Book Review: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer

From the epic worldwide phenomenon that is the Twilight series, comes a novella called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. The story focuses on life through the eyes of newborn vamp, Bree, who we see mercilessly killed at the hands of the Volturi in the third installment, Eclipse. Who is Bree? What caused her to surrender to the Cullens in the first place? How could so many vampires be convinced to be in an army? These were all questions that used to torment the Twi-hard inside me. Fortunately for me, and millions of other “Team Edward” T-shirt wearing lunatics, Stephenie Meyer finally decided to release this lovely short read and silence all of our questions.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years, you probably know what Meyer’s bestselling Twilight saga is all about. Like it or not, vampire hysteria has swept the nation in virtually every aspect imaginable. From life size Edward and Jacob cutouts to a line of Twilight makeup and clothing at Nordstrom, you can’t go anywhere without seeing the effects these books have had on the world. When something can cause as much (maybe more) insanity as the Harry Potter series, you know it’s good. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is no exception.

The story starts in the outskirts of Seattle, where Bree and the other blood lusting newborn vampires have gone to hunt for the night. The book follows the gang and their ruthless leader, Riley, into the months leading up to the battle with the Cullens. Through straightforward yet vivid description, Meyer sends readers plunging into the life of a “real” vampire – the blood sucking monsters so opposite from how fans picture Edward Cullen. Yet through characters like Bree, Diego and Fred, I actually sympathized with this band of hoodlums.

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