i have MANY thoughts. there are some things that i liked that have made this reading worth it, but i don't know if they are enough to make me want to re-read this one in the future. i don't think so. i loved the nostalgia, that's for sure, and i missed some of the characters. i enjoyed knowing more about them, like for example, having edward as the main character gave us a better insight to his world. reading about the cullens was interesting, and understanding better how alice's and jasper's talents worked was a bonus that i appreciated.
it's curious to me that i cared more for other characters than for edward. i mean, i understand him, but at the same time his indecisiveness was so annoying. he would decide to do something and then straight out ignore himself and do the opposite. he was condemning himself for his thoughts, feelings and behaviour, yet he would do nothing to correct them and instead would just complain. again and again and again. and that aside from his creepiness and stalking mode. i can't believe we used to think this was romance back in 2005.
anyway, yes. i don't regret reading it, because i liked reading about some characters that were "left behind" in the original series. reading about jasper's "talent" was so much more impressive than in twilight or eclipse, for that matter. and reading about emmet's fraternal love and protectiveness towards bella was so much more endearing than how it was portrayed previously. even rosalie's motives for being so against bella made more sense (EVEN THOUGH I STILL THINK THAT SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST BADASS CHARACTERS OF THIS SERIES AND WAS SO UNFAIRLY IGNORED AND HATED, I SAID WHAT I SAID). so yes, 3/5 seems like a fitting review.