Have you ever been so touched by a book that it breaks your heart to have finished it? Has a series of books ever so enthralled you that you never want the journey of the characters in that series to come to an end? That is what I am going through now. I finished Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer around 7 last night and now that it is over, I miss the entire lot of characters. Breaking Dawn was the last in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer and it was spellbinding and beautiful, heart warming and heart wrenching. It was truly epic and I loved every second of it. I laughed and cried throughout the book. I was amused by her change of voice for about a quarter of the book when she broke from the norm of Bella's perspective to give us Jacob's perspective. I thought that it would annoy me at first when I saw what Stephenie Meyer had done. But, instead, it warmed me even more to the character of Jacob and, all the feelings of anger and frustration, mixed with sadness and despair for him as he pined for Bella in a way that would never get him anywhere. I both loved and hated Jacob up until that point in the book. I loved his protective adoration and yearning for Bella. Who doesn't want to be wanted and loved the way that Jacob wanted and loved Bella. But, I also hated him for his attempt at trying to destroy Bella's and Edward's relationship. I have always been on Team Edward so, Jacob was a source of irritation for me. But, once I was in the thick of his voice, I could no longer despise him and let that sorrow for him take over. And, the attention to detail that Stephenie Meyer gave when she changed the voice from Bella to Jacob, right down to the chapter titles, was so clever. I couldn't help but love every minute of it.
The end threw me into a tizzy. I just cried like a little baby for the last nearly 50 pages or so.
But, with this despair of having to let go of this series entirely, comes a hope that the story of the Cullens, Swans and Quileutes is not entirely over. I am hoping that Stephenie Meyer will explore the newest member of the Cullen, and probably future Quileute, family in Renesmee's story. How could she not explore that? My hope is that she is so devoted to the saga that she can't resist Renesmee's story and that she will have to revisit the entire cast of characters again to satisfy her own curiosity, as well as her fans'!
Until then, I must pick up the pieces of my shattered heart. It sounds weird to say that my heart is shattered by the end of a saga in written form but, that is how it feels. I truly feel love for these fictional characters in a way that I have never felt for any other characters in all of the hundreds of books that I have read. It is like going through a break up or losing a close friend or family member and knowing you will never see or talk to them again.
Farewell to my beloved Cullens, Swans and Quileutes! I hope we meet again in the future.
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