Meyer, Stephenie. Eclipse. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2007.
Bella is dating vampire Edward Cullen, which causes stress in her friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf and an enemy of vampires. At first Edward is overprotective of Bella, always concerned about her safety around an uncontrollable werewolf; however, when Bella and the Cullens are threatened by Victoria, a vampire whose mate was killed by the Cullens, and an army of dangerous newborn vampires who she creates, Edward relies on Jacob and the pack of werewolves to form an alliance in order to protect Bella’s life. Throughout the intense battles, Bella realizes that she loves both Edward and Jacob, but in different ways, and must decide which person she wants to be with. Bella once described Jacob as her sun, but can the sun survive a lunar eclipse? Who will Bella choose to be her only love? Will Victoria be triumphant in killing Bella and afflicting the pain she felt over the loss of James on Edward?
The setting is in Forks, Washington, where there are many forestry areas and mountains where the battles occur. The setting reflects upon the mystifying, and in Victoria and the newborns’ case, sinister characteristics of the supernatural characters. The time of the novel is present time period, which allows the audience to relate to the culture of the characters.
The beautiful romance, which encompasses love and trust, between Bella and Edward captivates the female audience. Bella trusts her life, which is constantly endangered by vengeful vampires, to Edward, and would rather die than put him or his family in danger.
Meyer also utilizes tension, drama, and suspense in the climax to provide heart-pounding intensity to the reader and make the novel impossible to cease reading.
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