Eclipse (Twilight)

The steamy love triangle heats up in the third book of The Twilight Saga, as Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob and her romance with Edward--a decision that could change the fate of vampires and werewolves forever.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob--knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.

With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death?

Praise for The Twilight Saga

"This tale of tortured demon lovers entices"--Kirkus Reviews

"In the tradition of Anne Rice. . . this dark romance is gripping." --Booklist (starred review)

"The novel's danger-factor skyrockets as the excitement of secret love and hushed affection morphs into a terrifying race to stay alive." --School Library Journal (starred review)

"Relish this new adventure and hunger for more"--Booklist

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A New York Times "Editor's Choice"
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

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Published Aug 7, 2007

629 pages

Average rating: 7.09

204 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Izzy Winn
Jan 21, 2026
10/10 stars
read as a child - approx '09-'12
Moni M
Dec 15, 2025
8/10 stars
Written 5/8/08

Again Edward and his family have to protect Bella and their way of life - Partnering withJake and his pack of werewolves to drive out the vampires threatening their existance - of course they triumph -can't wait for the next book - Sept '08
Madeline M Murdock
Dec 01, 2025
8/10 stars
This book was possibly one of the best in this entire series! I love the suspense, action, and the funny lines. There are of course some key moments that just bugged me.

#1: Bella’s obsession with becoming a vampire. The whole thing is just crazy! Being human is great! You can have awesome experiences and you don’t have to live forever.

#2: Bella can’t accept the fact that she loves Jacob and Edward at the same time! It is fine that she love Edward but she should at least admit it that she also loves Jacob!

#3: Bella is too manipulative. She gets Edward out of fight in that battle when it seemed like he really wanted to fight. She also manipulated him into almost having sex.

4#: Bella only marries Edward to have sex and she isn’t the least bit happy about it! I’m sorry but how can you not be happy about your own wedding? It is a momentous occasion that should only happen once in your life (except for certain circumstances). There should be more than just sex in making the decision to get married!

5#: BELLA IS ENGAGED AT 18!! I’m sorry but this is just CRAZY! You barley know who you are at that age and you are still dependent on your parents for Pete’s sake! If this was a normal story and more realistic, they would have divorced within the 1st year!

Other than those 5 red flags, I really liked this book! Jacob cracked me up this whole time. The funny jokes just killed me! One of my favorite parts was when Charlie had “the talk” with Bella! I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard while reading a book (apart from Crave Saga by Tracy Wolf).
Shahna
Jul 18, 2024
8/10 stars
I finally made it to book three! It’s been a million years. I missed this story. I forgot how much I liked it.
Bella’s funny! Gah. The movies ruined it.
Jacob is the wooooooorssssttttt. He’s awful. Ugh
CarrieReadsBooks
Jun 12, 2024
2/10 stars
I agree with Stephen King when he said Stephenie Meyer can't write. :)

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