There are flaws, to be sure. Stephenie is her own tough act to follow. Out of the 4 books in the Twilight Saga, Twilight is the best in my book. There were no expectations then--now, they're astronomical and I think Meyer did the best she could with Breaking Dawn, cramming what could probably have gone on another book or two into one volume. For people expecting the best writing *ever*, it isn't. A lot of it is quite jarring, weird, and unexpected. Although I do remember a discussion I was having with some others about Eclipse last year, and coming up with the exact plot line Meyer uses to close the quartet. The goal was to make people happy, to end the story, and hopefully not make too many people angry. By the looks of ratings on Amazon.com, failure on that last point. Real fans, quit whining, go back and reread your favorite of the first three, and say good night to the series if you must. I enjoyed all seven hundred something pages (more of the middle, told by Jacob) and look forward to rereading them all again.

If you're really pissed, go read [book: Poison Study] by Maria V. Snyder.