Breaking Dawn

This is an okay book written by Stephenie Meyer. Bella and Edward are finally married. After the ceremony they go to a private island off the coast of Brazil for their honeymoon. Bella starts feeling sick and has strange symptoms and learns that, despite the long odds against it, she is now pregnant. Edward decides to rush her back to his family so she can receive medical care. The baby is draining Bella's strength, but she commits to keeping her. Jacob is upset that Bella plans to keep the baby and tries to talk her out of it. His werewolf clan decides they want to attack the vampires, and it puts him into an awkward position. After the baby is born, Jacob develops a fondness towards her. Bella comes to enjoy her new life and the freedom it provides.

This is the fourth and final novel in the series. The chess board on the cover is a metaphor of Bella's transition from weakness (the pawn) to strength (the queen). Meyer was influence by two of Shakespeare's plays, The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Godiva made a Twilight-themed chocolate bar. This was the biggest-selling children's book of 2008 with over 6 million copies sold. The book will be split into two films and the first is scheduled for release on November 18, 2011. According to a review in the Washington Post: "Breaking Dawn has a childbirth sequence that may promote lifelong abstinence in sensitive types."