MIDNIGHT SUN is a work of ART | Twilight from Edward's POV Explained

[@AmandaTheJedi]

Might mess around and read it again right now...

[@reneekuijpers5160]

Why tho

[@krussyarts]

Yes.

[@Naomi-vf5kn]

I can relate to this...

[@amywonderland9297]

Can I get some clarification on what you said about the 50 shades of Grey series? Personally I hated it, but I also don't see anything wrong with someone developing a story from a fanfiction they wrote?

[@AmandaTheJedi]

@@amywonderland9297 Oh, it's more a joke. There are a lot of similarities between Twilight and 50 Shades (obviously) but when EL made Grey (50 shades from Christian's perspective), it really felt like she must have gotten the idea from Stephenie and Midnight Sun, considering the whole thing came from Twilight to begin with. I do think there were some issues with the original publishing of the 50 shades books because they lied about them being vastly different from the Fanfiction she had already written and what she had self published previously.

[@apersonaversion]

"Like a stalker. An obsessive stalker. An obsessive vampire stalker." Reads like, "The poison. The poison for Kuzco. Kuzco's poison."

[@Hu2Kay]

This was literally goin thru my mind when she mentioned it omg lol 😂

[@darklyclad]

Such an underrated line lol

[@savannahrae9122]

"That poison?"

[@KeshetAylonit]

I wish there was a heart react for youtube.

[@alopiaspelagicus1628]

I love you for this comment. Oh man that's exactly it

[@trippyspoons3445]

Edward: oh my god I can’t read her thoughts Bella: no thoughts head empty

[@HealthyObbsession]

She’s a Mary Sue and some how bland as hell

[@AlexandraStubbs]

She has small brain.

[@sarahharman9879]

This made me laugh more than I should have

[@MaiXoxo3]

😆

[@ruthiecoltrane6640]

🤣

[@mathnerd3364]

Edward judging teenage boys for hormonal thoughts while he's a 100+ year old crushing on a teenager is the height of irony.

[@yessy3433]

Tbh sounds like what a emo teen boy would do 😭😭

[@berthap9756]

AHASHAAHA YES

[@PinkBlue_Spood]

It could also have gone the other way. If Bella wasn’t turned, she’d continue aging and being in a relationship with a mentally and physically stuck seventeen year old vampire.

[@lavarball528]

He's literally a teenage boy mentally forever even when he's 3000 years old

[@MalMagLog]

@@lavarball528 sounds painful

[@katsudrako2921]

Imagine if Edward tries to read someone's mind and all he hears is the Wii music

[@corahtheskeleton8062]

Why did this make me laugh so much??!

[@moonbow9855]

Imagine being a Gen Z mind, three songs playing in the background, constant adrenaline, bad humor, frogs and monster energy

[@soobinsboi]

@@moonbow9855 but like also the myriad of intrusive thoughts like 🤕

[@michellemuneton154]

ok but why is this me i just saw a video with the wii music and its been playing on repeat in my head since

[@tropicalpop3593]

Hahaha this is a great comment

[@abbywolffe4114]

Midnight sun: **is released** Robert Pattinson: Why do I hear boss music

[@charlieclark9552]

Hes batman now

[@abbywolffe4114]

@@charlieclark9552 Doesn't matter it will haunt him

[@KamenRiderFeline]

I don't know who is the villain of the movie where he is supposed to play Batman, but imagine if they got a copy of this book to taunt him with.

[@elenaKS230]

Now I just want to watch batman and see the Butler reading this in his spare time.

[@KamenRiderFeline]

@@elenaKS230 lol, yeah me too

[@xxDeeMmmVeexx]

Robert Pattinson, the day Midnight Sun hit shelves: “I feel.... a disturbance.”

[@sierraarmstrong5163]

Most underrated comment 😂😭

[@nataliedolezelova3246]

Xdds

[@rizkyanandita8227]

The man work hard removing the stench of this franchise from him. Now he got to be a cooler Bat based character.

[@parkeraguirre]

The real Reason Robert Pattinson took the Batman role...

[@dacikamex]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@livcaitbff]

Since Edward hates school so much, has he ever considered...not going?

[@kimbooley90]

Nah. Makes it easier for him to prey on young girls.

[@jayachandrakapu9289]

They have to stay inconspicuous,it is pretty suspicious for them if anyone of them does not keep up the human facade.

[@jayachandrakapu9289]

kimbooley90 is that a joke?cuz it’s not his fault Bella’s blood appeals to him,so...sorry,not looking for an argument.Ignore me if you wish to.

[@MadameCorgi]

@Anita King being a century old vampire staying in school specifically to pray on young girls

[@dancingpigmonkey]

@@jayachandrakapu9289 they could've own a company or something though, working from home - doing a lot of "travelling"... Wouldn't really raise any suspicion, AND they probably would've had a better time than to re-enter highschool for the 14th time! It's not like they made an effort to blend in with the other students anyway! 😉 Lol 😁

[@rheaganelaine]

Edward is one of the biggest drama queens in literature. I laughed and cringed a lot during this book, but I still enjoyed it. Also, I thought Carlisle putting together a small Christmas for Edward was super touching and that part stood out a lot to me. I always loved Carlisle.

[@aablanco48]

Who doesn't love Carlisle? Honestly i'm not a really big fan of the series, but even i was really charmed by his backstory and personality. Same with Alice And later with the ball of Sunshine that is Seth (Jacob first Packmate)... Why didnt Meyer wrote about the most interesting characaters? rather than miss "Not Like Other Girls" & "Stalker Vampire"

[@rheaganelaine]

Angel Blanco absolutely love Seth! Plus the actor is just as adorable as imagined him to be in the book.

[@shrinidhidhamu4973]

@@aablanco48 I literally cackled at this. I totally agree Carlisle, is one of my favorite characters and I feel like we didn't really get to know how he dealt with becoming his version of a monster let alone Alice 's quite complex connection to Jasper. Smeyer literally created these interesting characters and chose to focus on the ones with the least amount of character buildup and didn't try to progress them any further.

[@sthirukk]

@@rheaganelaine oh yeah the actor who played Seth also acted as Jay in the Disney movie descendants I think?

[@michelleboosinger5251]

@@sthirukk yeah you're right he did

[@dilaylad1903]

I got curious, read the books, and now I wonder why no one speaks of Esme and how she ran from an abusive marriage, lost her child and committed suicide, but yet still found the strength to find love with Carlisle and "raise" a bunch of moody vampire teenagers. And though Rosalie's story is very interesting, no one wonders how hard it must have been for Emmett to understand and be there for her when he learned about what was done to her.

[@n.j.5044]

Rosalie gets no respect, and she probably deserves it the most. Certainly is one of the most, if not the most interesting characters in the Twilight universe. I mean, there's a reason Emmett fell in love with her and always has her back.

[@beanus7394]

holy shit both of you just opened dream scenarios for me. tysm

[@n.j.5044]

@@beanus7394 for real. I would LOVE the Rosalie prequel book!

[@alexispoole1790]

FORREAL. I would love to hear more about Esme and Carlisle's story!

[@alexispoole1790]

AND Rosalie and emmett!

[@jesse85]

“Because she LOVES Bella, even though she hasn’t talked to her yet.” Okay Alice, that’s a mood.

[@alicemadness999]

Alice rlly said: l e s b i a n

[@Arguing.With.Idiots.]

Alice is a precious bebe

[@Xehanort10]

That's the Mary Sue power at work. The ability to make everyone love you for no reason.

[@JC-kh7jn]

I really want a tv series on Alice especially after MS, just so I can watch Ashley Greene play her again. I miss her

[@talynhastime9343]

How can a sentence be so cliche and unbelievable yet STILL a mood? 🤔

[@roselynunez6765]

It’s weird that Edward refers to his classmates as children but then again falls in love with Bella 🥴

[@PassionPno]

Maybe his morals are based on Japanese culture where the age of consent is 13? lol

[@Likelyfairy]

Stephanie Wired comment....

[@faywillowstream]

honestly yeah. but then again, i was like this as a kid LMAOOO

[@jisookomblackpinkkru256]

Rosely Nunez Well, he can't read her childish thoughts that's why 😅

[@elizabethdm7354]

@Sarsak technically it is nationally, but there are a lot of prefectures that raise the age of consent by passing laws preventing "corruption of minors" and the like thus making the de facto age of consent 16-18 in many places. for example, the age of consent is, in practice, 18 in tokyo.

[@rqettfxc]

The fact that he thought Charlie was slow because he only caught a few of his thoughts but Bella wasn’t when there was radio silence is sending me 😂😂😂 Listen, don’t do Charlie like that, Edward. He’s the only logical character in this mess. Lmao

[@Muskan-rs7ws]

Except for that time when he was ok with Jacob kissing Bella without her consent. That scene still makes me mad

[@jobangharekhan2601]

@@Muskan-rs7ws true

[@phamvietlong5409]

@@Muskan-rs7ws I mean, emotions can screw everything up. He was too blindsided by his hatred for Edward (first, for the Arizona runaway fiasco, her 6 months of depression, then going to Italy), that he didn't even think that his encouragement for Jacob was wrong. He just wanted to spite Edward after all the negative affects he had on Bella, whether intentional or not.

[@totallywireddd]

The movie Charlie from the first movie is gold. And a DILF.

[@ia490]

@@phamvietlong5409 not much of an excuse imo

[@calicoathena]

She actually mentioned in an interview recently that part of why she stopped writing it the first time is that she became really paranoid that someone might have access to her computer after it leaked.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

Yeah I saw that as well. I'm glad that wasn't the case

[@morphing_erebus]

Couldn't she either hire an IT professional or get a new computer though if she really thought that?

[@calicoathena]

@@morphing_erebus I'm sure she took some precautions. To be fair that's not the only reason she's given for stopping the book and for taking so long with it. It's a long book in general (200ish pages more than twilight), Edward is a very anxious broody character which made her anxious while writing from his pov. She had to be sure to closely follow the dialogue and scenes from twilight and that kind of hurts the flow you get into when writing. And of course having the rough draft leaked. Edit: I'm getting most of this from her nytimes interview btw

[@andeeharry]

Originally that thing got leaked because a few people she trusted had stole it and leaked it online before it was finished. She got rid of the people in question. So, I am not surprised she would be paranoid. She said. ''she wasn't going to write it again in her fame of mind because she knew that James would win and Cullens would die''. So, seeing this out there now, I am surprised she did it, as she went back on her word of it

[@stefanikaye8710]

@@andeeharry My understanding based on something she'd written years ago after it all happened was that it wasn't "stolen". She had given out copies to a few people close to her to have a read of and one of them had leaked it online. She also said that because each copy was at various stages of writing and editing, she knew exactly who it was that leaked it which made it even worse.

[@narutardourannote]

Edward bringing grease to Bella's house so the windows wouldn't squeak is my favourite random detail

[@DeanLovesCas]

I reread Twilight and Bella said at some page "I opened the windows and was surprised that they didn't squeak since they hadn't been opened in years" and I laughed so much, knowing why they didn't squeak

[@noelbernabe8704]

@@DeanLovesCas know. Cool that Meyers had these Midnight Sun elements in her head back when she was writing the first book. It is fun to revisit the first book after reading Midnight Sun and looking for bits of continuity like that.

[@DeanLovesCas]

@@noelbernabe8704 yes absolutely. I have read somewhere that Stephenie said that in every scene of Twilight she knew exactly what Edward was thinking (and the other people) and what he has doing and it's just so amazing how she put them all together. Another example, the scene in the cafeteria when Edward says something like "Jessica just analyses all my moves and is gonna tell them later to you" but in Midnight Sun we find out that the reason he looks away distracted for a moment is because of Rosalie yelling at him in her thoughts, not Jessica. That's not the same as the window, but still a detail of many that made the book even more interesting

[@GabrielaArandaSevero]

joe goldberg

[@AG_KEMPER]

*13-year-old Me has entered the chat*

[@LoveNeko64]

12 year old me in 2005. Ooh boy!

[@graysonoliver2632]

🥳 14 year old me joins chat

[@bearheart2947]

I didn't start reading those books til the first film. When I was 13

[@pramabanerjee2767]

13 year old was a huge fan of the books... Weird the stalking and age part didn't effect me then... Teenage is problematic...

[@aru5169]

How about me i'm just a 7 years old girl 😩

[@Tk-un3he]

i CANNOT believe Edward wanted to check Bella into a psychiatric ward because she didn't care he was a vampire. that makes me dieeee

[@Sam-im5tc]

Right? Who the hell writes that way? It's so hilariously *terrible*

[@therandomloller1384]

What would he have justified that with though? That's what I want to know lmao 😂 like "she is attracted to vampires, she's crazy"?? as if he wouldn't be the one admitted in for believing vampires are real 😅🤣

[@arosdeco1629]

Let this sink in: Women. Menstruate. In. School. Too. And some don't wear tampons, they wear pads. There is blood everywhere, those vampires could never live amongst us.

[@pramabanerjee2767]

Exactly what I thought ...

[@EvaaLvsM]

Well apparently bellas blood was exceptional even to other vampires so maybe "normal" blood wasn't that much of a threat

[@firecracker1711]

Menstrutration isnt just blood. Its lots of other bodily things too. This has been touched on by Stephenie before. Its not appealing to vampires. Although this is a pretty weak excuse. But i can get behind it. I think of it like, well you wouldnt drink spoiled milk, you COULD but it wouldnt taste good and it definitely wouldnt be good for you to drink so as long as youre reasonably well fed, you'd probably pass on it.

[@pramabanerjee2767]

@@firecracker1711 even still wouldn't it distracted a young vampire specially one like Jasper ... Well anyways it doesn't matter it's a universe where vampires exist... So it doesn't matter really ... If the writer said it didn't then well it did not...

[@inferiorinferno8859]

@@firecracker1711 The idea menstruation blood contains more, like toxins, has been debunked various times now. Stephenie knows nothing about medicine so don't take her word on that.

[@nazarisreyes6037]

The fact that it has more of the Cullen family and less of Bella makes it 95% better than the rest of the saga, also, means we're closer to Rosalie's book: A story of vanity and vengeance 😉

[@JC-jd1us]

Roaslies backstory is infinitely more interesting than the Twighlight saga

[@georgeferrett1799]

Also Jasper being a barely restrained monster making him a really promising possibly interesting character that Meyer did nothing with. He needs a spin off to.

[@JC-jd1us]

@@georgeferrett1799 agreed. Ugh so frustrating that there's all this hidden potential but nothing done w it

[@cjd5235]

Glad I'm not the only one who wanted more Rosalie and Jasper. 🤷‍♀️

[@nazarisreyes6037]

@@cjd5235 Tbh every Cullen is more interesting than Edward, Carlisle was a vampire hunter turned vampire who tries to kill himself due to self-hatred and went through a journey to craft a life and family that he's proud of, Alice has always been a psychic and was in a mental institution for it where she was tortured before being turned into a vampire, etc...

[@cbz5283]

The intro is better than all the Twilight movies and books combined.

[@somerandolad]

Yes, this video was a true work of art.

[@STOKERMATHALLAN]

No joke, it actually almost made me feel something

[@mythicalsubscriber3486]

Too true

[@RandomSwiftie13]

LMAO true!

[@iciajay6891]

A masterpiece

[@JEM471025]

After learning Rosalies story it made sense why She didn’t like Bella. It was mostly to the fact that Bella was just walking into a huge permit decision blindly and taking her human life for granted. Her family and friends were completely disposable to her. When Rosalies human life meant everything to her. For her it was either being a vampire or death. That says a lot

[@noelbernabe8704]

Truthfully most of Bella family and friends kinda sucked. Renee was basically a middle aged child Bella took care of, while Charlie seemed to care more about the guy sexually assaulting his daughter than his actual daughter. Angela is literally the only person in her like worth keeping. Being with the Cullens had to have seemed like a fairly tale by comparison.

[@sweettea1193]

That's because Rose wants to be human so she can have kids. Well not every woman wants children so it annoyed me that rose put so much emphasis on Bella's fertility, as if that's all there is to a woman.

[@RinLockhart]

@@noelbernabe8704 i can't rely on Bella's perspective because she's not really a nice person in her head

[@Venvaneless]

@@sweettea1193 it wasn’t the only reason she wanted to be human tho. She said she wanted a family, i. e. having a husband, who she can grow old with too. She absolutely loved her life as a human before being betrayed and SA’ed by her husband-to-be. She valued humanity. She mentions all that and that Bella doesn’t know what she’s getting into, which was true. Bella didn’t value (almost) anyone in her circle, contrary to Rosalie.

[@TheWorldisQuietHere3]

MOST women want children. There are many that are not but they are the outlier. Don't cry just because characters in the book dont cater to you. The yearning of a woman wanting to become a mother is probably an intense pain and made the most sense for the character.

[@issy2496]

Edward not having a single positive thought about Rosalie until like the end is such a sibling mood. I mean, that’s how siblings work.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Really dysfunctional siblings.

[@ronnielee1009]

Honestly I kinda like my siblings and edward doesnt like Rosalie at all

[@salem8092]

@@ronnielee1009 he literally says he loves all the Cullens, and he says it more than once

[@naryainc]

Yeah, I mean it has to do with the fact that they were supposed to be matched up but they really never liked each other. Rosalie was also traumatized before her death, so she needed someone more lighthearted like Emmett. Edward is such a tortured soul, they could never have worked out.

[@noelbernabe8704]

@@ronnielee1009 I don't think Edward dislikes Rosalie ... he just doesn't get along with her. I suppose if my sibling wanted to kill my girlfriend we probably wouldn't get along either.

[@marsuth]

Just finished rereading Eclipse. I didn’t not remember Jacob being such a manipulative little frat bro. Essentially sexually assaulting Bella AND threatening to kill himself when she chose to marry Edward. Yikes. That was hard to reread. It’s those moments in the books like make it hard to stan.

[@keta6518]

Mary I KNOW RIGHT. it made me hate jacob more lol. i was always team edward but its crazy people actually think she should be with jacob

[@keta6518]

and well, i dont think it changes the book because its something that really does happen. if anything it should make you like the character less but not the book, the only reason it should make you like the book less is IF bella had ended up with jacob, but of course she ended up with who shes meant to be with

[@drp50]

You have to remember that (unlike how the movies portrayed it) Jacob wasn’t just trying to win Bella’s heart because he wanted her to be with him instead of Edward. Jacob literally says in the book I don’t care that she chose someone over me. In his eyes, all of the things he does in Eclipse are to save Bella’s LIFE. He sees it as: she’s choosing to die, unless I stop her she is going to become a soulless, demonic vampire. He knows that she is in love with him too, so of course that is the angle he’ll try to use.

[@adrianbceleste]

No, yeah- especially when she punched him and Jacob and her own father laughed at the fact that she just got assaulted. Then asked Jacob if he'd like to press charges. Even if it was as a joke that always left a bad taste in my mouth

[@amberrae9531]

Adrian Celeste thats so valid i always found that scene especially unsettling as well as just making bella uncomfortable when she obviously had a preference for edward

[@maxwell9211]

Forget the alice/Bella ship. Edward enjoys Jacob's thoughts? Um hello

[@SK-tt2je]

😂😂😂

[@alextorres990]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@lovelycake2088]

Does Edward cuff his jeans? Because-

[@animelove-nu5jm]

😏😏

[@sarabelbarrulldiaz7750]

Jajaja, well Robert "kissed " Taylor on nacional TV so I think they will both stand it.

[@OrangeN00dle]

Jasper's influence in the clearing is such a revelation, same with Edward tapping his foot to the rhythm of Bella's heartbeat. These are answers to my questions. And Alice visions, very interesting to read.

[@Pixieee885]

omg I knowwww!!! I thought it was so cool learning about jaspers power and how useful it is

[@noelbernabe8704]

Yeah, that was one of the best parts. Jasper powers seem almost useless in the movies and from stories in Bella perspective, but in Midnight Sun he actually shows how versatile his powers are. Its cool.

[@dandeleon2764]

I find the way other characters comment on Alice's style to be very strange. Edward seemingly doesn't care much about fashion, and is INCREDIBLY stressed about what's happening to Bella, yet he comments that Alice in a large sweater somehow makes it look chic. She can pull off anything. And that Alice wears Jasper's watch like a bangle, and is SO cool and fashionable, she might just start a trend! Like, the tonal shifts were just so jarring, and don't really make sense if we're in Edward's mind. I was getting a headache during the car jacking scenes...

[@AnaColli]

Meyer will go down on history as the author who sold the same exact story THREE TIMES

[@mrpurple11]

*A genius*

[@Kokoro5050]

The Skyrim of teen romance novels

[@emmaevans4651]

and i’m the one who bought all three

[@Livkiria]

which three?

[@bluecupsbluepills]

@Foxglove what is the gender reverse

[@Warfolomei]

Finally, one step closer to a 'Charlie the Twilight PD' book.

[@LoveNeko64]

Best dad!

[@damkylan3]

"The Dark Side of the Moon: The Charlie Chronicles".

[@happyjellycatsquid]

damkylan3 Honest to god Stephanie day if you don’t write that book idc imma write it instead bro

[@damkylan3]

@Anita King Lol, it is. Not mine, though. All credit goes to these fine folks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2GnpX6sm5t7l9U

[@pauliedoodle1939]

Lol Charlie needs a cop show. Forks CSI. Netflix, make it happen please.

[@PresleyRoxy]

I find it extremely disappointing that after giving Rosalie one of the most interesting and tragic backstories, (in my opinion anyway) Stephanie just makes her vapid.

[@sisiasian8781]

Yes Rosalie deserves better actually. I agree

[@sarhahillsburg5142]

I would absolutely LOVE fur her have her own book/story told in full. Same with Alice cause she seems interesting as well.

[@lightworthy]

the girls in these books have the best backstories, but no, we need to sympathize with the confederate soldier and as much as i love his character that is Not the best thing to focus on in itself let alone in a story full of amazing stories of women’s lives that get the smallest amount of explanation and tie in to the plot

[@oveliagirlhaditright4023]

I got the feeling with the new Rosalie scenes-like when she was coming around to trying to give Bella a chance-that Meyer regretted how she'd handled Rosalie and would have changed it if she could, but that her hands were tied by having to follow the original book. But I could be wrong.

[@talynhastime9343]

Kyra Proulx yeah what is up with that. I wonder if Jasper kept his prejudice of black people all these years, cuz you can’t have a character’s backstory be a Confederate vampire soldier and NOT think “hm, what are his thoughts on race relations?” Cullen was also born in a time before black civil rights but he didn’t fight in a war to keep slaves. I will give Jasper the one benefit of the doubt and assume he was like most Confederate soldiers-poor, fighting to defend from what they were told was an invasion by the North to assimilate them to Northern living (which yes did include abolition of slavery). But Jasper arguably lived the longest as a “villain”, so... how did these conversations end up going? How long until Jasper stopped referring to black people as the N word, because YOU KNOW HE DID ALL HIS LIFE, YOU JUST KNOW HE DID. Does he think the word in his head? Does Cullen have to hear it and inwardly cringe every time? I have so many questions and it speaks volumes of how much lack of foresight Meyers had when creating this character.

[@mircaleija2431]

Can we please talk about how much of a beautiful soul Esme is ? I would LOVE to hear more of Esme. Of all of them actually, they’re all so interesting. Idk how Bella wasn’t just asking all of them a thousand questions.

[@idk-fb8rt]

Literally especially rose and alice their backstories were so interesting I wish those were movies

[@glittergoddess4136]

Esme is underrated :'(

[@noelbernabe8704]

I imagine Bella was very curious ... but a lot of the Cullens backstories are very personal and Bella barely knew them. Asking Esme about her suicide or Rose about the time she was raped probably is a conversation Bella wants to save for later.

[@lunamoth7044]

@@idk-fb8rt Alice is awesome in my opinion. I didn't really like any of the main characters, but there's a lot of side characters in the story that I did actually like. I would love to see books written about just them. That would be heaps better than reading the Twilight saga in my opinion.

[@plumdutchess]

@@lunamoth7044 Or just one book in which everyone gets a part telling their story.

[@grukk4051]

Coming Soon: Barnsley Moon: Twilight from my point of view. It's 200 pages of me sitting at home in Yorkshire. Watching telly, eating pies and drinking beer

[@ElementalWhispers]

Barnsley, TV, beer and pies. Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@jonathancorbly8342]

I would read it.

[@WarriorMondenkind]

I was in a play that had ghosts in it, the house was called Barnsley.

[@toshi9742]

My dog’s called Barnsley (my aunt got him from there) so I just immediately imagine Twilight but with dogs 😅 Would they all be dogs or would there be cats too?

[@flossiedaviesx]

Come through Barnsley - probably more rainy than forks tbh 😂

[@robinlillian9471]

The new book certainly showcases Edward's self-hatred, masochism, melodrama, and self-destructive tendencies. He would probably turn any less-than-perfect situation into a Greek tragedy--or at least a Shakespearean one--without major opposition.

[@allisonavery7273]

Yeah

[@GBfanatic15]

he's a dramatic bitch and I kinda respect him more for it

[@l.tc.5032]

So Kurt Cobain?

[@higeorge4060]

plus he was always bashing on rosalie and other girls. like rosalie lived rent free in his head

[@cariparkerr1_girl369]

I think the people that see him as a controlling stalker (even Rob himself) might judge him a little differently if the could see the hell he was literally putting himself through and how much he really tried to stay away from her.

[@alexandriablue7809]

I actually found it really interesting when Edward said that Charlie had almost the same “blocking” thing that Bella does

[@AmandaTheJedi]

yeah I liked that too. It's not completely the same, he just can't get full fleshed out thoughts. And then Renee's are so loud that they almost wordlessly command the people around her

[@dancincoolkid]

Why would he have never mentioned that to Bella though? Because this is the first I'm hearing about it. Is that explained in the book?

[@alexandriablue7809]

dancincoolkid yeah I don’t think he ever mentions it to Bella, but he first notices it during the car accident scene.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

@@dancincoolkid Probably because she came up with it way after Twilight was done.

[@weemil]

ayy maybe he just wasn't sure if it really was blocking or him being slow, and didn't wanna take the risk of offending charlie's intelligence right to bella's face? that'd be kind of an explanation

[@ValeBarrientos]

Let's be honest the most interesting characters of Twilight are the other cullens and their stories. This is the 3rd time she writes the same book, when she could've done a spin off with Alice and Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett, or Esme and Carlisle. That would've been interesting. We are done DONE with Bella and Edward, she needs to move on.

[@alepuddin3232]

Or even make a series about all the other characters lives. I get it that the saga was about romance but there’s so much more potential in other story archs. Found this book and interesting perspective but like you said same story written again and again

[@KHOiloveromeo]

I’m still waiting for that Host sequel

[@bakeymykakey]

i think this was good in the concept that edward was able to read everyone’s minds so everyone’s perspective got included

[@J_young_824]

Ale Puddin how about tanya secretly inlove with edward but in the end bella wins edward's heart.

[@naryainc]

I feel bad, because she clearly feels that she didn't finish the story but doesn't know what to do with it. She completely dropped the ball in 3 and 4, made the characters too perfect and ruined all the excitement and made the end uneventful.

[@HannahSnickers]

“Her not caring that he’s a vampire makes him wanna check her into a psychiatric ward.” 😂

[@nessyness5447]

with reason, even buffy freaked out when she found out angel was a vampire and at least she already knew vampires existed and had the powers to defend against them.

[@owlislike]

I mean...its like actively dating a known serial killer and being like "meh".

[@Xehanort10]

Edward flat out admits he wants to kill her and drink her blood and also compares her blood to heroin and her response is "It's fine. I don't care." Bella's insane.

[@anee.778]

@@Xehanort10 I haven't read twilight or anything but here is an idea new book where bella is depressed so edward put her in a mental ward where she gets better and they don't develop a romantic relationship but a platonic one where edward tries to make her feel better bc she reminds him if his past little sister/niece/ a little girl who he cared for who died before he became a vampire

[@breezy3392]

Bella actively goes out of her way to make sure no one knows she's with Edward when he takes her to the meadow. He explicitly tells her that he could very likely kill her there and letting people know she's with him would protect her at least a little. Instead she is more concerned with protecting him. She is aiding, abetting and covering up her own murder! If she'd never met a vampire, Bella would have ended up a beaten housewife with the way she wants to protect and make things easier for the person who would hurt/kill her

[@rachelt5687]

I mean, look, Edward is nutty but tell me I wouldn't buy the rest of the books from Edward's pov..... I would, I would

[@ldipkin]

HARD SAME I literally would.

[@adrianbceleste]

Me tooooo

[@keta6518]

YES YES YES

[@emily.letsendbslintheuk554]

I'd love her to do all the books from his point of view, she could write loads more books based around twilight and they would all be read by the fans both the older fans like me (oh god I feel so old when talking to some of the peeps on here as I was a older fan seen as I was 25 when the first book come out 😭) and the younger fans like my friends daughter who's in her early teens. Would be great if she did do loads more books but atm she says she's only doing two more after this one 😭😭😭 let's hope she changes her mind.

[@sugaryheaven4089]

@@emily.letsendbslintheuk554 I'm especially interested on his perspective in New Moon

[@advmx3]

"And OH HOW THE TURNS WILL TABLES" - Best Quote 2020.

[@cbz5283]

Michael Scott will be proud

[@kimedwards6425]

I love purposefully mangled idioms so much. ❤

[@rachelt5687]

How the turn tables....lol

[@JanePeg]

Also this book just reinforces for me all the reasons why I love Carlisle as a character and we need a book about Carlisle.

[@mircaleija2431]

Completely agree, I need more of Carlisle’s story not just Edward telling it. I wish they were real so that we could actually ask them things 😭

[@dumbloser666]

@@mircaleija2431 i cant express how much i agree with both of you

[@jamielynnbishop2039]

Oh YESSS!!! Carlisle will always be my FAVORITE Cullen. I would LOVE her to do a book about him!!

[@Sam-im5tc]

Carlisle, Alice, and Jasper are really the only characters I want to know more about. Everyone else I have an open hatred of.

[@adnileb567]

You know what really made me sad? When we found out more about bellas mum. The way she always wanted to be somewhere else, to never settle down and the want to keep moving... she made bella feel like she was holding her back, like she (bella) had to prove herself to be worthy of staying. Bella always felt like she had to work, to help, to not be a burden. And that is the reason why she has no self esteem whatsoever. Because she never felt like she was good enough in that way for her mum. Its obvious when ed read mums thoughts that it was an unhealthy relationship, that bella had to grow up fast to help this excuse of a mother. I always thought low of bella, because of the way she let Edward treat her... and in this book you can really find what I mean. He thought he knew everything, knew whats best for her and in new moon he even decided for her... he didn't treat her as equal for a long time and she just went with it... so easily she thought she wasn't worthy or that she didn't work hard enough for him to stay, and now we know why. Because she always had to work, she had the feeling that her alone never would be enough for someone to stay because her mum gave her that feeling since she was young. Very very sad.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

Agreed! It's sadly something that happens far too often but this book really pushes into it more than the original where she's just scattered

[@thomasraines1396]

It’s really fucked up, I read a fanfic that addressed how messed up it was.

[@saturnssubliminals]

I never considered it, but that is very true. While I do think that Renee did love Bella, she unintentionally made Bella feel like that.

[@saturnssubliminals]

@@AmandaTheJedi Probably because we view it from an outside perspective that lets us know how the relationship actually is ;-;

[@acarlough]

Your assessment is the only thing that is making me want to continue this book. Otherwise I would just walk away and I hate just walking away from a book.

[@SatomeAlexiana]

I've always thought Jasper had the most underrated power. Like the dude could literally take over the Voltori by just making the King's and their Guards all feel immense pain or sadness so strong they couldn't move. After that it's just a few seconds of head ripping and we have a new Vampire king....

[@laceylee6797]

Thank you!! I always just thought about how he could've manipulated the volturi's emotions to calm them down in breaking dawn? To avoid even a potential fight? Or what you said.. Or when Edward thought Bella died, why didn't they invite him over and as they told him, jasper calm him down?? Then no one would've gone to the volturi and there really wouldn't have been an obstacle to keeping Bella a human (besides her i guess). Also, would thirst be considered an emotion like desire? Because if so, can't he then control vampire thirst? That would be pretty OP. Like what all counts as emotions he can control? Also, that one girl in Part 2 that could blind people to their real surroundings, instead of focusing in bella's shield, why didnt they help her expand to using it on multiple people? Then blind the entire volturi and bam, easy win. Sorry but the powers in this universe are insane and can easily be so OP. Like a vampire controlling fire?? (the egyptian guy), isn't that one of the few things that can kill a vampire?? And he can CONTROL IT????

[@laceylee6797]

@Cela Whitney I still think Alice would've been better for Jasper though, he went through a lot and Alice is able to look into the future and see if he's about to break and view each scenario to dictate what's the best course to help him. Bella deserved someone that would be better at taking care of her but so does Jasper. I can't really see Bella being optimistic enough to counteract his war-torn mind that's probably very depressed like Alice is able to. Although, since finding out about the confederate army thing I've been a little iffy on him, wish we saw maybe some more of his human life to find out how he got there. If it was a racial thing, maybe have some sort of redemption...

[@Isa-cq5dp]

im pretty sure it’s cause as edward describes it he says it’s a SUBTLE gift, and i feel that from from the way jasper uses it in the books, it is indeed. i don’t think he showed any capability of overwhelming anyone with his power and it also just seems to help him read a room well, also since the cullens and the voltori are aware of his ability it would be pointless to really use it on them? he really only uses it when bella’s around to make her feel comfortable or ease her nerves. if he tried to calm the voltori they’d probably be more pissed.

[@SatomeAlexiana]

@@Isa-cq5dp In the books I'm pretty sure the only reason it was described as 'subtle' was to make it seem like a weak gift that was out shined by Edwards. I mean he went from a man nicknamed the "God of War" who could calm and intimidate a room full of feral newborns, to a man who only used it on a bland, emo, teenage girl to make her feel less awkward. And just because they know he is the one projecting the emotion, I've never seen any of them say they could stop feeling it, or just ignore the feeling he was make them feel. After all if he made the Voltori feel pain so unbearable they couldn't move, what are they gonna do about it? Sure they could also start feeling rage for making them feel pain, but it doesn't mean they can do anything about it further than that.

[@Simone-nu1zd]

He was the best character until Stephanie decided he should be a confederate soldier.

[@robertpchaoticking5703]

Bella: looks slightly discomforted, upset or troubled Edward: this is it, this is where she’s gunna tell me she doesn’t like me. Wow. I knew it. Bella: no it’s ok Edward: 😅 I would have never guessed Edward has anxiTEA

[@BubblyBeauty424]

Same like I was in chapter 2 or 3 thinking damn give this dude a xanax😅

[@pamelaaranzazu]

hes soooooo annoying!! lol and Bella's supposed to be the Virgo lol

[@robertpchaoticking5703]

Pamela Aranzazu I didn’t find it annoying, I thought it was really relatable to be unsure about someone you have strong feelings for. I’m in a relationship now and still question whether he loves me sometimes

[@keta6518]

reading this book really makes me understand that 😂 edward gets anxious because he doesnt know what will happen next with bella, he can only try to read her face but is anxious he will read her wrong lol

[@alexapulido9494]

wait you really never noticed his anxiety? Jsjsjsjs idk why but for me it was always something that was very present (or at least reading all of the other books) like every time bella did sth off, he was the first to ask what was going on and I always saw it as anxiety 😂

[@frantastic101]

Since Renesmee never dies, Jacob would never end up giving up his wolf. Doesn’t it follow then that technically Renesmee can have as many kids as she wants? Could you imagine the Cullen clan growing by 25 or so half wolf/quarter vampire grandkids? Would they all live forever as wolves? Would their quarter vampire genes mean they COULD eventually choose to go full vamp? I bet a 40+ member “Cullen-Wolf/Vamp Hybrid Pack with endless variations on the mental giftings” would keep the Volturi’s on their toes for the rest of their miserable existence-lol

[@saturnssubliminals]

the would be trybrids, due to Nessie being a vampire - human hybrid and then Jacob being a wolf.

[@canada0239]

@@saturnssubliminals or chimeras

[@katatonic3450]

whaa

[@loveGG3]

Could she have kids though? Cause isn't the reason given that female vampires don't change so therefore they can't grow a baby? But isn't Reneesme going to stop growing once she's 7? So can she have kids? On a similiar note, since she eats human food then once she stops growing could she then get fat? Is she completely frozen on time the way vampires are?

[@aditigulati7841]

That's more complex than Klaus's tribrid baby-Hope. I never thought any supernatural position could be more complex than that, you showed me the most complex possible supernatural position. Wow.

[@tonchobg652]

The fact that all they want to do is go to high school over and over again, proves they're psychopaths. Can you imagine being 100 years old and dealing with 17 year olds? And not loose your mind? No offense to any teens, I cringe at my teen self too. Edit: Me personally I am young and already sick of ppl. If i was a vampire that has lived hundreds of years i don't think I'll be able to stomach humans(pun not intended lol). I'll probably live somewhere isolated.

[@lazycatjansen9442]

@ Toncho bg, do you mean psychopath? Because when I tried to look up the term schycopat, I couldn’t find any results.

[@tonchobg652]

@@lazycatjansen9442 yeah sorry , English is not my first language. I'll correct it.

[@rockfacts3235]

I always wondered why they didn’t just say they were HOMESCHOOLED

[@elenacarin9153]

Um no they don’t... it’s just something they have to do every once in a while

[@cassievalerio3007]

@@rockfacts3235 or just say they were 19 or just graduated. And just say they looked young for their age. For ten years of my years, people thought I was 17. This point has always annoyed me how they had to be in high school

[@dreamiinotdream730]

Alice has infinitely more chemistry with Bella than Edward and Jacob combined. I would’ve definitely liked to see that instead.

[@beastofbussycreek]

Twilight needs more lesbians

[@annabelcrescibene4257]

Love this idea

[@happyjellycatsquid]

Makes me sad for Jasper but yes, definitely yes, ohhh god we do need that

[@savanna8103]

the only reason that doesn't seem that good is because you can tell how much alice /loves/ jasper. like the way jasper and alice's love is described, it makes it hard to picture them apart.

[@JC-jd1us]

Compromise Alice + Jasper and Bella have a three-way realtionship.

[@elfodelputoinfierno]

This could be an alternative universe where Alice gets to be with Bella. Honestly, the accidental gay undertone is astonishing.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

like it sucks that it's so accidental cause i just don't think that vibes with Meyer

[@underlilacskyes]

@@AmandaTheJedi Honestly, I never thought about how well Alice and Bella would work together until now, and I have to agree. I'm almost disappointed that's not the story we got. But if I remember right, Stephanie Meyer is Mormon, and these books are littered with Christian themes and undertones. (She even said once that her purpose for writing the story was to write a cleaner, more innocent teen romance that didn't revolve around sex.) Edward wants Bella to live a full human life which lines up with the Christian perspective, which is basically that life's "happy ending" scenario is dying and going to Heaven. Living forever essentially takes away a person's chances of going to Heaven. He considers vampires (or at least himself) to be soulless and says multiple times that Bella would be giving up her soul if she became a vampire. That's a lot of emphasis considering the Cullens are supposed to be the good guys, and a rare exception to the rule. He even feels guilty and selfish at the thought of turning her, which would save her life. Edward is vehemently against sex before marriage. If he's stuck in the mindset of a 17 year old boy, one would think he would be at least a little more willing (read: at least a little horny a lot of the time). The whole premise of the last book is basically just alluding to the idea that abortions are sins and (I am 100% not implying that all Christians believe this) that a mother should never consider terminating her pregnancy, even if it poses a risk to her own health and life. That being said, I SERIOUSLY doubt a homosexual relationship (even hints of one) was ever part of Meyer's plan. The only thing I'm wondering now is: if vampires are bad and living forever is your ticket to eternal damnation, then why did Bella end up one? With all of these little plot devices and threads, it would have made way more sense for Bella to die of old age (with or without Edward). ... I'm sorry this took a turn towards the crazy around the third sentence. My inner twelve year old has resurfaced.

[@ejedwards988]

@@underlilacskyes it sounds like you've missed the golden age before the final purge that drove people to ao3

[@lizzywalker6961]

Suddenly realise how much more interesting that would have made one of the world’s most uninteresting stories 😂😂

[@serazharkova7564]

@@underlilacskyes so I read that the theory behind making Bella a vampire making sense to Meyers Christian ideals is because Bella managed to stay abstinent until marriage, and then she had a kid within wedlock. Dying for said child was a sacrifice she took and therefore her rebirth as a vampire was not sinful as she had reached eternal life (as she had marriage and a child) rather than the emptyness of immortality. Idk if that makes sense but it's basically the gist of what I read

[@froglingsreborns8729]

I love how Edward is so judgmental of Jasper's momently slip of control in the cafeteria when not even an hour later he literally plots a several tier plan to commit mass murder and get away with it.

[@buchbummelant8980]

To be fair, until that point he was in control for years and years, unlike Jasper.

[@irinakermong1217]

I went from being slightly annoyed at Midnight Sun's existence to being happy it makes Amanda happy.

[@Morning_Starr]

I saw that shit on audible and got so excited for her 😂 (and for the video that I knew was coming)

[@kaepiper]

so now we wait for a book about the weirdest relationship of all: renesmee & jacob.

[@PA-od3ro]

I hope not

[@lala-4458]

I wonder how she would write that shit down bc im expecting backlash if it were to happen lol

[@mariamyupperz7614]

there's a cool fanfiction out there

[@astralbodyody]

Mariamyupperz any recommendations?

[@Peppermon22]

Rin X sheshomoru?

[@thezodiacsystem2033]

I'm part Quileute so thank you so much for the support of our tribe. You are an amazing person!

[@adrianassongcovers8451]

ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT LAURENT ACTUALLY THINKS ROSALIE IS GORGEOUS AND WONDERS IF SHE HAS A MATE? Because that was one of the biggest shocks in the entire book for me.

[@IllJustKeepSwimming]

ME TOOOO!

[@IllJustKeepSwimming]

And that jasper can make someone's view of others so boring and redundant looking that they don't notice them, like camoflauge.

[@adrianassongcovers8451]

Emma Masters I know! When he did that it reminded me a bit of Bella’s shield.

[@robinlillian9471]

Rosalie IS physically gorgeous, and it's not like SHE was in any danger. Why would Jasper try to hide her? She was a great distraction from Bella, and she obviously enjoys attention. No doubt she regularly makes a spectacle of herself. If males were busy looking at Rosalie, he probably hoped they wouldn't notice Bella. The book makes a point of how expert Jasper is with his powers. This would have been obvious to him. It's no accident that no one noticed HIS wife during that encounter.

[@adrianassongcovers8451]

Robin Lillian I know that Rosalie is drop dead gorgeous, but the way Edward thinks of her sometimes blinds us of that fact. It’s good that Laurent thought she was gorgeous, because we definitely needed to be reminded of that. And yes, I know Jasper only did it to distract the nomads.

[@whotfisliz]

alternative recap: stephanie meyers being understandably petty for 12 years

[@rinblue269]

(Time has slowly been releasing Robert Pattinson from the screams of the fangirls. Finally he can walk down a street without mobs chasing him. The nightmares had disappeared some time ago.) Robert woke up, sweat drenching his face. His breathing was completely ragged but it slowed as he took in the faint silhouette of his bedroom. Faint but familiar. He felt sick, like his stomach had suddenly grown tired of its home and wanted to exit through his throat. Queasy would be a fitting description. Had he eaten something bad the day before? Then he remembered why he had awoken so startled...he had heard them. ...They were back, the howling shrills. He rushed out of bed, nearly buckling from the head rush. Robert scrambled for his laptop and fumbled with the lid. It couldn’t be that day, it couldn’t. Not so soon. He had been dreading it, but it couldn’t- it just couldn’t be that day yet. ... ...The screen didn’t lie. The 4th of August. The book’s cover, displayed ever so proudly next to the date. The pomegranate, cut in half, so unsettlingly similar to his heart which he could still feel was stuttering. The insufferable lump in his throat found its old perch. Midnight Sun...a new book. Not just an addition, but an additional novel from his character’s soul perspective. The fangirls had been awoken, as had their screeching presence in his sleep. The day of reckoning had arrived.

[@jessydriver9058]

I think Adam Driver has a lot more fangirls nowadays than Rob

[@officAllie1991]

You deserve all the likes. Also poor Rob.

[@officAllie1991]

@@jessydriver9058crazy you say that because yeah he's what rob was for me at 16...

[@yourself79]

@@jessydriver9058 gurl, you know it, I'm one of them 😂💙

[@pauli7051]

This deserves more likes

[@dannaification3767]

Edward: “more than beautiful, her face was unexpected...asymmetrical-“ My noticeably asymmetrical self: 🤭🥺💛

[@some_metalhead]

But not a realistic asymmetrical, like one eye is lower than the other, or her nose is crooked. No, Bella Sue has lips that are “too full” for her slim jawline and eyes “too large” for her face. Full lips and a slender face? Oh my, now average and unremarkable. And unless her eyes are genuinely as huge as Elizabeth Holmes’s, I’m not convinced large, wide set eyes are ever seen as unattractive.

[@dannaification3767]

@@some_metalhead well dang it ):

[@nowheretogobut9430]

@@dannaification3767 I think asymmetry is amazingly endearing for a physical appearance descriptor so don’t lose hope, your someone’s Mona Lisa for sure : D

[@dannaification3767]

@@nowheretogobut9430 this was so sweet, I hope you are having a lovely day 🥺🤍 sending you so much light wherever in the world you are ✨

[@nowheretogobut9430]

@@dannaification3767 I’m glad You managed to see this even though I was a whole month late, I hope you also have a great day too ^^

[@skyycollector]

the jasper from midnight sun feels like somebody entirely different from twilight (book and films) jasper. edward goes on and on about him being all controlled and able to use his powers frequently, like is a cool and fun guy, but jasper from the films just seems like someone who's on the edge ALL THE TIME. tbh it seems really hard to picture this jasper as someone who loses control over a papercut. especially bc he already smelled bella's blood (and it was everywhere, not just that little cut)

[@elenacarin9153]

Jasper had to deal with 6 other vampires bloodthirsty-ness...

[@Whitneypyant]

Which begs the question of why they in high school. They are at the age of when they can just dropped out.

[@thomasraines1396]

It sounds like it was just there for cheap drama or just an inconsistency.

[@hiero-green]

I guess you have to keep in mind how long ago book 1 Jasper was written. Even from the original author, it can be hard *not* to change characters here and there or forget how they used to be

[@litamasio5183]

Well, I just finished twilight and New Moon a few days ago, and the truth is that Jasper wasn't so on edge in the books as in the movies. He was distant from Bella, yes, but when she asks Edward about it he explains that he asked Jasper to be really careful with her (cause he wasn't so used to the vegetarian thing) not because he himself needed to be like that. Also, in Bella's birthday party, they were all thirsty and that's something that affects Jasper (he can feel other vampires thirst) so maybe, let's say Bella got a paper cut and they were alone, he wouldn't have reacted like that

[@ItsLK]

I honestly wish they made Midnight Sun first and turned it into the movie. There is so much more personality, a more "realistic approach," and fewer plot holes. Even shows how creepy Edward truly was as a romantic interest 😂

[@moonstone6164]

Yeah it shows that she has improved her writing skills over the years - not that they were bad, but they have become more refined

[@TheMimilija]

Actually, I don't find Edward creepy in MS. He cares about Bella and is worried that something will happen to her if he does not look after her. I mean, he never stalked her while she was changing or having a shower. And since he can't sleep, he finds it so interesting to see how Bella sleeps and dreams. That's just my opinioj

[@lynn8836]

@@TheMimilija yeah... Somebody you don't know watching you around, enter ur house and watching you sleepy talking about "protective" bullshit, not a creepy.

[@miizmi3660]

@@TheMimilija Having "good intentions" doesn't make it any less creepy or inappropriate. He still violated her privacy and worse does so on a consistent basis. Him later becoming her bf doesn't make it any better or justifiable because I mean there's ppl out there that delude themself into thinking they're in a relationship with someone and stalk and harass them and just because no one is hurt or spied on when they're naked doesn't mean it was okay

[@isabellaschulz4537]

Concerning Edwards stalking he does eventually admit to Bella that he has been watching her sleep so at that point she has a choice then whether or not to react like hey dude what the fuck that's weird get away from me but no she decides to think oh I hope I didn't say anything embarrassing it's her choice whether or not to be okay with it at that point no matter how wrong it is

[@thealmightybucket5930]

“because she loves Bella even though she hasn’t talked to her yet” ok now that’s lesbian culture

[@zanelticroes4086]

😂😂😂🙌🙌🙌 true

[@poleless_poledancer]

Yes, they were made for each other.

[@dunnotck1]

That is a pretty weird concept to me. To love someone you've never talked to?

[@Naeyola]

Honestly they still have a chance to get together as vampires

[@thealmightybucket5930]

dunnotck1 it’s a joke. it exaggerates the point that lesbians, most times, move quickly in relationships or will find someone really pretty but be too scared to go up to them and ask them out

[@christianblakney7309]

I really loved learning about how Alices power works! I loved the part where Edward is picking out a shirt to wear with Bella to the meadow for the first time and he describes how Alice had a vision two years ago that Edward would need that shirt one day. I love how he describes how Alice sees her visions, making her seem omniscient. The audiobook was great.

[@teachersophia]

I can't believe I'll be taking my almost 27 years old ass to the book store to buy this.

[@sandranorman5469]

I am 73 and I bought this and read it in 24 hours.

[@frenchloverstalker]

I'm 117 and my care home put me in a van and drove me to the bookstore, wheeled me inside and I bought this book.

[@shashareid3132]

I’m literally sitting here thinking the same thing.

[@owlislike]

i mean.. it was written by a grown woman so.... read what you want lady!

[@andreatorres1287]

Same

[@mariaalcaraz197]

It took so long for me to read this book because Edward has the three exact same emotions throughout the story! Love, kill, self loathe

[@Angela-ro8rr]

lol true

[@jalynnknight9653]

@Lowkey Loki no, teenagers also feel sad. He’s missing sad.

[@unicorn1655]

"Would Bella want to know Alice?To have a vampire for a girlfriend?" [gay silence]

[@aiett]

I would PAY to see that XD

[@astridamozorrutia3299]

But Jasper...

[@amyhun4487]

I would love to see that tbh.

[@almightybrooms]

[gay crickets]

[@naviasamarie3743]

I wonder if there was a future at some point where Alice and Bella were together?

[@TheNicolevertone]

Outside of the cover, Persephone is an apt reference for Bella. "Persephone" means something along the lines of "bringer of destruction", and we all know that Bella is a total human disaster.

[@Atlas_P_Body]

I found the loudness of Renee's thoughts interesting as it possibly relates to Renesmee's abilities. In "Breaking Dawn" they talk a lot about the role genetics play in the special abilities vampires have. It's even touched on here with Charlie and Renee. But when you combine Bella's shielding abilities, her mother's mental loudness, with Edwards mind reading, I see how you could get Renesmee's abilities. I bet if we ever get "Breaking Dawn" from Edward's perspective, we would learn that Renesmee's thoughts are louder than usual when she's trying to share them and quieter than usual when she's not. But that's just a Theory... A Twilight theory. :)

[@keta6518]

Atlas P-Body i REALLY would love a breaking dawn in edwards eyes aaa

[@antonellafernandezcastella9184]

Breaking Dawn from Edward’s perspective would be wild considering everything that happened with the Jacob, the pregnancy and the vulturi....

[@keta6518]

Antonella Fernandez Castellano i know right, and stephanie says if shed write breaking dawn from anyone elses pov, it would be alices. i may be biased but, i definitely think it would be way inter in edwards pov because he goes through a LOT in that one

[@xgise]

You blew my mind, I didn't think about Renesmee's abilities when Edward met Renee

[@aliensubs__]

i would LOVE to see breaking dawn from edward’s perspective

[@julydaydreamer404]

"Like a stalker. An obsessive stalker. An obsessive vampire stalker." You don't need to mention three time, it just gets worse while reading 😂

[@Arguing.With.Idiots.]

That was so profound, it *needs* to be memed.

[@Flowne314]

A 107-year old virgin obsessive vampire stalker

[@saritshull3909]

A 107 year old Mormon virgin obsessive stalker

[@wyntertheicewyvern6226]

"The poison. The poison for Kuzco. Kuzco's poison." Same energy, honestly.

[@Mithcoriel]

Yeah, like he needs to remind himself that he's a vampire. :D

[@josiebobi]

can't get over how he sneaked into her room to kill spiders... like spiders.....

[@shay6056]

Honestly I’d appreciate that

[@papaya8634]

Yeah what if she would have liked spiders. If a man would kill ANYTHING in my apartment I would reject him immediately. Vegetarian and buddhist here!

[@stephanierosado1299]

I would literally pay somebody to sneak into my room to kill spiders lmfaoo

[@safala]

Boy if someone sneaked into my room to kill spiders, I’d marry them without a second thought.

[@dumbloser666]

LMAO

[@danicleckley5404]

This is the version of Twilight I would have liked to read as a teen.

[@shizu-chan3942]

I did read it as a teen with the leaked draft and I really liked it. Reading twilight and midnight sun together was a fun ride

[@charneueckermann6096]

When you're trying to make the word count: Like a stalker. An obsessed stalker. An obsessed vampire stalker

[@nessyness5447]

an obsessed vampire stalker who stalks in a vampiric stalkingly way.

[@charneueckermann6096]

@@nessyness5447 hahaha 😂😂

[@serenityfox4]

No that was all the use of the "I'm a monster", "I'm Monsterous", "She'll think I'm a monster", and "She finally realized I'm a Monster" lol. I swear if you highlight the number of times he says it or refers to himself as a monster....the whole damn book would be yellow. I started making fun of it with my boyfriend anytime I read it I would read it out dramatically and we would go OH NO..HES A MONSTER!? I NEVER KNEW!

[@nessyness5447]

@@serenityfox4 edward: drinks animal blood and the only time he has ever killed humans they were all serial killers. " oh, i am such a monster" the othee cullens, the vulturi,the entire mikaelson family, the salvatores( and even frucking elena and caroline), spike, angel, drusila, darla, the master, eric northman, bill, jessica, pam, the vampire queen ( from true blood, and the one from shadow hunters)...and a large etc: 😒 are we a joke to you?

[@serenityfox4]

@@nessyness5447 Lol! basically. It was a little much but I thought this review was funny when she was saying I guess 17 is 17 and I realized...she's totally right. He got stuck as an anxiety ridden 17 year old

[@josephinewiengard5393]

Alice, having a vision of the meadow scene: *Edward, don’t eat my girlfriend! She doesn’t know I love her yet!*

[@corbingross919]

Alice was the real star of this book. The chapter about her chores chef's kiss* and the fast and furious moment iconic

[@hakudoushinumbernine]

This book needs to be a series. I want to read the entire story from his perspective.

[@nathblurrrr]

Want it too, I think Edward was going to be so sad but I really like it.

[@noelbernabe8704]

I'd especially like to read New Moon from his perspective since he was miss for most of it. It would be almost completely book.

[@shaniadirstein3650]

@@noelbernabe8704 yes New Moon would be cool to have in Edwards perspective. I wanna know what his thoughts were and what he did for the months he was away from Bella. I always wondered if he wanted to turn around, or how those first few months were. The other books I could do without Edwards perspective. In Eclipse/BD, Bella and Edward are rarely apart so the story would be just the same dialouge, only flipped. Atleast New Moon would give us new material if it were in Edwards POV. A New Moon Edward Book and a book on Renesmee&Jacob and how their love story happens would be great. Give me more werewolves! More Jacob! More native representation!

[@noelbernabe8704]

@@shaniadirstein3650 Yeah, I think if we get more sequels it probably would make sense to make Nessie and Jacob the leads. Since the wolves are linked at least part of the time that gets us in Seth and Leah's head too. That would be cool.

[@nohandle62]

Agreed.

[@PFederow]

This entire video was so much more than I had hoped - the intro, the running, the expressions - Jedi never disappoints. I am here for this quality content. WHERE CAN I FIND THE GOOD ALICE/BELLA FANFIC???

[@AmandaTheJedi]

AO3!

[@PFederow]

@@AmandaTheJedi Fanfic on AO3?! Never. lol. A03 is life!

[@Anthony-wo3wp]

And on AO3 you should sort by Kudos, so that way the good ones are easier to find.

[@jdellabeat6245]

@@Anthony-wo3wp *cough* Could you link it? *cackles* I don't know why Alice, out of all the characters in this series, is my favorite. Basically, I just fell in love with actress portraying Alice when I was a kid.

[@sleepysera]

@@Anthony-wo3wp Idk about that. Thatbkinda just favours older stories, not necessarily better ones. New ones just haven't had the time to amass many kudos yet, while old ones will get a lot just over time, even if they aren't particularly good.

[@runebalace3896]

That’s probably the grossest pomegranate I’ve ever seen wtf. Couldn’t they get a better one?

[@littlearies3862]

I think that was on purpose. Lol

[@conicisternas369]

The point is the fruit represents Edward and that’s how he sees himself

[@unfortunateClown]

symbolism

[@haileyr2264]

I can’t help but think of the NO POMEGRANATES video lol

[@RedWolfhound]

@@conicisternas369 Wait, if Bella is eating the pomegranate seeds one after another and the pomegranate is supposed to represent Edward, does that mean that Bella is eating Edward one seed at a time? XDDD

[@DragonHotCoffee]

"Protective stalking" Edward Cullen walked so Joe Goldberg could run

[@elenacarin9153]

Bru Edward Cullen would take down Joe Goldberg

[@mxrx1628]

@@elenacarin9153 Don't underestimate Joe Goldberg ;)

[@AlexLAmaya]

Hahaha my exact thought after she mentioned that. :"so, just like Joe Goldberg!"

[@Schoolgirl325]

Edward is essentially an abusive boyfriend/hubby looking back. He is creepy, controlling, dishonest, and overly-possessive/protective toxic boyfriend/husband. I was a naive 14-15 year old girl when I read it, and I thought it was romantic. Now, I know better. However, the biggest differences is that Joe is a Villain protagonist who is not ultimately rewarded by the world when it is revealed to them that to he is an abusive, hypocritical, misogynistic, narcissistic, and obsessive stalker and serial killer who justifies himself as being “protective.” For the most part, Edward is supposed to be seen as romantic and often gets enabled and/or rewarded by Bella, the other characters, and the universe of Twilight for being an abusive, controlling, creepy, dismissive, possessive, overly protective, and manipulative douche and/or stalker. I will say that, at the very least, Edward never killed Jacob, or any of Bella’s other friends who were toxic to her, only to justify it as “protecting” her.

[@Bellawhereyoubeenloka]

It can be said that he fell in love with her so quickly because he was constantly seeing Alice’s thoughts about what they would be..it must have been making him crazy

[@rachelboudreau9134]

I’m not even 30 seconds into this video and it is already a work of art

[@jennifer_moss]

That was such a smooth transition into the sponsor. *chefs kiss*

[@HannahTheHorrible]

“In a high school where there’s...paper everywhere” made me literally lol

[@Divya-ry1uu]

Midnight sun really made you realise even the "compassionate" vampires only barely cared about human lives

[@willandlouisamebeforeyou8901]

Edward was so " dark " at first and he changed so much !!! He became the Edward we all knew, I love this book so much !!!

[@dreamhell2885]

So just like humans?

[@rose1742]

I love midnight sun, it’s so disturbing. It’s like Lolita meets the series “You” meets Frankenstein angst. He’s a just a somewhat relatable villain at this point. Makes me like him more actually now that I understand he’s just kind of a psycho lol

[@gingerwiththespice-8069]

Lolita meets “you”. That’s perfect lol

[@fiachdubhe401]

It reminded me of the Frankenstein angst too! ^^

[@lkcullen1918]

YESSS I was driving myself insane trying to figure out why something about this was lowkey disgusting me so much. But your comment totally nailed it. There's something Lolita-esque goin' on there

[@movieblocks9164]

I haven’t seen the video but I bet there is gonna be some weird descriptive shit about Bella’s scent and how he want to eat her.

[@ElementalWhispers]

You called it!

[@TheWipal]

*breathes* delicious

[@kimbooley90]

Sounds like the relationship between Legoshi and Haru in Beastars! But they're animals so it, you know, makes sense, lol.

[@Arguing.With.Idiots.]

That's all I've ever asked for tbh and will be thrilled if it does, just think it as if it's a stalker story. Like seriously, how else could anyone read it differently?? lol

[@williamtimonen6814]

Isnt that already in the first book?

[@Alexis01295]

Honestly, a story where Bella and Alice end up as a couple would be great, because theirs would be the healthiest of them all. At least Alice would always genuinely use her power just to make sure her partner was safe, instead of a way to control or obsess over them.

[@ashleighmikaelson507]

I feel like IF Bella's mind was easy to read like EVERYONE else, Edward wouldn't have been even interested in Bella lol ... I really liked the backstory for WHY he cannot read her thoughts... it was inherited by Charlie! well, Edward can feel emotions from him and get a general idea about what he is thinking BUT he cannot read his mind like everyone else's!!

[@j0j086]

The fact that anyone thinks a girl giving up her whole life for a boy is romantic is beyond me

[@beanus7394]

J0J0 and like for a long time as a kid i was like ‘aww... people that put their lives over romantic involvement are frigid’ but now i am like 😬 i do want to go to an ivy league soooo...... sorry? 💔😬😬

[@j0j086]

@@beanus7394 EXACTLYYYYY

[@Xehanort10]

Even worse are the people who thought Bella going insane and doing suicidal things to hallucinate Edward was romantic. It wasn't.

[@54kitten]

@@Xehanort10 i didn't think it was romantic. I thought it was tragic. I mean literally Shakespear characters have died for less.

[@Xehanort10]

@@54kitten It wasn't tragic. It was pathetic. "Oh a guy I barely knew left me so I'm going to risk my life to hallucinate him."

[@cecillbill]

If anyone ruined Twilight for the masses it's EL James, who owes her entire existence to Stephanie Meyer.

[@RoyalGuardEziode]

How did el James ruin twilight? Legitimate question. I dont know the drama

[@roachunknown_]

@@RoyalGuardEziode Fifty Shades was originally a Twilight fanfiction I believe and James took the idea for midnight and made Grey from Christian's POV... Don't quote me.

[@dedf15]

Are you sure it wasn't Julie plec who dragged the dead horse of YA vampire fanfjc around until 2 spinoff series later, we aren't even sure what "vampire" means any more?

[@RoyalGuardEziode]

@@dedf15 even before twilight there was always mixed lore about vampires. The essential is that they're blood sucking immortals. The rest is up to anyone

[@emeeeful]

It’s crazy she wrote 50 shades of grey on a black berry.

[@adropofamber7638]

I actually really like the difference between Bella's and Edward's perspective on how he looks in sunlight. It's been shown that everything about Vampires are meant to draw in humans, their looks, their eyes and even the scent of their breath is enchanting to them, it makes sense that Bella sees him as beautiful. On the other hand Edward sees his condition as a vampire as a curse, he sees his afterlife as literal hell on Earth. He will live until the end of time, suffering. When he sees himself in sunlight he's on fire, as if he were in hell. I think it's a nice detail

[@angelenapulis9083]

That’s a good point. Vampires have better eyesight, anyway, so of course it would look different for them than it does for a human.

[@EatinPaste]

*Amanda the Jedi:* *_Watching and reading trash so you don't have to!_* ...but admit it, you kinda wanna tho?

[@EatinPaste]

Also, love the little goofy skits you're putting in. Love 'em. Great work.

[@PuddilyOops]

I would Love to read Alice’s story. Like the old vampire who turned her left a diary that someone finds somehow that details her human life. Then how she escaped James, learned to use her gift and then found Jasper. At the same time we see Jasper’s life from newborn to becoming war weary, yearning for a simpler life. Why can’t Stephanie write that? Huh? I want to read that.

[@Sam-im5tc]

Literally all of us would rather read about the characters with interesting backstories than the blank sheets of paper that are Edward and Bella for the 13 thousandth time

[@FireFog44]

I know this is an old comment, but "The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide" has tons of world building and lore including character bios for every vampire the shows up in the series that give details about their lives and backgrounds.

[@lunamoth7044]

Yeah, I didn't really like the main characters much at all. I would enjoy reading stories about many of the side characters, such as Esme, Rosalie, Carlisle, Jasper, and especially Alice. That would be far more interesting than the Twilight saga in my opinion. Alice is definitely my most favorite character. I mean, how much more do I possibly need to know about Bella and Edward? I know far more about those two than I'd prefer to. I'm definitely team Alice all the way. Twilight was great to me when I was 13. Adult me would rather read more about the side characters.

[@swatisaini6447]

I would like to think that when aro touched Alice's hand in new moon he retrieves all her lost memories and Edward told her everything once they come back from Italy

[@behiyepalo2985]

I guess empty thoughts of Bella and her borderline toxic relationship sounded more interesting to write at the time

[@b.castilho4011]

I am sad that he was not having a fit because of her menstruation. That was my headcanon for so long.

[@TheWipal]

like how is out man jasper even in school with a bunch of girls in full period swing

[@b.castilho4011]

TheWipal If my memory serves, it’s because menstrual blood is dead and vampires don’t crave it. Mormon biology for ya.

[@mitrazaker7483]

B. Castilho you have solved a problem that has been bothering my for over 6 years!!! Thank you🙏🏼🙏🏼now if you would be so kind as to give an explanation for how Edward gets aroused when there’s no blood flow it’d be great

[@TheWipal]

@@b.castilho4011 honestly sure I'll take that morman explanation 🤣 after Googling it, like, it is fresh blood... but it has alot of other stuff in it also.... humans really do be doing too much 😶😵😫

[@TheWipal]

@@mitrazaker7483 I Googled that the other day! what they said is that they do have venom soooo i guess thats what flowing aroung in his body to... you kno... 👀👄👀

[@buumbaby]

My absolute favourite thing to discover from this book is Edward's interest in Rio, Brazil. Early on when he's thinking of where he can hide out from Bella's magnetism he says he has no where to go, confusing because he chooses Rio twice in the movies (in New Moon when he does abandon Bella and they pass through Rio again on their honeymoon in Breaking Dawn), so how did he end up there? Well upon overhearing where everyone's favourite holiday destinations are he hears Mike Newton, Edward's absolute crux of envy, say Rio Brazil which makes Edward SO DAMN PETTY. But I guess we already knew that haahah

[@stillwhatevs]

I think he goes there to hunt down Victoria in the second book. As for the second time, I feel like someone would go to the place of their worst memories to rewrite them and that's why he takes Bella there.

[@rebeccacasey6027]

“He used to think Charlie was slow...” He used to think the sheriff of the town was slow. The sheriff. Charlie, literally the best person in the series. I’m conflicted as to what this means about Edward but I think all the options still end with Edward’s a bad person.

[@primmoore6232]

Edward is used to reading people's thoughts clearly. Charlie's come across as muffled fragments. If this is the first time he's had trouble hearing someone he assume the problem was a slow brain, not a shielded one.

[@talynhastime9343]

PRIM Moore I gotta wonder what a severely autistic head sounds like. I’m high functioning and it’s always piqued my curiosity too. If Cullen put on some makeup to make himself look older he could’ve gone to college to do music therapy with special needs kids/adults or something, be able to read their minds and just pass himself off as especially gifted and insightful. The world could USE a man like him.

[@primmoore6232]

@@talynhastime9343 - Aspies have such intense thought patterns! You have just suggested story line that would be WORLDS more interesting than the angsty teen romance. Each of the Cullens and other talented vampires putting their skills to use to benefit others. Jasper would help calm those out off control. Esme would be great in a NICU. Great idea!

[@twinrovas]

Talyn has time wow.... i’d read the shit out of THAT book 😂

[@keta6518]

edward isnt a bad person... WHAT... hes literally one of the best people, y'all scrutinize him for his NATURAL urges as a vampire yet he controls himself and wants better for bella and himself. anyway, if you read the book then you know that edward didnt care for ANYBODY, it makes sense that he didn't particularly care for charlie, why would he? until bella came, he hadnt cares for any human in a very long time

[@scottibrown3274]

I would love to have a book about Carlisle, since he’s lived a very long life, and was even a part of the Volturi, so Carlisle has some stories to tell

[@alnatex]

I always wondered how Jasper deals with people menstruating around school. Like is menstrual blood appealing to Vampires??

[@ElementalWhispers]

I need answers.

[@athenajaxon2397]

Ok so years ago I bought an official Twilight encyclopedia and apparently It’s not appealing to them since It's not "real" blood

[@ElementalWhispers]

@@athenajaxon2397 I've never had any interest in Twilight but I love that there's a Twilight encyclopedia containing info like this.

[@alnatex]

How is it not real blood?? I mean ok it's not "just" blood but it is still 100% human made blood....

[@milkyway8976]

@@alnatex just keep in mind that SMeyer's pseudo-science is what led to the explanation. Suddenly everything makes sense

[@nxlix.x5424]

i just love how edward contemplates between killing bella and obsessively protecting her for like half of the book

[@mimiwey9014]

“And they keep calling her child which doesn’t help with the direction where this is going” 😭😭😭

[@sunnrock8585]

One of my favorite hilarious little bits of added characterization for Edward is when we find out that he friggin kills a spider in Bella’s room one of the first nights he visits, even though its bite isn’t lethal, just because it could cause her pain 😄😭

[@noelbernabe8704]

Edward's over protectiveness of Bella is pretty hilarious. The part about him fearing she might be killed by a meteor falling from space was priceless.

[@moonglow630]

Just saw an interview with Robert Pattinson where he said there were times during filming & reading Twilight he couldn’t help but think that Stephanie was mad & was clearly in love with her fictional character Edward who she had had a dream about. Gotta love RPatz

[@Crowley9]

8:40 So, funny thing people have pointed out. This detailed description of Bella's face matches Stephenie Meyer herself for every single feature that is mentioned.

[@CEAsfg]

Maybe Bella was a self insert for Stephanie Meyer and we never realized it

[@shethewriter]

I felt so bad for Meyer when her book was stolen like that. Wicked.

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

Same. E L James is an utter poo smear of a human.

[@shethewriter]

@@rhythmandblues_alibi To be honest, the fact that Meyer was so chill about it...man. That's a serious strength of character. Or maybe she should have stopped it, but I can only imagine what the backlash would be. There was so much hate for her at the time, so it was maybe a wise move to let it go. I respect her for that.

[@joelmorris4339]

It seems odd that I've waited so long for Twilight from Edward's perspective

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I stg 2020 is the revival year of fandoms. Haikyuu, ATLA, LoK, Sonic the Hedgehog, Harry Potter, Hamilton, Twilight, like....I'm kinda living for it. Bring me back to my childhood cause THIS YEAR SUCKS.

[@lisa.hennessey19]

The new Hungar Games book also came out a couple months ago too!

[@ieeee_.]

DOn't forget PErcy Jackson

[@niuu9884]

And Avatar!

[@eviiemae2792]

hopefully we get some merlin season five were merlin goes back in time to save arthur 👁👁💔

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

And Higurashi, Inuyasha (or Yashahime) and Hetalia!!! Some of my cringiest early 2010s fandoms!

[@lindseywilliams9411]

Who would have thought that Midnight Sun would make me feel pure hatred for Bella's "friends"? They are terrible terrible people in their heads... except for Angela. She's always a sweet baby angel.

[@Xehanort10]

The problem is that Meyer only portrayed them as horrible people to make Bella and Edward look better.

[@noelbernabe8704]

@@Xehanort10 In part, I think Bella had horrible friends so Bella wouldn't look so bad choosing to leave then all behind. That said, in hindsight I think most of my friends in high school were pretty horrible too so who am I to judge.

[@evanrigel954]

regarding jasper in school, i subscribe to this fan theory: jasper has magic empathy, he picks up on and feels the emotions of others. at bella's party, he would have been feeling the thirst of 6 other vampires, including edward, who has a magic obsession for bella's blood. key point-- in the book jasper was hanging on okay until edward literally threw bella into a glass vase to "protect her". now she's bleeding bigtime, and it's more plausible for jasper to break. so unless there's a major accident at the school he should be okay (it's still super irresponsible of all of them, even with alice's magic future vision things can go wrong. i don't think she saw the Accident (tm), and that would have been a disaster for all the vamps if eddie hadn't stepped in)

[@booksbymarbles8168]

I thought that was cannon? That he could feel others emotions? and in turn manipulate their emotions? Or am I remembering wrong? In the book (Twilight) when Edward was telling Bella about his vampire family, didn't he say that was one of the reasons that the vamps who recruited him for the army liked him, cause he could rally a crowd or calm them down? I might be mixing this up with some other character from a different fandom though...