Stephenie Meyer

It's here! Number one bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with this highly-anticipated companion; the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view.When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, MIDNIGHT SUN.This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger? In MIDNIGHT SUN, Stephenie Meyer transports us back to a world that has captivated millions of readers and brings us an epic novel about the profound pleasures and devastating consequences of immortal love.

Butterfly

Aislinn 

I feel like I’m sixteen again falling in love with Twilight for the first time. Midnight Sun has exceeded all my expectations. Thank you Stephenie for giving us this gift all these years later.

Courtney 

Renske van de Weijer

It was fun because of the nostalgic feeling I got from it. At 2/3 it started to get way to long and a lot of scenes that had happened in the 1st book happened again in a lot of details. I think that it was really unnecessary. At the last 25% I just wanted it to end honestly.

Dorianne Vervoort

~ For the first time in a hundred years, I was grateful to be what I was. Every aspect of being a vampire was suddenly acceptable to me, because it was what had let me live long enough to find Bella. The decades I had endured would not have been so difficult had I known what was waiting for me, that my existence was advancing toward something better than I could have imagined. ~ (pg 436)

The plot of Midnight Sun is ofcourse, exactly the same as in Twilight. Bella and Edward meet, they are attracted to eachother and fall in love. In Twilight we watch through the eyes of Bella, in Midnight Sun, we watch through Edward’s. I actually really liked seeing things through Edward’s eyes and mind.
Edward’s thoughts aren’t the happiest place to be in. He’s very negative and he sees himself as the greatest monster there is. It’s actually really sad that he sees himself this way, if he could only read Bella’s mind, he would feel a lot better about himself I think. 

It was nice to read about the stuff Edward did when he wasn’t with Bella or while Bella was sleeping. Some of the parts were quite long, but most of the time I found it very interesting. Especially the part at the end when Edward, Emmet and Carlisle are hunting down the tracker. 
It was also very fun to read about the other Cullens. I like Emmett, Jasper and Alice even more now. Rosalie is still a jealous stubborn piece of shit. I didn’t like her in Twilight and now that I’ve read her thoughts I like her even less. Also, how cute is Esme?? She’s just one large piece of (maternal) love and I adore her and how she just accepts every new Cullen as one of her own, even if they aren’t officially a Cullen yet. 
What I didn’t realize when reading Twilight was how certain Edward already was of leaving Bella at some point. I just can’t get why he would do that, because he has seen what Bella would go through in Alice’s visions...

Even though this was a very large book, I never thought that it was too long or boring to read. It just read very fluently and I enjoyed it immensely. 
I liked how the thoughts of everyone were described and how it gave much more insight in their personalities. 
I also liked how Stephenie Meyer portrayed Edward’s behaviour as problematic through his own eyes. He knows he’s too controlling and stalking her, but he just can’t help himself (which isn’t an excuse ofcourse, but at least he realises his problems). 

To summarize: I liked the insight Edward’s thoughts and mind-reading gives to the story. The story we know from Twilight gets much more deepening. It’s a long book, but I enjoyed it very much.

Butterfly

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