Cover of Breaking Dawn

Breaking Dawn

  • 2000 first published
  • 756 pages
  • ★ 3.5 (119 ratings)
  • 90 editions

Published in 2000, Breaking Dawn is a vampire fiction and werewolf fiction novel by Stephenie Meyer. The story is set in Washington, State and Forks, in Vampires and werewolf love. It features Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. Key subjects include Edward Cullen, vampires, Bella Swan and werewolves.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.5 out of 5 from 119 ratings, and 742 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 90 editions across 13 languages.

At about 756 pages, most readers finish it in 13–14 hours.

About Breaking Dawn

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the threat from which the fate of two tribes hangs. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life -- first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse -- seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed forever? The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic. -- Container. When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Vampires and werewolf love

Characters

  • Bella Swan
  • Edward Cullen

Subjects

  • Edward Cullen
  • Vampires
  • Bella Swan
  • Werewolves
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Young adult fiction
  • Mystery fiction
  • High schools
  • Schools
  • Marriage
  • Horror fiction
  • Supernatural
  • Children's fiction
  • Washington, State
  • Novela de misterio
  • Hombres lobo

Quick answers

Who wrote Breaking Dawn?

Breaking Dawn was written by Stephenie Meyer and first published in 2000.

What genre is Breaking Dawn?

It is usually shelved as Vampire Fiction, Werewolf Fiction and Horror.

How long is Breaking Dawn?

The median edition has 756 pages, about 13–14 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Breaking Dawn?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake), The Killing Dance and The Awakening.

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