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Review: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

June 10, 2010 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

I’ve been anxiously awaiting this book for quite a while.
I loved The Twilight Saga and I was so excited to have the chance to be in that world again.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer is written from the perspective of a newborn vampire that is part of the army that attacks the Cullen family in Eclipse.
Bree played a very small roll in Eclipse and I was curious to see how Stephenie Meyer would develop this minor character.
It was disturbing at first to see through the eyes of an actual newborn — the thirst, the disregard for human life, the disconnect from that previous world.
I think that Stephenie Meyer did a good job of showing us how the newborns viewed Seattle as their playground, and the humans they encountered as simply food.
I now understand why the newborns followed Riley so blindly, and the conversations in Eclipse make a lot more sense.
I really felt for Bree and I thought she would have made an excellent addition to the Cullen family, if Jane had spared her life.
I wonder if Stephenie Meyer will expound upon some of the new characters she introduced in this book. I would love to see what happened to them.
This was by no means a great literary feat, but I enjoyed getting to see the Twilight world from a different angle.
 
You can read this novella in its entirety online until July 5 here.
Or, you can order it from Amazon here.

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Stephenie Meyer, Three Stars

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  1. Henry Larry

    March 11, 2024 at 7:44 am

    The exploration of Brees character added depth to Eclipses storyline. It was interesting to witness Seattle as the newborns playground and understand their loyalty to Riley. Excited to see if Meyer delves further into the fate of the new characters introduced.
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