Stephenie Meyer deserves an "atta girl" for the satisfying way she closes out her Twilight saga with the final book, Breaking Dawn. I really liked the first book, Twilight, and the follow-ups, New Moon and Eclipse were enjoyable, but Breaking Dawn hits the ground running and doesn't let up until the very end. There's not as much of the Vampire--Human--Werewolf love triangle as in the middle books, which is a good thing. Everything's pretty much sorted out on that front, so readers don't have to endure a lot of will-she, won't-she turmoil...(and in my humble opinion, excess padding) in the process of getting through all 742 pages of this tome. I'm not saying there are no surprises--far from it--it's just that all of Bella's woe-is-me heartthrob waffling seems to be left behind in favor of a more mature, decisive leading lady. Just like J.K. Rowling did with the final installment of her Harry Potter series, Ms. Meyer seems to have listened to her fans and given them exactly what they expected from their beloved characters.Several copies of this book are available from Stone MS Library. Note that it carries a YA label for content (some language, a few graphic descriptions, and brief sexual references). This book series, and especially this title, are recommended for mature readers, preferably 8th grade and up.
