot. My rating honestly sits more on nostalgia and childhood and love for the series than on the book itself. I’ll be the first to say Edward is a creepy and deeply flawed individual. However, I’ve always been Team Edward and I liked being in his head. I’m disappointed in the lack of respect for the Quileute Tribe. But, I’m not surprised because Meyer has had all these years to right that wrong. I’m attaching a link to donate to them here since Meyer and her team can’t be bothered to compensate them for the misuse of their culture and legends.
https://mthg.org/
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