Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined

Stephenie Meyer

Nov 2016 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

For fans of the worldwide phenomenon Twilight comes a bold reimagining of Stephenie Meyer's novel, telling the classic love story but in a world where the characters' genders are reversed.
There are two sides to every story . . .
You know Bella and Edward, now get to know Beau and Edythe.
When Beaufort Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edythe Cullen, his life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With her porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edythe is both irresistible and enigmatic.
What Beau doesn't realize is the closer he gets to her, the more he is putting himself and those around him at risk. And, it might be too late to turn back . . .
With a foreword and afterword by Stephenie Meyer, this compelling reimagining of the iconic love story is a must-read for Twilight fans everywhere.
The series has been praised as New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, a Time magazine Best Young Adult Book of All Time, an NPR Best Ever Teen Novel, and a New York Times Editor's Choice. Enrapturing millions of readers since its first publication, Twilight has become a modern classic, leaving readers yearning for more.
It's here! #1 bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with the highly anticipated companion, Midnight Sun: the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view.
"People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time
"A literary phenomenon." -- The New York Times

Ratings and reviews

It's amazing, it's perfect. The people complaining are just whiney GenXers. The names are a little rough to get used too. But everything else literally just feels like a remaster of the first twilight book and the gender swap is a really fun what-if. You can really tell Stephanie Myer grew from the novice writer she was with twilight. Some people are calling this a cash grab. Idk and idc. It sounds like Stephanie had a lot of fun writing this, and I hope she writers more of this if she ever needs more money lol. Also the relationships feel more fleshed out, and I LOVE seeing Charlie interacting with his son.

This did not pass the bar exam. Lazy writing, HORRIFIC NAMES, and a cash grab if I've ever seen one and this is all factual statements based on the just the free sample preview. I couldn't image wasting $15 on this. I honestly thought it was a poorly done fan-fic and then had to snap out of my denial and accept that Stephanie somehow did this herself. I'm excited for Midnight Sun but HUNTY THIS IS NOT IT. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

The ending was a huge surprise! I liked that just changing the genders changed some of the issues I had with the original book. I think it helped me to read Edward's tone better. The names were weird, but using the same letter for each name helped me so much when trying to sync this book with the original, so I appreciated it. I may have enjoyed this book even more than the original (although the ending was just too bittersweet). I would definitely buy any sequels that were written for this book, if she ever decided to make them.

About the author

Stephenie Meyer is the author of the #1 bestselling Twilight Saga, The Host, and The Chemist. Twilight has enraptured millions of readers since its publication in 2005 and has become a modern classic, redefining genres within young adult literature and inspiring a phenomenon that has had readers yearning for more. The series has sold 160 million copies worldwide and was made into five blockbuster feature films. Stephenie lives in Arizona with her husband. Her website is stepheniemeyer.com.