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[Review] The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Rating: ★★★★★ Category: Books Genre: Mystery & Thrillers Author: Stephenie Meyer This novella acts as a supplement to Eclipse. In that book, the Cullens continued living in Forks, Washington. All the while, Bella was awaiting her high school graduation. However, conflict arrives and they were forced to fight a group of new vampires. They termed it as newborn vampire army. And Bree Tanner was a a member of that army. However, Eclipse only showed the Cullen's side from Bella's perspective. It didn't expound on the tactics of their enemy. Reading Eclipse alone is incomplete. That's why this novella is a must. 'The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner' is about the story of the newborn vampire as indicated in the title. Her story is presented in the first person perspective. Her world as a vampire is very different from how the Cullens live. There was chaos, pain, and gore. And worse, she felt like she didn't have a choice but to live with it. On the brigh

[Review] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Rating: ★★★ Category: Movies Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Eclipse is way better than its two predecessors. Maybe a new director, David Slade, and an 80-million budget was what Summit Entertainment needed to pump up the movie adaptation of the book. There was definitely an improvement in every aspect: the plot, the scenes, the finally, the musical score. However, the pacing of the events is too fast that it failed to give ample character development. Well, there were scenes wherein Jasper and Rosalie's past was shown. But the other vampires and werewolves had a low profile. On the bright side, this movie remained true to the book as much as possible. Those who have read the book might have understood this movie, but for those who haven't, well, expect a lot of questions from your head. It is a fast paced movie. Almost all the events were summarized in less than 2 hours. The rivalry between Edward and Jacob was clearly emphasized right from the start. It goes beyond