Bree finished

It took me awhile to finish the short life of Bree and not because of the book. I moved on June 19th and spent most of the last two weeks unpacking and remodeling my new house. This is the first summer I haven't read much, not even brain candy.

I watched Eclipse on Monday and then finished Bree this morning. It was very interesting to finish the book after seeing Eclipse. Gave me a new insight on why Edward said some of what he did in the movie and explains some of the real insanity of the newborns in the movie. Ofcourse, now I want to reread Eclipse to see how Riley and Victoria behave in the movie and how the storyline plays out.

Bree's behavior (and Diego's)lends more credibility to how Bella behaves as a newborn as well.

If you are looking for romance like the rest of the twilight books you will be disappointed but there is still some excitement. Just no real enticing wolves ;)

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I wasn't sure if I'd like this eclipse novella. And at first I didn't, it seemed slow and boring. It was like being in the mind of a baby (newborn) and it felt disjointed and confusing. Which, now that I think about it, makes since I guess since Bree is a "newborn". I am on page 138 now, and it is really fascinating to understand how a cult (which in essence is what this vampire coven is like) is formed. All of the newborns, except Fred, Bree, and Deigo, blindly follow Riley. Riley is Her (Victoria)Captain or righthand man who is in charge of controlling the newborns. If you step away from the story it seems like Stephenie Meyer is trying to show how dangerous it can be to blindly follow anyone - friend, family, boy/girlfriednd, gang, government. It is vital that we be able to think for ourselves. Otherwise, we are essentially puppets. Who would you rather have control over you? I think this is a really important lesson for middle schoolers to learn because puppets are just as responsible for their actions.

What do you think?

Mrs. Lord Anderson