Author: Stephenie Meyer
When Edward 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?
Official Summary
Young Adult, Fantasy is not my genre of choice, but as a mother of two teenage daughters, of course, I had to read the Twilight Saga. (read 2011) Now, nine years later, there was no way I was going to miss out on Midnight Sun.
While reading the Twilight Series during 2011, I found myself completely consumed by this story, if anything, I was more wrapped up in the books than my teenage daughters and Midnight Sun had the same effect on me.
If you have read Twilight, then you have a fairly good idea of what to expect from this book. At first, I was not sure if reading the same story from a different viewpoint would be very entertaining. However, after picking up the book and making a start, I was pleasantly surprised. While I knew what was going to happen next, every scene brought a little something new. Again, I found myself completely consumed by the story. Midnight Sun places you inside Edward’s head and shows you things about him you never considered while reading Twilight, while at the same time sharing a lot more about the Cullen family. Naturally, like everyone else, I love Edward, but my character of choice throughout this saga remains Alice….. she features throughout Midnight Sun as well.
My only complaint about the book – and this only because I watched the movies as well – the characters of Ben and Eric ended up a little confusing.
While this was an exceptionally long, and sometimes slightly dragging tale, as a fan of the Twilight saga, you simply have no choice, you must read this book.
Author: Stephenie Meyer – ISBN: 9780349003634 – Publisher: Little, Brown and Company – Pages: 756 – Source: Private Copy
Author bio from author’s website
Best known for her Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer’s four-book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally in over 50 countries, with translations in 37 different languages. Meyer was the highest-selling author of 2008 and 2009 in the United States, having sold over 29 million books in 2008, and 26.5 million books in 2009. In 2008, Meyer also released The Host, which debuted at #1 on The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Additionally, USA Today declared Meyer “Author of the Year,” citing that she had done something that no one else had in the 15 years of the USA Today bestselling book list– she swept the top four slots in 2008. Meyer also accomplished this feat in 2009, when The Twilight Saga once again dominated the top of the bestseller list. All together, her books have spent over 303 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature. She lives in Arizona with her husband and sons.
I had not read a Stephanie Meyer book for a long time. So when I heard Midnight Sun was coming I really wanted to read it. I personally found it to be a little bit of a long read, not just because it was a really big book but I felt like most parts where it was basically Twilight copied and pasted were really long but I did like the new parts.
I also found it very interesting how much Edward is going through, like in Twilight we knew he was in pain but in Midnight Sun he was going through a lot more stuff than we thought.
I also like the interactions between the family and him reading people’s thoughts.
Really liked your opinion though.
A.S
Thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed the book.