Book Review: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

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Synopsis:

When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward’s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward’s eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward’s past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger? 

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My Review:

I bought this book for my sister and decided to give it a read. I didn’t go into this novel with any expectations.

I did like that we got to see the events from Edward’s perspective. There were scenes where I wanted to hear his thoughts so I’m glad we got that. We got to see his insight and the thoughts that he reads from everyone in the school. I also like that we got to learn more about Jasper’s powers/abilities which I wanted from the original saga.

I will say this, you can see how Meyer’s writing has improved in the 15 years between Twilight and Midnight Sun. I would recommend that you don’t go into this expecting a brand-new story; it isn’t. However, it does contain a few additional scenes because lo-and-behold he doesn’t spend every waking moment with Bella. She uses this novel to expand on scenes we’ve already read in the original story and iron out details that were left vague. The vampires have become more fleshed out, and real.

Of course, because it’s Twilight from Edward’s point of view, it does have all the things I disliked about Twilight (i.e. insta-love). I was never #TeamEdward and this novel didn’t tip me towards him, but it was interesting to see his point of view, to see how flawed and complex he is.

I will say this though, while I appreciated that the story had fleshed out scenes from the original novel, I did at times feel that it was a little long which was frustrating because it’s a story I already know.

All in all, this book is okay, and I think Twi-hard fans will love it, I read it for nostalgia but it’s not something I’d read again.

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