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Breaking Dawn

By: Stephenie Meyer
Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin,Matt Walters
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To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point.

Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs.

Now Bella has made her decision; a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life - first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse - seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed...forever?

The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic.

©2008 Stephenie Meyer (P)2008 Listening Library

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Fantastic Series!

I loved this series. This book was my favorite of the bunch. I enjoyed the movie "Twilight" so I decided to listen to the book. I liked that one, liked the second book more, liked the third one even more, and just loved the heck out of this one. I listened to the whole series, thought "that was fun" and promptly listened to the whole series again. This might be a bit much for little kids, but teens and adults should enjoy it (I am 36). I hope she writes more, I would like to hear more about the vampires and werewolves and the new charactors (don't want to spoil anything) that show up in the book.
Anyhow, 2 big thumbs up.

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My favorite in the series

Many of my friends liked this book least of the Twilight books, but for me it was my favorite. Having been firmly in the Jacob camp throughout the series, I never really liked Edward. It always struck me that his and Bella's relationship was shallow- he was pretty and she smelled good- but this book developed both of them better. The characters all became more complex, and the relationships all seemed to have more depth. I felt mostly satisfied at the end, but still want a sequel following the relationship between two of the characters (not Bella and Edward), but for fear of giving spoilers, I won't say who. All in all, I thought this book was the best, but there were still enough loose ends to make me want more.

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Better Reader

Would you try another book from Stephenie Meyer and/or Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters ?

I would have liked a better reader.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I enjoy readers who are better with character voices. There was very little variety between male and female dialogue.

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One of my go to series!

If you could sum up Breaking Dawn in three words, what would they be?

An Excellent conclusion

What does Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narrators bring life and emotion to this book.

Any additional comments?

I can listen to this over and over. The narrators really make the story come alive for me.

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Ilyana vs. Matt

Ilyana's voice is very impressive and her distinction between characters is precise. Her cadence and tempo are in keeping with the story plot and various moods. The male reader, Matt, does a far representation of Jacob, but his representation of all other characters is less distinct. In fact all of Matt's other character voices sound rather like a falsetto hippy on a really out of body experience. Ilyana's Jacob was in keeping with the appropriate personality and cadence of the story, even if she couldn't quite master the deep base of a werewolf, so given a choice, I would have elected to have her read the whole story as she has for the previous 3 in the series. I felt disconnected from the rest of the main characters in the story when Matthew was reading and felt a huge sense of relief when Ilyana took over again for part 3 of the story. Overall, I'm satisfied with the content and would still recommend giving the entire series a listen.

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Bella's Bow

Clearly the best of the four books...I was a bit disappointed with the final "showdown"...I wanted a bit more chaos.
Still loved it!!

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Twilight grows up...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Absolutely! The narrator does an excellent job and the story has a perfect ending...

Would you recommend Breaking Dawn to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes... Any Twilight fan has to read/listen to this...

What does Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

You live the experience and the emotions much better with these two narrators than by just reading the book. I'm amTwilight fan and I've read all the books, watched the movies and listened to the audiobooks and I love them all!

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Well it is a movie and I will definitely go see it in the movies as soon as it comes out next month.

Any additional comments?

This is the perfect romantic ending to an amazing story.

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great fiction

after reading 3 books continues to hold my interest.

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GREAT

EASY LISTENING EASY TO GET INTO STORY LINE GLAD MY DAUGHTER GOT ME INTERESTED IN THIS SERIES.

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LOVE IT!!!! Sad to see it come to a end

Very well written and so sad that the sage had ended. I hope I can find another set of the book that sweep me off my feet! LOVE IT!!!!!

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