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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga)

Thought that the Twilight fans among us might like to know that Stephenie Meyer is soon to publish a new Twilight novella called: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Pre-order your copy so that you can be one of the first to read it

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Title: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Does not compare to other Twilight novels

Review Date: September 2, 2010

Reviewer: Piggylover, Gloucester VA

As an adult fan of the Twilight series and an avid reader/collector of books, I had to have this book, if nothing else to have the complete collection of the Twilight series. However, I found Bree Tanner to be of lesser quality compared to the rest of Meyers books. The characters are likable enough, but I found the storyline rather weak, again in comparison to Meyers other books. I did not think the book had much to add to the series. In general, while the book should be read to get the full Twilight experience, fans will lose nothing if they opt out. An ok, though sub par novella from an excellent author.

awesome!

Review Date: August 31, 2010

Reviewer: S. McNeal, Kansas City, MO

This book is totally awesome! Although it was a little short. I wish Stephenie would finish Midnight Sun.

Riding the Twilight coat tails.

Review Date: August 30, 2010

Reviewer: V. Biondo, Houston, Texas

Just seemed like Meyers was trying to squeeze her fans for every last dollar. This book really wasn't worth the money I spent on it. Hurry up with Midnight Sun.

A new perspective

Review Date: August 30, 2010

Reviewer: Missy W, North Carolina, USA

If you've read Eclipse, which is Meyer's third installment in the Twilight Saga, then you already know who Bree Tanner is - and you also know what happens to her by the end of the story. What you don't know is how she was created, what happened when she first became a newborn vampire, and the events that led up to the big battle at the end of the book between the newborn vampires (led by Victoria) and the Cullens (aided by the Wolf Pack). Well, for anyone wondering ... this is the book for you.

The Short Second Life is written from Bree's perspective, much like Twilight is narrated by Bella Swan. These stories are similar in that the first-person narrative limits what you see outside of what they see - which can sometimes be a huge handicap. For the most part, Meyer typically wraps up any loose ends and unanswered questions you may have. Unfortunately for me, she missed the part that I truly wanted an inside look into - which was the actual battle itself. We don't see it in Eclipse because Bella is secluded away from the fight, and in this we miss it because Bree kind of lags behind. You see a glimpse, but not as much as I would have liked. You also see the typical humanity that sometimes shows through with most of the paranormal creatures in the story. Even though the newborns don't recall their former lives, they are somehow able to show some humanity, empathy, and huge amounts of curiosity.

On the other hand, Bree's story is quite darker than Bella's perspective. Bree is dealing with becoming a vampire and battling bloodlust, which is something hugely missing from the original novels where it's vampires with many decades (and sometimes centuries) of practice with control, as well as the refusal to give in to their primal instincts - substituting animal blood for human blood. You see more of the inhuman side, with some of the other newborns using their new-found powers to wreak havoc on the human race. And you're introduced to new characters that are never mentioned in Eclipse, as well as seeing behind-the-scenes to Victoria and Riley's plot to destroy the Cullens... and there's a nice little curve ball thrown in there with someone else that is helping her out by turning a blind eye to what she's doing.

twlight fans

Review Date: August 29, 2010

Reviewer: Adam D. Calvelage, Pickerington, OH

I really liked this book. Ive read all the other twlight books 3 times so when i heard this was coming out i preordered it.
Once it was dropped off at my house i ran into my room to read it. Once i started i couldnt put it down.

Only downside was its took short. Was able to read it in like 4 hours. Im hopeing that they bring out more of these books with all the back stories from all the characters. Would make the twlight seriers alot of fun to read the next time because you would know how each vampires life was before they were changed.

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