Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Review THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER by Stephenie Meyer


THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER
by,
Stephenie Meyer
Details:
published June 5th 2010 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published June 2010) Hardcover, 178 pages

Placement in Pile: Somewhere between middle and reaching new heights

Summary:
Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.
In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.

Bree Tanner can barely remember life before she had uncannily powerful senses, superhuman reflexes and unstoppable physical strength. Life before she had a relentless thirst for blood... life before she became a vampire.
All Bree knows is that living with her fellow newborns has few certainties and even fewer rules: watch your back, don't draw attention to yourself and, above all, make it home by sunrise or die. What she doesn't know: her time as an immortal is quickly running out.
Then Bree finds an unexpected friend in Diego, a newborn just as curious as Bree about their mysterious creator, whom they know only as "her". As they come to realize that the newborns are pawns in a game larger than anything they could have imagines, Bree and Diego must choose sides and decide whom to trus. But when everything you know about vampires is based on a lie, how do you find the truth?

REVIEW:

This was a hard one to place - it is a fun and interesting read to give you new persepective on Bree (and her reactions at the end of ECLIPSE) and on this whole other side to the story. However, it wasn't absolutely amazing or anything. I enjoyed it, it was a fast, easy read, and worth it if you're a Twilight fan. But Twilight and Eclipse are still my two favorites from the series.

I hope to see something new from SM soon, to see how she's grown as a writer, and what she's going to do next. If you've read it, what did you think?

1 comments:

Aubrey said...

Thanks for the review! I need to read this one. Especially since it is a fast read. I have heard that SM highly suggests you read this before watching Eclipse (whether that is to boost sales, or because it really is interesting background info -- I imagine a little of both).