Life and Death - Twilight Reimagined by Stephanie Meyer

 

22 October 2015

 

 

Life and Death - Twilight Reimagined by Stephanie Meyer

(Twilight Special Tenth Anniversary Edition)

Synopsis:

Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Twilight with this special double-feature book! This new edition pairs the classic love story with Stephenie Meyer's bold and surprising reimagining of the complete novel with the characters' genders reversed. In Life and Death, readers will be thrilled to experience this iconic tale told through the eyes of a human teenage boy in love with a female vampire. Packaged as an oversize, jacketed hardcover "flip book," this edition features nearly 400 pages of new content as well as exquisite new cover art. Fans of Bella and Edward will not want to miss the opportunity to see these iconic characters portrayed in intriguing new roles.

 

 

My Review: 4 out of 5

I really enjoyed the reimagined version.  I know that the gender swap has been done a lot in fanfiction, but I liked the way this book flowed with the changes, although there is not a lot of differences between the two versions, I found that the small necessary changes really let the story unfold into a good read.

 

The character of Beau, was well portrayed, still showing the clumsiness and insecurities of a 17 year old bookworm but definitely a strong willed male experiencing love for the first time.  While the character of Edythe, I found very suited to the tortured Vampire role.

 

Overall, I found that I enjoyed this version of the story just as much as I liked Twilight when I read it for the first time all those years ago.  To the point that, I think, I would have even preferred the characters of Beau and Edythe over Edward and Bella. That being said I would have left the roles of Carlisle, Esme, Rose and Emmett the same as I don't feel anything was gained by the role swaps, but I did enjoy the changed roles of Alice and Jasper with Archie and Jess.

 

Also, without giving away the ending, if you haven't read it yet, I will just say that I really liked the way it was finished.

 

Definitely read the Author foreword and closing statement, as it will answer the "why has Stephanie Meyer written this?" question and also the ever present question of "why not finish Midnight Sun?".

 

 

Would I read the next in the series or another story by this Author?

Yes, I loved both the original Twilight Books as well as this story, so would always look for others.

 

Would I recommend someone else to read this story?

Yes, it is definitely worth the read.

 

 

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