Midnight Sun - should it be?

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This week I think I have had at least 10 people approach me whilst I was sat reading this book - it's taken me two weeks to finish. Midnight Sun is in short, two long, any Twilight fans know the longest book is Breaking Dawn, this is a similar size weighing in at nearly 700 pages. However, the difference is there actually isn't much actually happening like Breaking Dawn. It's not a tough read because of the dialogue however, I was actually bored.

I am a real Twilight fan, after being disappointed initially in The Host, Meyer's latest offering post Twilight mania and I wondered if she was just a one-hit wonder. The voice of Bella Swan ricochets into her own authors tone in each book following - both her Twilight novella and The Host.

Now, Midnight Sun has confirmed this theory, Bella's voice and tone creeps in, it's feminine youthful naivety and typical 17 year-old first love and obsession crashes through in the voice of Edward Cullen. The illusion of this Vampire we all fell in love with in 2005 is well and truly shattered, and what's left is a childlike, stubborn obsessive young man, almost creepily watchful of this young human girl. The sex and intrigue is completely taken out, mainly because it is word-for-word Twilight but with pages upon pages of filler, Edward hanging from her every word in a way that was intriguing and enthralling in Twilight, falls flat and ridiculously repetitive in Midnight Sun.

I remember when Twilight mania was still high in the air and those fateful three chapters were leaked and maybe yes it was exciting to have just a taste more of our favourite sparkly vampire, but really, this should've been a short Novella. I think this would've worked in a less is more kind of way, a bittersweet kind of romance where he saves her life and never leaves her (knowing all we know) and just leave it at that. Not 700 pages of him analysing her conversation, sleep patterns and explaining every move in great detail. Also, the guy doesn't sleep so it's generally a lot more conversation and thought which Bella didn't have.

If you love the Twilight Saga, you may find this a fun trip down memory lane, I got bored and left it for a few days to be honest. So, I am sorry Stephanie Meyer, this is just one Twilight book that shouldn't exist.

Now, can we talk about a Jacob and Renesmee book, picking up on them as adults? That's one Twilight book I think should exist.