Twilight (V)

Did the book come to a satisfactory closure for you? Why/not?

The ending of Twilight came to a very satisfactory closing in a predictable, romantic novel sort of way. And at the same time, no conclusion was ever reached. How frustrating is that!!!

(P.S.- do not read further if you don't want the ending spoiled.)

So, of course the bad guy (or vampire) was defeated. Murdered, really. Edward's family took care to remove any traces that James ever existed. During all the heroic stuff, though, Bella did get bitten. Typical of the damsel in distress. The theory goes that if you get bitten by a vampire and not killed, then you are infected with the poison, which will turn you into a vampire. The only way to prevent that is to have the poison removed by having a vampire suck it out, without killing you. Ironic, huh? The very thing that poisons you is the one thing that can save you.

So, there is Bella, lying on the floor, slowly turning into a vampire. Now, Edward must make a choice. Let Bella experience this excruciatingly painful transformation into a vampire so that she may live with him forever, or suck the venom out and risk potentially killing her. Edward sucks. Fortunately, he did not kill her (go figure!). After Edward saves Bella, the rest of the book basically discusses Bella's wish to be turned into a vampire verses Edward's refusal to make her one of the undead.

The end of the book leaves the reader knowing that one day Bella will get her wish, but also leaves room for a potential sequel, which I guess would have been suspenseful if I had read Twilight when it first came out. Like I mentioned before, the relationship between Edward and Bella seems way too surreal, no thanks to them telling each other how much they love one another at least three times a page for the last forty pages!!!!!!!! However, considering the type of book Twilight is and the audience it is meant for, the conclusion would satisfy many teenage girls. Maybe I'm too rational, I don't know. But I will admit that the end was much more captivating than the rest of the book. The bad guy had a very interesting plan to lure Bella out of hiding. Overall, not a bad book.