After the hype, I expected more from this book than I feel like I was given. No chapters, maybe because it's a novella? But it just seemed to go on and on and on and on and....you get my point. There were no good breaking points and it felt - monotonous. I enjoyed finding out more about the Volturi and how Victoria amassed such an army, but Stephenie Meyer could have done so much better. I recommend this to folks, but only because it provides insight into the Twilight series. But it's not really necessary at all.