Wow! Was this ever an angst fest. Edward "oblivious" Cullen not even knowing what jealousy feels like. This book held my attention quite well and kept me entertained until a certain post-baseball sequence ran on far too long.

I found myself comparing the dialogue and scenes to what I remembered from the first book. I found myself constantly calculating the plausibility of certain aspects coexisting with the original narrative. In most cases it works....there are some however where it glaringly does not. Some of the dialogue sequences are utterly different. This jerked me out of the story every time I caught it. 

Ultimately to enjoy the read I had to treat it like it was a new thing entirely. An alternate version of the story. One thing about this book that is overwhelmingly important: it trounces any notion of Bella and Edward as a healthy couple by any stretch.