Comments on: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer Review

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:01:18 +0000

Oops, meant, wasn’t stuck on hating this book <.<

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:59:47 +0000

Very nice, honest, and fun-to-read review! I am glad there is atleast one person out there who is just stuck on hating this book. Though, I have to admit, the very last bit kind of annoyed me, though just a little. It isn’t just girls that love Twilight, hello??? I am a guy and I love Twilight just as much as any girl! But ya, kind of rambling here, thanks for the review! It definitely was a great read from beginning to end.

By: gul fatima

gul fatima — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:00:53 +0000

i love this novella more than the novel itself..in eclipse novel only fascinating or say interesting part was to see jasper in action..other than this novel was okiiii…but eclipse n new moon can never compette wid the level twilight acheives alone..
but this novellla,however small,grip the readers attention…the climax z veeerry sad,it actually makes me cry but inspite of this fact the story was lovely…i m also looking forward to see freaky fred in action..the story could take another turn if bree survived and fred found her wid cullens and hence their love story……but anyways this story is worth buying 😉

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:42:44 +0000

I am a complete skeptic about the books because Breaking Dawn was so disgusting, but I bought the book because I remembered when I still loved Twilight and I was heart broken when Bree died.
The book was good. I liked that Bree didn’t angst, and I am so ready for a Freaky Fred follow up. But… I don’t know, the whole ending where Bree was just sooooo at peace with what was happening? Edward reading her thoughts and never bringing it up again? The mind-reader’s hair color changing, yet again? The book was a little lacking in consistency. Either way, I can’t wait for Fred.

By: Daisypetal

Daisypetal — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:05:47 +0000

I just finished it today. I liked it more than I thought I would, and I did enjoy the review. I, too, was confused by the “redheaded one.” I could not believe Diego really died so early on; I kept expecting him to resurface, because Riley was such a liar (and had been lied to, as well), who knew the truth?? But when he didn’t come back, and the rest of the event played out, I was bummed. I guess it does give a Romeo and Juliet flavor, like someone else said…

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:14:09 +0000

I loved it and this review was great, I do also hope that Fred gets his moment..and also i really want to know what Edward was thinking as Bree was dishing to him the dirty work of Jane!!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:05:49 +0000

This book was not go good at all sorry: ( I didnt even remeber the girl and why would I even care about her point of view. She gave me no good inoformation the book was a waste of my time and my money. How about we try from Alice’s point of view? Or EDWARD’S? I have no idea why somebody would enjoy the book who honestly cares how the people the cullen’s fought got there? It say’s that Bree girl has a short life anyways… so why would anybody honestly care?

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:49:52 +0000

Great book. Just wondering at the end when Edward said ‘don’t watch’ was he talking specifically to Bella or Bree?

By: BettyEl

BettyEl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:59:49 +0000

I guess I am definitely in the minority because I thought Bree was a complete waste of time for the reader and the writer. I didn’t care anything about Bree before or after reading about her. It provided nothing toward our understanding of or enjoyment of Eclipse. I think Stephenie could have made much better use of her time and talent on finishing Midnight Sun.

By: Meee

Meee — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:11:58 +0000

I forgot to say I think the saddest part for me was Diego dying..he was a nice guy who didn’t deserve dying like that from someone he trusted…

By: Meee

Meee — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:05:50 +0000

I hate Riley!!!!…he killed diego and made Bree belive he’s alive…I hated that!…but overall the book was awesome…the Redhead bit got me confused too!…and ofcourse we knew knew bree was going to die but it still felt bad :(…I read brees part on eclipse and it seemed different because we got to know her so well…I agree with everyone Kevin was great and I loved the way bree was talking to Edward in her mind…

By: Marlene

Marlene — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:09:15 +0000

OMG… let me start with saying i didnt think that this book was going to be as good as the other twilight saga book, but i got it anyway. NOW i am super glad i did…. i couldnt put it down….i loved every part of it.even though i knew how it was going to end i could not help but to find myself wishing that BREE’s life would have ended differently…. at first when riley said that diego was off with victoria doing some secret mission i thought he was getting bella pillow case and shirt..but later i noticed that i was wrong…. 🙁 so now i find myself wanting more… Next BOOK MIDNIGHT SUN….(HOPEFULLY)

By: Bella

Bella — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:18:06 +0000

Being a massive fan of the Saga, I was very skeptical when I first heard about this book, why write a 200 page book about a character that only features in the actual novel for ten pages, especially when there is a certain unfinished manuscript everyone wants to read the end of?

But, I did thoroughly enjoy reading it, it definitely made me think about Eclipse in a different way, because when I read it, I was thinking more about Edward, Bella and Jacob’s love triangle than the actual battle with Victoria.

Though, being a sucker for romances, I wish there was a little more between Diego and Bree, there was a few moments but I kind of want more, anyone feel the same?

As for Bree referring to Edward as a red head; that threw me off a bit too, I had to look back to see who they were talking about. But it makes sense if you think about it, Bella is the ‘voice’ we hear in the Twilight Saga and she would naturally take in more details about his appearance, because firstly she is in love with him l, and secondly Bree is consumed with the thought of Bella’s blood so she wouldn’t have much else going through her mind, if you look all her descriptions of the Cullens are vague, so it does make sense.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:09 +0000

I liked the book overall but the fact that Bree had a sad beginning and a sad end didn’t go so well with me.I think Diego and Bree shouldn’t have died and that the Volturi let the Cullens’ teach Bree because she didn’t harm anyone, she actually tried to save someone and that was Diego.They should have been able to get they’re happily ever after.Also i felt that once Bree found her little happiness from Diego that was all taken away so quickly, then again the book was called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, and even if she wasn’t with the Cullens’ she should have been with Diego because he didn’t cause any harm either, he was trained i suppose you can say.In my own opinion now all of Bella’s problems in the Twilight Saga all seem insignificant, because Bree dealt with the life of a “real” vampire she had to fight for what she wanted and she didn’t want much she only wanted to get away.And when Bella became a vampire everything was handed to her. Like i said in the beginning i liked the book overall but felt it should of had a better ending.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:14:46 +0000

You know I didn’t even read Eclipse but I know the synopsis of the story. I’ve read Twilight and New Moon. About the movie Eclipse, I was curious about who Jodelle Ferland was going to play, because I am a fan of hers, so I looked it up and saw she was playing Bree Tanner and I only read that she dies (but didn’t believe it) and I felt sad for her after I saw the featurette of “Introducing Bree Tanner” for the film. Then when I was at walmart I saw the book “The Short Second Life” and I felt like getting for no reason and I did. I went home and started reading it and I was hooked. I finished it in under 2 hours. I love this book and I actually prefer Bree’s point of view instead of Bella’s I mean that I love readIng about Bree’s instead of Bella’s. Anywho I love this story and Im glad that I got this book. P.s. Love your review.

By: Wagahaiwa

Wagahaiwa — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:25:37 +0000

I loved it. I wasn’t so sure about the idea of it at first but gah Bree adds such a raw feeling to things.

And Fred won my heart pretty quick. Cannot wait til his book comes out.

By: Pauline

Pauline — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:25:35 +0000

in twilight, edward is told to have bronze colored hair, although you probably thinking of a tuba, there is mentions of his hair being auburn or copper colored as well. which could translate, to maybe a strawberry blond, or a dark red like bree mentioned. Maybe when stephanie pictures him, he has dark red hair. She did throw us off there though. :]

By: Gina Cullen black

Gina Cullen black — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:09:39 +0000

For a really small short book I enjoyed it . It was cool to see the cullens from a different side it was cool that Edward knew what was really goin on with the voltori from brees mind I got a lil bored from the other newborns I new right way that Diego died I felt hurt for Bree but all in all it was good I’ve been waiting for another twi book from mrs meyer
and I’ll be waiting for more to come 🙂

By: Sporkfairy

Sporkfairy — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:05:48 +0000

Fred, oh Fred. I hope that he’s all right. I hope that he didn’t turn back to try to help his friend Bree. I hope that he’s not the “hidden” newborn that Leah encountered in Eclipse, and who mixed it up with Jacob. But he could be. He could be.

Bree was one smart, tough little vampire, but ultimately tragic, as you say, Sam C. I’m glad we got to know her.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:21:57 +0000

This book was great! I finished it in 2 hours also. I definitely like the idea of SM doing other books, any books she writes are good, but I am still mostly in love with the Cullen family so id mostly just love to see a book on Jake and Nessie! Although all the lose ends were tied up in that book I feel we were denied the happily ever after when it comes to those two characters, I want to know how their story plays out. Still this book was brilliant, fleshed out the background a bit more, loved it 🙂

By: Carly

Carly — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:17:08 +0000

I enjoyed the book but with it being so short I was dying for more. It was wonderful being back in that world again, experiencing something new. Very odd though wating for the Cullens to be mentioned. Was so confused when there was a mention of a “Redheaded Vampire”. Couldn’t understand where that was from but like you say it must just be her interpretation of him. Enjoyed the sneakyness of the Volturi also!!!
Next MIDNIGHT SUN!!!!!!

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:35:06 +0000

Like all SM books I had to read it as fast as I could. Although I knew that she wouldn’t, I wanted Bree to catch up with Fred. He is a very interesting character. I found myself wondering if one of the Cullens tracked him down the next day to let him know what happened to Bree and to clue him in on the vampire world. I thought I had put my books back up on the shelf but now I find I’m thirsting for more.

By: mj

mj — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:06:39 +0000

I expected more. I wanted to know Bree’s life before she became a vamp. I thought the first year they shouldn’t be able to think of anything but blood. Why are Diego, Bree, and Fred so rational? Why are they able to think of other things rationally ie: kissing, card playing, reading, being careful to cover their tracks at such a young age? Like someone said before me, Bree is the mirror image of Bella. I didn’t get anything different from newborns.
Oh and I have a feeling that Fred is meant for Tanya- he is headed north.
My favorite so far of all SM’s books is the unfinished Edward’s perspective. I had butterflies reading it. She should stick to finishing his side of the story (of all 4 books), then move on to Jake and Nessie.

By: Tegan

Tegan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:02:47 +0000

I adored the book, and I loved your review. I felt pretty much the same way, except that I was actually pretty sad when Bree died. I loved having insight on what it was like to be a newborn, because before I guess I just sort of pictured them as soulless bloodsucking fiends, whereas this book made at least a few of them seem like more dimensional characters for me. I guess I only wish it could have been longer. =]

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:08:32 +0000

I thought that your review was great. I got this book yesterday and also read it within two hours it was very good, and it was nice to be able to read a new book and have that excitment of not knowing what will come next. It reminds me when i first read all of the twilight saga in six days i just couldnt put them down 🙂
i think its great she has brought it out before the film because seeing the other side of the story makes it so different.
i also want a book to be written about fred he is just awsome 🙂 but i wsh diego had survived so a book could have been written of him.
very good review melissa x