I just couldn’t pull myself away in the middle. I sat in my car to hear this story within a story to its end.

Meyer got into an amazing rhythm in the telling – and Kadushin really did it justice. One of my very favorite parts was the portion told in the style of a tribal legend. We also learn a lot more about the werewolves. I had been waiting to actually learn anything real about some of the more neglected members of the family – and a number of them got some significant time on stage. We learn more about various members of the Cullen family.

Her fans get more Bella, Edward and Jacob – but they also get more of everything else that contributes to why they are each making the choices they are making as the story unfolds. The story is well balanced between Bella’s inner world and what she is experiencing day to day. Long Review: Meyer delivers in her third book in the Twilight Saga. We still get good action scenes (because there is always action in a world that has vampires and werewolves) – but we also see Bella make conscious choices with an eye to the consequences in her future. Book 3 digs deeply into Bella’s relationships and finally starts to ask the question of “Why?”. The quieter bits of this story have a stronger voice than those in the first 2 books of the saga. With this book, she has found a good rhythm. Short Review: Meyer gets better with each book.

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