COMMENTARY/REACTIONS/NOTES:
So we open with utter sappiness. I mean this chapter is dripping with sappy that puts Hallmark movies to shame. Hell, it's enough sap to put Nicolas SPARKS to shame. Basically the first few pages are Bella and Edward in pre-wedding coupleness and just eyeing eachother and marveling over how much in love they are. Gag me. This is from someone who likes movies like Runaway Bride okay? Even a self-proclaimed romantic thinks this is over-the-top sap.
Through all the gushing we learn that this is the night before they are to married which makes the sappiness a little more understandable I guess if it weren't for the fact that these two ARE ALWAYS LIKE THIS. Even after being together for what...two to three years? If the sappiness isn't bad enough, Meyer has to add in yet another "I want sex, no I'm a gentleman!" scene between the two. Because you know we didn't get enough of that in Eclipse and Meyer has to remind us what is appropriate just in case we forgot from the last book.
On top of the sexist part of that. We get Edward lamenting about the fact that he's taking away Bella's chance to be a mother. Because you know she worried so much about being a mother before hand...no wait she never once mentioned being a mother or ever cared about being a mother period. So I don't think she's broken hearted about it. Yet Edward insists it's horrible. We all know this is foreshadow right?
If you don't believe me about the sap and think I'm exaggerating (which granted I may be a little) here is a taste of the dialogue between the two. Edward on his bachelor party:
"Bachelor parties are designed for those who are sad to see the passing of their single days. I couldn't be more eager to have mine behind me. So there's really no point."
From Breaking Dawn, Chapter 2
Let me ask you, do you know any guy (or person for that matter) who seriously believes that about bachelor parties? Give me a break Meyer. Someone is very clearly out of touch. If you don't think so, think for a moment on the fact that EDWARD gets a bachelor party but Bella gets no bachelorette party. Tell me how that works in todays world.
No. Instead of going out and partying like a normal person (because remember readers, Bella is not normal) what does Bella do? She lays in bed and thinks about things. She spares brief worry for her wedding dress and then worries about the Denali clan. Why, I don't know. She just does. See, she's worried there'll be trouble because of the whole thing in Eclipse yet it they did harbor a grudge then why would they have been invited and why would they have accepted? Therefore this worry makes no sense.
Another nonsense worry is Bella being jealous about Tanya. See, for some reason Bella thinks she's after Edward. Even though Edward's never mentioned her beyond passing, and she herself has never made a nuisance of herself so this worry is even more stupid then the last worry.
Then all the worrying suddenly turns into flashbacking about Carlisle taking about Denali Clan history and thus fullfilling is role as the backstory giver in this series. Then in even more erratic storytelling that flashbacking turns into Bella dreaming. The dreaming includes pyres of some sort and some sort of demon baby. This totally sappy and random chapter ends with demon looking baby opening it's eyes. I'm sorry but WHAT?
WORD LIST: cavalier
GENERAL ANNOYANCES: The utter sap that is the first half of this chapter.
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