Customer Reviews
Eclipse 
2008-05-13
Great romance Saga for the fantasy book lovers out there.
The book had a great action sequence at the end that made the rest of the book more barable.
Spoilers below, also a warning to those who love Edward.
The "But" to my 4 stars:
How anyone could respect the love triangle in this book astounds me. Reading Bella's personality and "getting to know her", there is no way she could love Jacob romantically. And that is my negative feelings for Jacob aside.
I am a huge fan of Edward and his "clean record." Most scenes with Edward were the reasons I enjoyed this book as much as I did. I had wanted some form of payback for what he did to Bella in book 2, but "kissing Jacob back" while being asaulted by him should be a crime, and was WAY overboard.
Edward is the only reason I will read book 4.
Eclipse 
2008-05-13
This is such an awesome book. Our book club read all three books in the series and not one negative comment was made. We cannot wait for the final book in August.
The characters are fascinating and the author does a wonderful job of connecting you to the characters. One cannot help but feel what they feel and feeling like you know them.
This author has me also because her books are not R rated.
Our ages are from 35-65. The perfect amount of drama.
One cannot wait to see what happens from one book to the next.
Highly reccomended reading.
Best Yet 2008-05-13
Stephanie Meyer has greatly evolved as an author in her third book in the Twilight Series. The book picks up right where the second book, New Moon, leaves off and demonstrates the torment of a lost love. However a new love interest sparks and shows a whole new dynamic. The story is well crafted and Meyer shows great potential to be, perhaps the next J.K. Rowling. The book is by far the best in relation to character development and plot progression. Meyer holds the reader in suspense even to the last page. Definitely looking forward to the fourth book.
The best one so far. LOVELY, BREATHTAKING!!!!! 2008-05-11
i think this book was the best one of the series, it had a little bit of everything. i love it sooooo muchhhhh. i'm obsessed with this books, and i can't wait for the movie!!! i want jacob to imprint with someone else, i want him to be happy but i want bella and edward together!!!! i can't wait for breaking dawn!!!!
awesome book 2008-05-10
i think this book is great,
it's better than New Moon i think.
but the book 1, Twilight, is the best.
Oh my god, what has she done? 2008-05-10
Readers captivated by
Twilight and
New Moon will eagerly devour
Eclipse, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob --- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?
A must read 2008-05-09
The third book in the Twilight saga... you have to read this if you've read the first 2! I read all three books in 6 days, working 10 hour days! I couldn't put them down!
I love this book! I highly recommend it to any book lover! It will have you hooked!
i love edward 2008-05-08
i thought eclipse was the best so far in the series. the only thing i did not like about this book was the fact that bella was falling for jacob and edward did not care, i hate jacob. he gets in the way to much. but overall i loved this book. i am mathew jacksons daughter
Bella, Edward, Jacob and More! 2008-05-08
Stephanie Meyer returns to her addictive page-turning style with Eclipse, the third book in her Twilight series (Twilight, New Moon). Vampire Edward Cullen and werewolf Jacob Black are both vying for the affections of teenager Bella Swan while their families remain mortal enemies. However, a new threat comes to the small town of Forks, Washington and the rivals must put aside their distaste for each other in order to protect the girl they both love.
Eclipse is an exciting mix of mystery and romance entwined in a fast paced urban fantasy thriller. Meyer is a master of characters as well as story. Fans of her books will enjoy the tension created with the Edward-Bella-Jacob love triangle, as well as the back stories provided in the novel for two of Edward's more elusive siblings, Jasper and Rosalie. Overall, the book was a pleasant addition to an increasingly more enchanting series.
both sides of the arguement 2008-05-07
Allow me to start out by saying that i've read all three books in the series and have relatively enjoyed them. i can see both the good and the bad.
***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT DOWN***
The good:
one of my favorite things about these books is the amount of character development that occurs throughout the series. meyer add many little quirks and nuances that make the characters much more real and believable. the fact that bella doesn't like the site of blood or that alice loves to shop takes both of them out of the 2-dimension of a novel and brings them to life. after reading three books about these people, they feel like your old friends.
Another thing that i like about these books is that there's sex without the sex. in many other vampire novels, you'll find at least one, if not multiple graphic scenes of hot-blooded sex. In the entire third book, there is maybe five (at most) scenes of kissing, two of which are with jacob. yet even though there isn't anything too terribly graphic, the book is loaded with sexual tension, passion, and desire. While noting the fact that Meyer is mormon (and thus refusing to do a graphic sex scene), she has managed to subtly weave the sexuality throughout the book in a way that an avid reader of vampire romance won't even miss the presence of a major sex-scene. as time magazine so kindly put it, there is more sex in just the third book than all of the snogging in the entire harry potter series.
the bad:
this section is easier write since i'm quicker to critisize than compliment. One of my biggest problems with the series is bella, the main character. she is the (or a very close second) most dramatic character vere in literature. she is always gasping, swooning, fainting, crying, elated, depressed, etc. her emotions are always to the extreme. also, she has absolutely no back-bone. she personifies the damsel in distress. she seems to have alot of bad lack but i personally think that if your that clumsy, you have an undiagnosed medical problem. someone always has to save her, whether it be edward, jacob, alice, or any other supernatural being. i have a hard time seeing her live long enough to be changed into a vampire.
this leads me to my second point, which is th dynamic between edward and bella. Their interaction can be divided into three things:1) "Bella/Edward. I love you so much! you're the air i breath. i can't live without you! i don't even deserve you! you don't know how lucky i am to be with you! i can't survive without you." 2) edward pretty much spends 2/3 of his time trying to keep bella safe. when bella wanted to go see jacob, edward had to drive her there and drop her off. as bella eloquently stated, its like a 7-year-old being transferreed inbetween divirced parents. at times, edward seems to exude a more paternal side than that of a lover's. 3) they pretty much spend the entire time that they are together arguing why edward won't sleep with bella and why he won't change bella in a murdering demonic being without a soul.
in summary, i would recomend this series to someone who is looking to pass the time. the books are insubstantial, light and airy with no thought involved. i liken reading these books to watching reality shows on mtv or reading a gossip magazine: something to be enjoyed but not taken too seriously. they offered a few hours of mind-numbing reprieve, but you definently won't find the answers to life.
