Previously: Edward had some dirty, dark fantasies and they all involved Bella dead. — Annie: Edward is laying half-buried in snow, out in the Denali wilds. He’s being very emo about...
The chapter opens with the line "The next day was better... and worse," and I'm already pissed off.
The day was better for Bella because it wasn't raining yet and she knew what to expect on her second day of school, but worse, because she was tired. Bella complains about the rain, the people she has to attend school with, but she internal-monologues about how she is starting to remember some of her fellow students' names. This is the short list of complaints explaining how her day was better. Girl. Just. Lighten up.
Catherine: Honestly, she should just be glad that any of her 'fellow students' are willing to be friends with her. It's a sacrifice.
The day was better for Bella because it wasn't raining yet and she knew what to expect on her second day of school, but worse, because she was tired. Bella complains about the rain, the people she has to attend school with, but she internal-monologues about how she is starting to remember some of her fellow students' names. This is the short list of complaints explaining how her day was better. Girl. Just. Lighten up.
Catherine: Honestly, she should just be glad that any of her 'fellow students' are willing to be friends with her. It's a sacrifice.
Wow, never thought we’d be back here. — Marines: There are a lot of reasons why we could’ve chosen to ignore Midnight Sun. Ultimately, for me, deciding to do this came...
It starts with a Bible verse.
Sorry, sorry, I just feel like this book is already taking itself too seriously, but okay.
Kirsti: Technically, it starts with a dedication to her sister Emily, "without whose enthusiasm this story might still be unfinished." DAMMIT, EMILY. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT.
Mari: Perhaps when we get particularly frustrated with the story, we can just yell, "EMILY."
Onward to the preface. An unidentified someone says she has never given much thought to how she would die, but had she thought about it, she wouldn't have imagined this. Let's just call this unidentified person Bella, okay?
Sorry, sorry, I just feel like this book is already taking itself too seriously, but okay.
Kirsti: Technically, it starts with a dedication to her sister Emily, "without whose enthusiasm this story might still be unfinished." DAMMIT, EMILY. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT.
Mari: Perhaps when we get particularly frustrated with the story, we can just yell, "EMILY."
Onward to the preface. An unidentified someone says she has never given much thought to how she would die, but had she thought about it, she wouldn't have imagined this. Let's just call this unidentified person Bella, okay?
Previously: They came, they talked, it’s over. — Catherine: Rather than write a compelling climax to the book, a scene in which every thread that she has been weaving together for...
Previously: In a field somewhere, vampire are still talking a lot. — Annie: We get stuck in right at the end of last chapter’s curb hanger. Volturi vamp Chelsea (K: Still...
Previously: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — Marines: Aro calls over his bros so they can chat. Edward, Bella, Jacob and Emmett back up to join the rest of their side. Renesmee is grabbing Jacob’s tail...
Previously: Bella wasted yet another chapter faffing about and doing boring shit like picking up fake ID for her insta-baby and her insta-baby’s future husband. — Kirsti: The Volturi arrive....
Previously: Christmas gifts and promise bracelets. — Catherine: This chapter opens with Bella sneaking out on Edward. Are we lucky enough for them to get a divorce? Probably not. Marines: If a...
Previously: Bella got some fake IDs. — Annie: Bella returns to the Cullens’ and she hears Edward at the piano. He starts playing her lullaby in case we needed reminding of...
Previously: New vampires in town, so new offensive stereotypes too! — Annie: This chapter opens with Bella on the phone, reminding her father that they’re on a need-to-know basis and that...
Previously: Some other vampires met Renesmee and it was even more boring than you’d expect. — K: Life at the Cullen residence is suddenly hella complicated on account of a) the...
Previously: The Volturi are a month away. Really gearing up for action here. — Marines: Apparently the last chapter ended in the middle of a damn scene I can’t even remember,...
Previously: The vampires sit up all night and worry? — Annie: Bella has a lot to think about. Mostly, it’s a bunch of questions about fighting, survival and Alice’s clue. Bella...
Previously: The Volturi, ruh-roh! — Marines: Bella tells us that they just sat up all night, being worried. We can all at least thank all that is good that we didn’t...