Sad end to what could have been a brilliant saga

I read all the books and heres what I think for whats its worth. Meyer is never going to set the world alight with her literary skills. In"Twillight" she created a believeable world and a perfect little story that was very satisfying to read so you could forgive her flaws as a writer."New Moon" not as perfect but pretty good too. This final book unfortunately showcases her glaring lack of writing talent with a poor storyline and some downright ridiculous moments. It has already been said by other reviewers but I feel she chose the lazy route with the story line and padded the book out to the last with pages of unnecessary waffle to fatten it up. I hope the screen play for the film strips all this padding from it and makes something better of it.

A-drug-like-book

i think i was addicted by this book since Twilight, so Eclipse just making me addicted with it.<br />The price is worth it.<br />Like it.

Enjoyable enough read, but not the same

Just a few points:<br />- this is very different from the first Vampire Diaries series, LJ Smith drawing more on her Night World writing. The new supernatural beings and their background feature very heavily. And vampires don't feature other than the Salvatore brothers are vampires, there's no issue with the fact that they are<br />- it is also different in that there is no question of who Elena should be with. Only the once is it very briefly suggested that she might be more naturally suited to Damon yet it had already been made obvious that she and Stefan are soulmates<br />- there is little if no development of Bonnie, Meredith, Matt - which I thought was a shame, it became predictable and 'old'<br />- however, I did like reading it and found myself wanting to pick it up again after a few hours of putting it down as there was plenty of action, it was an enjoyable enough read<br />- I doubt I will buy the next two in the series to read, the synopsis doesn't interest me and I preferred the tension in the relationship of all three of them in the love triangle in the first series<br />- Hodder have proven awful as publishers, both with this book and the re-release of the original series in 2 vols. Typos and errors galore, I would not buy this book just on that basis and wait for a flawless (as it should be) second edition

gets better if i can endure it!

being a fan of all paranormal/ vampire/ immortal romance fiction i have to say that i was a dash disappointed when i read the firs volume of vampire diaries. elena is too weak, too full of herself but when the stuff gets ugly she just faints! lol however, it got better by the fourth book and now i'm really looking forward to read the fifth one. elena seems to grow up and get stronger about herself and all the troubles she's into. so, if you can endure the first ones you will certainly enjoy the rest of it!

Excellent Book!

This book is excellent, after reading the 1st book i couldnt wait to read this one and wasnt disapointed. One of the best vampire books i have read, and ive read loads. Defo recomend if u liked the twilight saga.

Brilliant read!!!

Dont miss out on this book, its the 2nd in the series and worth reading, i thoroughly enjoyed them all!!!

Utter drivel!

Really apart from the masses of screaming girls what has this series done?<br />The writing style is dreadful; the reimagining of vampires and werewolves is disgraceful sparkly bloody vampires, you madam have effectively slapped the myths in the face read Dracula then have a go at re-reimagining vampires.<br />quick does anyone have blades number.

fun

Love all the Percy Jackson books - great fun and much cooloer and more believable than Harry Potter. Although considering what an unpleasant bunch the Greek gods are and how nasty they are to mortals, it does make you question why Percy and his pals support them!

Better than the movie

After seeing the movie yesterday i just wanted to add a quick review here for people who want to start reading AFTER seeing the movie.<br /><br />Although i very much enjoyed the movie, it is not a scratch on the actual book and the second you start reading the book you realise, although the main concept is the same, the book is actually very different.<br /><br />Within the book, the characters are much deeper and you build a better connection with them, especially Grover who i believe wasn't portrayed at his best in the film.<br /><br />The books story and handling of Percy finding out he is a Demi-God and who his father is, is much more detailed and alot less rushed and the book is jam-packed with action that never made it to the screen<br /><br />I would rate the movie 5/5 so that would mean the book would get a 10/5<br /><br />Truly if you enjoyed the film and were thinking of picking this book up i would highly recommend it<br /><br />~paperface~

Hilarious, in a good way

I have to admit that when I first picked up this book and saw Camp Half-Blood, I immediately thought, 'what a totally shameless Harry Potter rip-off.' I mean, hello. Camp Half-Blood? Half-Blood Prince? Lightening Thief? Lightening scar? Harry, Ron and Hermione? Percy, Grover and Annabeth? <br /><br />But actually, I was pleasantly surprised. They are written not perhaps in the most beautiful, descriptive prose, but in a really funny one that will have you laughing out loud (so beware, do not read this in a public place ;D). The characters are heroic without being total ego-trippers, they are down to earth but funny without being pains, and even though their situations were sometimes a little unbelievable (yes, we're stuck in a room with no escape and immortal skeletons are coming at us with guns but don't worry! We'll start a food fight and escape), it's never so bad that you physically have to put the book down. <br /><br />My only other gripe is that on every other page, someone is always 'nuts', or going 'nuts'. I got so fed up that I felt like scribbling through the word 'nuts' with my black permanant marker when it appeared for about the fiftieth time. But apart from that, it is a seriously good book. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who likes really funny books with some Greek mythology thrown into the mix. <br /><br />

Fantastic Book!

I bought this book for my 11 year old daughter. She loved it, so both my husband and I read it. After that, we all read the rest of the books in the series. These are some of the best books we have read in a long while. Lots of action, but with a great storyline too. <br /><br />We have been recommending these to anyone with a child between 11 and 15, and probably everyone else as well!<br /><br />The only sad thing is that there are no more to read!

move over harry and artemis!

Move over JK Rowling and Eoin Colfer - Percy Jackson is much cooler than Harry Potter and more believable than Artemis Fowl. I bought this by mistake - thought I'd got the first book in the series rather than the last one, but enjoyed it tremendously even though I'd missed a lot of the backplot - which I'm now planning to rectify. Good stuff!

the gruffalo

as a nursery nurse this is one of my favourite stories and always goes down well with the children. i bought this book to read to/with my baby son, it is extremely sturdy and well worth the money and hope that one day he will love it as much as i do!

A gripping ending to an excellent series

My son (aged 16 now) has followed this series of books for years. Despite being rather grown up, he still wanted to order the last one. He read it in one sitting and loved it!<br />Thoroughly recommend this book!

Could read it over and over

This quickly became a family favourite (although our little one is too young to know it!). The rhyme and repetition make this story a joy to read and the illustrations are brilliant. I could read this book to my son every night and not get fed up.

The Snail and the Whale big book

My 3 year old grandson absolutely loves this book - great pictures and storyline. Excellent

Gruffalo's child

A lovely book and follows on from the Gruffalo. My 2 year old loves the stories and the pictures.

Really a book for small children?

Interestingly, none of the children I know seems to really like this book. I don't know why, since it seems to have everything a good book should have.<br /><br />But somehow, the lovely message seems to be lost on the small children this is usually bought for, while the older ones aren't interested anymore, maybe because the text is a bit, well, simple, shall we say? It is certainly not a book I have ever been asked to read for a child by the child itself.<br /><br />I wonder, is it is more a case of adults buying it because *they* like it?<br /><br />So, buy it by all means as well, but don't be too disappointed if your kids are less fond of it than you are.

Brilliant - as usual

This is book is very good, a great read for parents and children alike. The usual standard from this pair.