Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Breaking Dawn  By  cover art

Breaking Dawn

By: Stephenie Meyer
Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin, Matt Walters
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $29.43

Buy for $29.43

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

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

Featured Article: Stefan Salvatore—The Vampire Diaries Character Guide


Over the course of The Vampire Diaries series by L.J. Smith, Elena Gilbert is frequently torn between the Salvatore brothers. And if you're a fan, you're either Team Damon or Team Stefan. Stefan Salvatore is one point of the iconic triangle at the center of the books that made vampires swoony-worthy long before Twilight, and he's the ultimate dreamy vampire boyfriend. Here's all you ever wanted to know about Stefan Salvatore.

What listeners say about Breaking Dawn

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    13,486
  • 4 Stars
    2,332
  • 3 Stars
    858
  • 2 Stars
    249
  • 1 Stars
    170
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9,649
  • 4 Stars
    1,770
  • 3 Stars
    657
  • 2 Stars
    164
  • 1 Stars
    116
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10,116
  • 4 Stars
    1,480
  • 3 Stars
    535
  • 2 Stars
    154
  • 1 Stars
    103

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Book is better than the movies!

It just seems to me that Stephanie Meyer is an immature writer. It's as if she throws big words in to make it seem more intense or something. It sucked me in in spite of the immature nature of her writing. The movies are much better.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Love that I can listen to my favorite books while

Would you listen to Breaking Dawn again? Why?

Yes, I have all the books and will listen and read over and over again...

What was one of the most memorable moments of Breaking Dawn?

When Jacob imprints on baby Cullen.!!!

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

The different tones.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The entire book does!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

This is my favorite story!!

I love this story so much I listen to it all the time I like listening to the two narrators, they do an amazing job and they make me live the story every time I listen to it!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

My fav!

This for me has been the best love story ever. I've never been this enthralled before. Thanks Stephanie Meyer.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

I did enjoy the storyline....

....This was a longer book than the other three.....I did enjoy the storyline and it was fun to see Bella change.....I just felt that the book could have been shortened by a 1/3 and still been fine.....Stephanie Meyer has a tendancy to get a bit redundant with her writing....saying the same thing over and over again.....when once or twice would have been sufficient.....overall I did like the book and the struggles that happened and have become a HUGE Edward fan!...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Grrrr

Would you listen to Breaking Dawn again? Why?

yes, Loved the story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Breaking Dawn?

Bella's rebirth.

What didn’t you like about Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters ’s performance?

I can't stand how Ilyana pronounces things, there is no "p" in Jacob!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Couldn’t stop listening.

Overall everything was great. I listened to this whole series in a two weeks. #Cheers

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A Special Ending to the Series

Where does Breaking Dawn rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's up in the top ten. I really enjoy this series and this book. It's a complex yet fun read.

What did you like best about this story?

The romance, the continuity of the story following the rest of the story...the wedding, the way Bella accepts her transformation....her becoming a mother, a wife, a specially gifted member of her extended family.

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

If I have any problems with this audiobook, it is that they use the narrators separately. Neither of these narrators are particularly good at sounding like the opposite sex.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed, I cried....I had a great time listening to this book, again.

Any additional comments?

I have read this book several times in the past few years and seen the first movie....the first half the book several times, too. The audiobook is a great way to experience this story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Beautifully narrated!

This was very easy to listen to. I really enjoyed it. The narrating was great!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Best Vampire story ever

I enjoyed the book from cover to cover. I like the she tied Jacob, Bella and Edward all together in the end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!