Series: The Twilight Saga #3
Publisher: Atom
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576 pages
Source: purchased
Genre: YA
Twilight #1 - New Moon #2
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Synopsis
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? Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will eagerly devourEclipse, the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.
The third installment definitely was the one I less appreciated mostly because of the characters, which I found particularly annoying and whiny and childish (Bella and Jacob, I'm not pointing at you at all...). The way Bella acted after Edward returned was selfish and inappropriate. He made it clear that he left to protect her and that he loves her more than anyone else in his existence and yet she's not satisfied. I understand her feelings are messed up but her behavior was not forgivable to me and it made me even more angry at Edward who passively watched her get closer and closer to Jacob without even blinking. Plus, I usually hate love triangles so it was even worse as the book went on.
Apart from that, I really enjoyed knowing more about two puzzling and cryptic Cullens, namely Rosalie and Jasper. As the latter was one of the main reasons why Edward left in the second book, I was glad to finally know his story. Both characters have a dark past and I think that the pain of it and of remembrance added substance to the book, which was going berserk with all the romantic dramas. The presence of the Volturi and the newborn vampire army made the story even more frantic. Whereas New Moon was slow and emotional, Eclipse is fast-paced and action-packed which is really awesome as well. I enjoyed both rhythms for completely different reasons.
If the series had started with a book like Eclipse - with so many annoying characters, paradoxical emotions and childish behaviors - I don't think I would have recommended it. Fortunately it didn't, so I just figured it was a mistake. But it definitely was a let down for me though I enjoyed some aspects.
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