4 poignantly, tragically, thought provoking stars!! I want to say, right up front, that I hadn’t planned to read this book because those of us who read the entire Twilight Saga already know that things don’t turn out well for Bree Tanner. She played a very, very minor role in the book, Eclipse - I don’t even think she appeared in more than 2 pages - so, why read something about a character I cared very little about and already knew the outcome of? Well, one day I went to my mailbox and there

And that's what you call a novella. Don't watch, the redheaded mind reader whispered. Poignantly written, Bree is a character that I warmed up to real fast.This book is heartbreaking for the helplessness rendered by the Volturi. Moved and seized me until I got to the end. A worthy addition to the series. 5 stars!

God, this is so sad. Of all the books I've read and reviewed (and loved a hell of a lot more), this is still the only one anyone bothers liking or commenting on. Haven't any of you read The Lord of the Rings?It would've been so cool if there was a shadowed hour-glass on every page, with the upper bulb being full on the first and then depleting as you near the end of the novel until it's empty on the last page. For once, the illustration on the cover coincides with the story. I still have no idea...

Ohhh yeah, I went there (check out the video to see all my unpopular opinions...if you dare.)Anyway, onwards to the review! For all those people hating on the novella - calm down alreadyDid it provide a unique and brilliant addition to the quadrilogy? Mmmm....questionableWas Bree's story essential to the series? Definitely not.Was it an enjoyable quick read? Absolutely.This novella takes place during Eclipse (the third twilight novel). During Book 3, we follow Bumbling Bella and the Sparkle

To be fair, I think if you are a fan of Stephenie Meyer and all her books (including The Host and Breaking Dawn), you will enjoy this novella too. Alas, I am not. Gone are the days when I used to be entranced by the Twilight Saga. I have to give credit to SM for introducing me to the genre of paranormal fiction, but as I read more and more of it, it is getting more obvious how subpar her writing is. I didn't finish this novella. I abandoned it because it was boring, one-note, lacked excitement,

Recently read this novella and the rest of the series for the first time and forgot to update here on Goodreads. My full review of this book can be found at the end of my review for Eclipse: https://youtu.be/Cwy5_fV9wus

I know, I know. This book had police caution tape all around it warning me not to read. I wasn’t surprised that it was as bad as it is. Actually, I think that this book provides a good example of one of the central weaknesses of Stephenie Meyer’s books. I heard someone say the other day that the purpose of art is to make people feel. I know, doi, but I had never looked that one in the face before. Meyer spends most of her time, in all of her books, trying to cushion the reader from really feelin...

We went traveling through the upper end of North Queensland once as a family. We came to one of those strange, small-town, out-of-the-way places for a quick bird study tour with my scientist uncle. The place's claim to fame was that it also housed a giant mango. Yes. You heard me right. A giant, massive replica of a mango. Within the giant mango was an ice cream shop.Nobody could explain to us why there was a giant mango or why the giant mango has somehow spawned an icecream parlor from its bowe...

Okay, I'm no longer curious. I'm bored out of my mind. I can't force myself to finish this novella before the movie.New SM promise: I will not watch either Breaking Dawn movie.Um, in the movie theater.Unless someone makes me.And I promise to put up a fight.At least in my head.And by making, I mean asking.So... who's going to ask me?I mean, it's got to be so bad it's good, right?I am so morbidly curious about that one.

Bree Tanner had a minor role in the Eclipse book from the Twilight Saga. In this novella, Bree’s story is told from her point-of-view during her short time as a newborn vampire. The story started off a bit on the slow side, but started picking up when it headed into familiar territory including the lead-up to, and subsequent showdown with the Cullens, and then the Volturi who decide Bree’s fate. I really enjoyed Bree’s fellow vampire friend, Fred. This book was an interesting curiosity in the Tw...

I read the Twilight series back in High School, even before I knew the movies were coming out. I really liked the series but by the time this book came out I didn't want to go back and read another Twilight book, but for some reason now I wanted to. I am so glad I saved this book for many years later. I never re-read books unless I have to, so this was a great feeling of reading a Twilight book, but not re-reading anything I had previously read. I forgot how amazing Stephenie Meyer is at writing...

This is a really fantastic novella! This was the first time I read the book and it definitely offered a really wonderful and interesting perspective that I absolutely loved. It was really well-crafted and absolutely sad (which was expected considering we know how the story must end). Fantastic addition to the series that I honestly think is better than both Twilight and Eclipse.

TW// (view spoiler)[ graphic violence, brief mention of child abuse (hide spoiler)]If you haven’t read this novella yet, I highly recommend reading it after Breaking Dawn. The author’s introduction to this novella spoiled a major plot point from Breaking Dawn. I was very skeptical going into this novella. Bree was an extremely minor character in Eclipse and I didn’t much like her character in Eclipse. Her story is heartbreaking and she deserved a second chance, but I wasn’t a huge fan of Bree.T...

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight #3.5), Stephenie MeyerThe story begins with Bree (The narrator of the story) and Diego (Bree's friend) hunting for human blood in Seattle, Washington. Bree has been a vampire for three months, and Diego has been one for eleven months. Together they kill and drink a pimp and two prostitutes. Bree and Diego discuss "her" (Victoria, who turned them into vampires). They hide in a cave and discuss their human lives, and how Riley came...

RIP OFF! This was without doubt a cheap ploy to fleece money out of Twilight fans by throwing together some utter drivel about characters you don't give a rats ass about. The only interesting character was Fred, and the rest were a waste of space. Bree is nothing like the way newborns are talked about in the Twilight Saga(magically of course she is more restrained than they are...uh huh...). The so-called love story never even starts and the end scenes where Bree faces the Cullens is piss poor,

This book was... okay. I wouldn't say I really enjoyed it but I wouldn't say I hated it either, I'll give it a 2.5 because its right on the edge of I liked it and I didn't. It took me a bit to get into it and even then I wasn't nearly as invested as I was with the rest of the Twilight series. The characters had no detail or dept to them whatsoever and that really bothered me. I feel like this book could have been way better if there was more to it, it had no chapters in it at all and it felt ver...