Book Review – Eclipse – Twilight Saga Book 3

Eclipse is the third book in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer. It is advised to read the first two books in the series before reading Eclipse.

In ‘Twilight (Twilight Saga Book 1)’ Isabella (Bella) Swan moves to Forks to stay with her father where she meets Edward Cullen who is a vampire. She falls in love with him and defying all odds he is equally in love with her.

‘New Moon (Twilight Saga Book 2)’ sees Edward leaving Bella for her own good. Bella finds solace with her childhood friend Jacob Black who loves her very much. Jacob transforms into a werewolf & due to a series of events Edward is back in Bella’s life.

Eclipse (Twilight Saga Book 3) sees Bella in a lot of emotional turmoil. She is torn in between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob. She commits mistakes and acts selfish, in the course of which she hurts both, Jacob & Edward. Bella tries to keep a balance of Edward & Jacob in her life, as a soul mate and as a best friend; trying to forget their true identities of a vampire or werewolf & their life long enmity.

She later on realizes that she has fallen in love with Jacob too. Bella feels so selfish and tortured, but Edward is that much understanding and patient. He is not jealous or angry with Bella. He knows that when he left Bella, she was extremely hurt and totally broken. It was Jacob who helped her to heal again; in the process of which he left some part of him in Bella. Since Edward has seen Bella in so much pain when he had last left that now he has decided not to leave her until she asks him to do so. Hence Edward and Jacob both want to be with Bella till she actually makes a choice; making it a very well thought after decision for her rather than just a spur of a moment, compulsive one.

Eclipse throws light on how the Cullens became vampires and how the werewolves came into existence. These parts blend in well with the storyline of Bella being still hunted by the revenge seeking vampire Victoria.

Victoria has formed an army of “new born” vampires to fight against the Cullens & kill Bella. The vampires with the help of the werewolves plan to fight against this army and end all the killings once and for all.

Does Victoria succeed in killing the Cullens or Jacob and the werewolves?

Will it leave Bella regretting all her life that they died protecting her?

Stephenie Meyer keeps you on the edge wanting to read it all. Let us see what lies in store for Edward and Bella in the next book – Breaking Dawn [http://chanakyaspeaks.com/book-review/book-review-breaking-dawn-twilight-saga-book-4/]