Nothing is trickier than teenage romance. Just ask 18-year-old Bella Swan, entangled in a love triangle with the coolest guy in class and a rebel hunk. And oh yes, the former just happens to be a vampire while the latter is a werewolf, making them mortal enemies. Bella finally makes her choice in Breaking Dawn, the fourth and last installment of the best-selling supernatural Twilight series. She marries Edward Cullen, born in 1901 and preserved forever in a gorgeous 17-year-old vampire-strong body that can crush trees and stop traffic. Jacob Black grudgingly gives his blessing but the snatches it back when he realizes the happy couple are going on a "real" honeymoon - a cute euphemism for the events leading to Bella becoming pregnant with a mysterious, ominous fetus. Not to give anything away, but Bella does not die from the pregnancy. It is not even the most dangerous thing to happen to her in the book. Here is a clue: The Volturi, the vampire world's ruling family, pays a long-threatened, deadly visit to the Cullens. But the final showdown, despite lots of tense build-up, is actually quite a letdown.

Breaking Dawn continues the readability of the most popular fantasy series since Harry Potter, but somehow loses the magic of the first three books. Part of it is the sudden change in perspective in the middle section of the book from Bella's narration to Jacob's, which is bland at best and draggy at its worst. Its main problem, though, is the lack of realism that scream authorial laziness. Sure, vampires and werewolves cohabit in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. I can even believe, sort of, in vampire sperm (ewww). But to have the vampires suddenly unearth not just one, but two, secret weapons against the Volturi is too much for my mortal mind. I will not give away the most unrealistic event of all, but it is a grimace-worthy turn. Twilight fans looking for an action-packed read, however, can settle in for a good time.