Jacob + Nessie = Jassie
Aug 20th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Featured Articles, Question of the Week
For this week’s Question of the Week we wanted to ask you a question about our celebrity couple Jassie!
How do you feel about Jacob imprinting on Renesme? And, as a personal favor… when did you figure out Jacob had imprinted?
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It’s cute, but creepy, but still cute. Still kind of torn. I just can’t imagine the conversation when she is older where Jacob has to tell her that “Hey I used to be in love with your mom….and I thought about her in dirty ways…..which now I do with you…..” That conversation will be so awkward but funny at the same time.
I figured out that Jacob was going to imprint on Nessie when they said it was a girl. I was like “OMG NO SHE WOULDN’T!” and then she did. I was just shocked mostly.
I thought it was incredibly weird at first. But, once I saw how they were together and how Jacob was finally happy I liked it better. Plus, it finally made sense on how Bella and Jacob were supposed to be in each other’s lives. I thought they were so cute together, especially when Charlie was coming to visit and Edward told her not to bite him and she asked if she could still bite Jacob. That made me laugh. Kassie I’m totally with you, I didn’t realize that Jacob had imprinted at the end of his book. I didn’t figure it out until she actually said it and I felt incredibly dense for not figuring it out. I had to go back and read it again to catch it. So yeah, I feel you.
well i knew AT ONCE jacob had imprinted on nessie the last page of jacob’s book. it couldn’t have been clearer. well, actually it could have…but i knew exactly what was happening.
i think it shocked me more than when we found out bella was pregnant.
i sat in my bed (around 8 in the morning mind you), just sitting there, thinking “no way no way no way no way, crazy crazy stuff, omgsh, no way”
and i had no one to talk to! so i just kept sittin in bed thinking about it. but i didnt really have a reaction till laterrrrr.
i totally agreed with bella when she said something like “i hold her for all of one time and you think you have this wolfish claim on her?” or something along those lines (sorry i dont have my book at the momento)
i really wish bella and edward had some time with just renesmee
oh by the way i DONT like “nessie”. totally agree with bella again: loch ness monster!!!!! gah!!
but then as the book went on and they all realized renesmee was in danger and jacob was always there, and everything. its really sweet
and i do love how we really get the answer as to whyyy bella and jacob seemed so attached. it makes sense.
for me though, it never ever creeped me out. with the whole: eww jacob was in love with her MOM and now he’s all hitting on her DAUGHTER.
wendy to jane.
i cant see it that way. it was meant to be. like peter pan
I figured it out when it happened but I had a feeling early on in the book that if the baby was a girl then that’s what would happen. I didn’t have so much of a problem with Quil and Claire. I think there is a certain ick factor but I got over it. The difference with Jassie was that we saw him interacting with her so much and I think that’s why people are a little bit more hesitant about it whereas with Quil and Claire people could just ignore it.
When I found out that Jacob imprinted on Nessie was when Jacob was sort of describing the feelings of imprinting in the last chapter in the book of Jacob in BD and it sounded familiar to that one chapter in Eclipse where he (Jacob) is describing imprinting to Bella.
I loved this fact! I also loved how Bella reacted!!!!!!! Im am slow and figured it out when he was talking about the cutting of strings! At first I was a little mad-ish and like “WHAT?” But I don’t think things could have worked out better! Also at first I wasn’t fond of Nessie but when Bella held her, like the other vamps, I loved her! I also think its funny that Jake loves Bella, but he couldn’t imprint on her. But then when half of Edward (who he used to hate) gets in there he falls head-over-heals in love! LOL!
Oh I love Breaking Dawn and am eternally thankful it wasn’t a dream!
Well, I figured out that Jake had imprinted on Nessie way after the end of the seond book. I had NO IDEA what was going on right then and there. Once that Bella put two and two together and she stated that he had imprinted I finally understood it. I’ll admit that I was trying to figure it out myself and couldn’t. I guess I’m a little slow(or alot) haha. I’m glad though that Jacob found his other half!
ps- GREAT fan art!!!!!!!!!!!
I immediately knew Jacob would imprint once Renesmee (shudders at name) was conseived. It was so out there and wild that at first I was jokingly irratated and started babbling. My friend slapped my arm once she read Jacob imprint on Nessie. I’m in shock by the imprintion (sp?).
I’m kind of like “Oh, that’s nice… and strange, and creepy. Jacob made out with her mother. That’ll be a fun story to tell Nessie later.” I’m still shocked about the whole pregnancy thing. I was dead sure SM had made it very clear that vampires can’t reproduce. At all. I’m more freaked about the fact that she’s a half-vampire and he’s a werewolf (oh, and the idea that the Quiluetes aren’t werewolves but actually just shapeshifters is absurd and unneccisary, anywho) is just weird. I’d prefer him imprint on me, oh well…
all in all,
Viva La Jassie!!!
And I REALLY, REALLY don’t like Renesmee’s name. I mean, SM has come up with all these cool, exotic names for the other vampires and it’s like she decided to be lazy with Bella’s child’s name. Bella was very OOC (out of character) in this book. That’s all, thanx. Y’all rock
I knew exactly that Jacob imprinted when he started to explain his feelings. I really like the idea that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee because I’ve always wanted Jacob to be happy and this way Bella is not torn with breaking Jacob’s heart and Jacob is happy with knowing he loves someone else. The fact that he doesn’t care about actually dating Renesmee makes me happy and he just generally wants her to be safe and happy and theres nothing wrong with something like that. This imprinting has brought the Cullens and the warewolves on better terms and now Bella and Renesmee are safe. Everything just fell into place when Jacob imprinted on Renesmee and now Jacob and Bella can be a family like they’ve already wanted.
As soon as I found out Bella was pregnant i thought to myself “omg Bellas gunna have a girl and Jacob is going to imprint on her” but as soon as I thought that i was like “nahhh thats crazy” lol, but as soon as i read “My shaking jerked to a stop; heat flooded through me, stronger than before, but it was a new kind of heat–not a burning. It was glowing”- page 359 i was like “OMG HE JUST IMPRINTED ON THE BABY OMG OME OMG” lol
As for how i felt about Jacob imprinting on her, i thought it was sweet. I had always said that Jacob was only ment for Bella, so it would either be Bella or no one. So when Nessie was born and Jacob imprinted on her i was happy cause it was like Jacob did end up with Bella in a way, its just baby Bella lol
I was mad at first when Jacob imprinted on Nessie, just because I thought it was so weird. But once I got used to the idea I sort of liked it. Jacob not only gets to be with the girl he was in love with, but also her mixed species offspring who he is destined to be with. Earlier in the Jacob book, Jacob wonders why Bella had to be pregnant, why she had to end up with Edward and leave Jacob in the dust. After reading the book again I caught that part and thought it was perfect, because if those things hadn’t happened Jacob wouldn’t have his imprint. I think Nessie will be perfect for Jacob.
As for when I figured it out, I, like Kassie, didn’t realized that Jacob had imprinted at first. But everyone else I was reading it with at the time did, so they ruined it for me. I think I didn’t realize it because I was so caught up in the book and wasn’t paying too much attention. Not to mention it was 3 AM.
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Kassie, I sorta feel you on the imprinting thing. I read it and actually screamed out loud: “OH MY GOD! DID WHAT I THINK JUST HAPPENED REALLY HAPPEN?” (I felt silly afterwards because I was at home, by myself. My dog was sleeping next to me and I scared her when I screamed. I felt so bad!) I had to reread the last two pages of Jacob’s book about 5 times before my brain could actually absorb that he imprinted. Then I remembered Stephenie Meyer talks about the process in New Moon when Jacob tells Bella about Quil’s imprinting on Claire. He tells her it’s like gravity shifts or something along those lines. Still, I couldn’t believe it happened.
Once my brain made sense of the information I wasn’t freaked out that Jacob imprinted on Renesme. I felt like she took all of Bella’s love for Jacob and left Bella with only her love for Edward. Bella never has to regret how much she hurt Jacob. Even though it wasn’t a pretty journey there was a beautiful conclusion filled with hope and promise. Marriage isn’t an end and neither is having children - they are both beginnings. The journeys may not always be perfect but in the end they are worth it. Even though I wanted Bella and Edward together, I’ve always had a soft spot for Jacob. I wanted him to have some happiness of his own. I’m glad Stephenie Meyer gave allowed that to happen!
(P.S. I LOVED Sissy’s correlation to Peter Pan. It totally fits! Jacob is a boy who won’t ever grow up. Unless he chooses to stop changing into a wolf, and since we don’t know how long Nessie will live that could end up as a possibility! Way to go Sissy!)
When I found out that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee I was in total shock, while reading I had my mouth open the whole time, I think that its cute, I mean Jacob clearly can’t have Bella, and what better way than to imprint on Bella’s daughter although I was kinda confused because Renesmee is Half vampire and half human and Jacob is a warewolf…so I wasnt so sure how it woulda worked out but after finishing the book I have nothing but admiration for Jacob and I can’t help but smile when everyone gets along!
I agree with Kassie, I didn’t know that Jacob had imprinted on Renesmee at that last page. I thought he had just realized that he saw Bella in her, therefore, he was restrained from killing her. Not to mention that I was still caught up with Bella, upstairs because I kept thinking she was gonna die! =[ and I was reading so fast that couldn’t help but think what was gonna happen next, so I wasnt paying attention to what Jacob was saying, and later I did realize that he imprinted on Renesmee.
I Think is was really weird at first, because she’s a baby, and it felt like he,Jacob, wanted to kill her because he tought he was loosing Bella, and sudelly, he imprinted on her. But later, after review the point, I start to realize that was something that make sense, because Bella always felt that she had a connection with him, and it was like this connection was passed through her daughter, she leave an inheritance to Nessie, like there was some kind of thing on her body that passed to Nessie, and that thing was the connection with Jacob. I know that sounds kind of weird, and I’m triping here, so I’m gonna stop.
I only realized that he imprited on her because I saw a spoiler. I’m from Brazil, and the book was on internet, but some people read first than me, and when I finished the Jacob’s book I started to think “What the heck” then someone put on spoiler that Jacob imprited on Nessie, and I was totally chocked and I understand. I think Bella’s reaction was awesome, totally thinking like mother.
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After i found out bella was preg. i kinda figured that he would have to stick around for something. but i liked it it didnt bother me because he will be like a big brother before she grows up and it was kinda like quil and his little soul mate lol. but i didnt mind it. i kinda expected it. or he would imprint on someone unexpected. because we all know that stephanie has a awesome sick twisted mind lol
When Jake imprinted on Bella’s daughter, I almost lost it. How can a werewolf imprint on something he detests so very much?! Werewolves and vampires are supposed to be mortal enemies!
I felt it was too convenient, getting Jacob out of the picture like that…
As for when I figured it out, it was at the end of the chapter when he saw Renesme for the first time!
I love them together. Nessie (kind of hate the name however) is my second favorite female character (after ALICE!) and Jacob is tied for second favorite male (JASPER is first). I finally understand imprinting, it isn’t creepy any more. I really want to know the rest of their story. I know he imprinted at the end of his book. Some people (not here, I think) are saying that it isn’t fair for Jacob he had no choice. But, he found is true love (soulmate) why would he want any one else? In my mind when you truly love someone you lose yourself and are living for someone else. They are cute together he is protective but, not too much. It takes away Bella’s guilt and that is why they had that connection maybe. Even before she was pregnant. When she was pregnant she want him around because Nessie wanted him. I think she understands what he is/going to be to her. A piece of Bella was meant for Jacob, Nessie was always in Bella! Team Switzerland wins!! (kind of but, shh!)
I thought him imprinting on Renesme was an awesome twist. I never saw that coming! I thought it really helped make the story, i thought it was absolutely perfect. And i figured it out right when it happened. It was extremely obvious.
I love that Jacob imprinted on Nessie. Stephanie explains imprinting so well in Breaking Dawn and really shows the reader that Nessie means the world to Jacob but not in a perverse way. She shows us that Jacob is more of and older brother to nessie and not some creepy man in love with a little kid. It’s seemed like alot of people had a problem with Quil imprinting on Claire ,but it was a good idea because it prepared us for Jacob and Nessie. I also like it because it now ties Jacob to Bella forever but in the way that bella always wanted, like family. I always liked Jacob (thought i’m fully team Edward) I’m glad that he has a future in all of the vampires live.
Don’t worry Kassie your not alone I didn’t realize at the end of the book of jacob that he had imprinted on Nessie. I was freaking out about Bella thinking finally she is gonna be a vampire and just trying to finish so I could get to the next Bella book, not to mention it was like 4 or 5 in the morning. I was thinking when he was describing the strings being attached to him coming from Nessie that maybe this was Nessie’s power as a half vamp, like she was able to hold someone in place and immobalize them. I started to realize when Jacob was testing bella to resist his blood when she first became a vampire after her first hunt and she was wondering why he was still there and why was he worried about Nessie.Still I was dense and needed it fully spelled out for me and when Bella was describing how jacob was looking at Nessie (Like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time) it clicked. I freaked at first but then it just made perfect sence. I love the nickname you guys came up with “Jassie” it’s so cute! Can’t wait for your next podcast!
i absolutely loved that jacob imprinted on renesmee. At first i was kind of mad but then i thought about it realized that what jacob had done kind of made it so it put closure towards him liking bella in the way that he did for such a long time. Like jacob said; “now he can love bell the RIGHT way.” i thought it was great and really loved that he said that. and sorry for asking this and this has nothing to do with this whole jacob nessie thing but what was the song called on week #29 and who was it by? i really liked it and can’t find it so if you could please tell me that would be great! thanks! oh and i love your guys’ podcast! its wonderful and keep it up! =)
I thought Jacob and Renesme was going to happen, and it did which was great, but i didnt like how Jacob completly changed to overprotective i understand its because of the imprinting and all but it was like he was a completly different charecter. [Cant stand Nessie still have to call her Renesme] All in all im still Team Jacob, I liked him better when he liked Renesme and before his chapter in Breaking Dawn.
I just have to say, I have the best theory ever, you know how Stephenie is saying that she is no longer going wrtie any more books in the perspective of Bella, and she is only going to write Midnight Sun in Edwards perspective… WELL I thinK Stephenie will continue with the series BUT IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF…. Jacob and Renesme =D I came up with this at the end of Breaking Dawn when at the VERY END you find out they arnt werewolfs but shape shifters and how she introduced Bellas new power, and Renesme in general. So can anyone else see what im talking about?? It all fits…
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Uhh, NO!! Its WEIRD and CREEPY! Jacob is suppose to be in love with Bella and not with Bella and Edward’s daughter!
I think it’s awesome! I mean it’s not like he sees it as romantic, not at all, so it’s not creepy! (stop flipping out!) And i figured out he’d imprinted when it said that Jake didn’t feel any pull to Bella’s body, even though Edward said she wasn’t dead. also because he said he felt the pull downstairs where Rosalie had taken Nessie…mysterious! i probably would have figured it out earlier, but i was reading it at 5:00am, after being awake for 36 hours straight!
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I think it’s cute that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee. I mean, i will admit, when i first read it, i was kinda angry (with the whole pregnancy) but i’ve grown to love Renesmee. The fact that Jacob will wait for Renesmee as long as needed to so sweet and romantic to me. Now to be totally honest, I’m neither team Edward, Team Jacob or Team Switzerland. I am Team Emmalie (Emmett and Rosalie) i don’t know why but Emmett and Rosalie are my favorite Characters and my fav couple. I did want Bella to be married to Edward and be turned into a vampire tho. lol. I didn’t realize he imprinted on her until Bella announced it. I did read the end and i honesty don’t know what my mind was thinking but it wasn’t that. lol. i thought something else happened.
btw, i do love the fanart
When I found out Jacob had imprinted on Nessie I was sooo mad at first, like Bella. It was so weird because of all people it had to be Bella and Edward’s child(his love and his enemy). But then I thought about it and i realized that now Jacob would be able to be in Bella’s life without him feeling jealous over Bella and Edward’s relationship. I realized he imprinted when he was trying to test Bella’s ability to control herself before she saw Nessie… I was like why is he doing this? Because unprinted Jacob wouldn’t have cared so i put it together and a lightbulb went off in my head. Yeah it made me really, really angry at first and for a while it kind of ruined the book for me, but then i did so the positive part of his imprint and now i am satisfied with it.
I think it’s pretty cool that Jacob imprinted on Renesme. He finally got his happy ending, and she’s the closest girl he’ll ever get to Bella. However, his personality did change once he did imprint. He was less sarcastic and much more protective.
I figured out Jacob imprinted in book 3! It was on page 400, when Jacob was mentioned by Bella and Edward was sort of hesitant when speaking about him. I didn’t understand why, so I looked back to when he last spoke at the end of book 2. Then it all clicked in my head, and I realized he had imprinted.
I found it very comforting because if you all remember when Edward lent Jacob his car, Jacob went to a park and tried to find a girl to imprint on but instead he kept on finding little things about Bella in each girl and became more determined he loved Bella and will never find someone remotely like her. I think that it was just right that in the end he ended up with Nessie because she is partly Bella and since Nessie is Edward’s daughter too, Edward and Jacob will have that unspoken bond once again because they both love the same person unconditionally just like they did Bella.
At first it didn’t hit me that Jacob had imprinted on Nessie because my first reaction was “Omagosh she must have a superpower!” that stopped people from hurting her physically (like Bella mentally even when she was human at the time). I only started noticing something was weirdly up when Edward was truly bitter to Jacob and Jacob always hovering around Nessie.
There is nothing wrong with Nessie because don’t forget Bella is a nicknmae for Isabella so get used to it.
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Honestly, it was a little awkward at first. Though I’m sure most people thought of it that way because Renesmee was so young (an infant for crying out loud!), I quickly skipped over that aspect simply based on the explanation we’ve already heard concerning a similar situation. No, what made it awkward was the fact that it was BELLA’s daughter, the one he had fallen head-over-heels for in the earlier books. It just felt wrong, and (dare I say) creepy. But, as the book went on, I began to see more how Jacob interacted with both Renesmee and Bella, and gradually got used to it. I think it helped greatly that he wasn’t showing ANY kind of romantic interest toward Bella after imprinting.
As for when I figured out Jacob imprinted on her, it was when he was talking about the “strings of his life” being cut loose, when gravity pulled toward Renesmee. At that point, I was like, “Holy shite! He imprinted on Bella’s daughter!” Yeah. Totally DIDN’T see that one coming.
I didn’t have a problem with the imprinting. Since I knew from the other books that by imprinting on a baby it just means that he’ll watch out for her until an “appropriate” time. I knew that he wasn’t thinking she was hot or anything, he just had love and respect for her, like an uncle or brother might. When I read about it I was so excited. I was thinking to myself “No way, No way! This is so crazy!” But I don’t have any issues with it. I did figure out that he’d imprinted when it was described at the end of Jacobs chapter BUT I wanted to add something. I feel bad that Kassie found out that way. I know that she isn’t the only person who didn’t realize that was what had happened. My friend also was taken by surprise when she found out, not realizing that he had been describing the imprint. I also wanted to mention, most of us have read each of the books several times, and by doing so we retain a lot of the simple explanations throughout, like what exactly imprinting is ( I believe there is an explanation of imprinting, that seems or feels similar in book 3) Kassie hasn’t read each one a gazillion times, and so that could be why it didn’t immediately click! I’m sorry it got spoiled for you! I really felt for you about that. However, by answering questions of the week, I bet it would have been spoiled at that point, so please don’t be mad for too long, we love ya! Love you guys!
From the beginning I knew Jacob was going to imprint on someone. To be honest I was one of the “Jacob + Tanya” Theory people. I Had no problem with the imprinting…It had to be done. I though it was quite cute actually! How he went out to find someone in Edwards volvo then coming back when the baby has come and imprinting on it. I didn’t actually mnow until my friend pointed it out to me! But also seeing as we know its possible that a older warewolf can imprint on a baby (Quil & Claire) It might work out! I hope that she writes books from Jacobs perspective continuing the love between Jacob & Renesmee (Even though im a diehard Team Edward!)
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I was actually surprised when Jacon imprinted on Renesme…it was pretty much the last thing i expected. I was waay more shocked when i found out Bella was pregnant. I sat in silence for a very long time all by myself…i couldn’t sleep all night. Btw, i think reneseme is a nice name. But i’ve never really liked Jacob-he’s so desperate. I also expected Bella to have a more awsome-er talent and the book should of had more action. It’s good that jacobs finally got over Bella but i wish he could have found someone else. But anyway i would of liked to know what happens throught their relationship and what happens to everyone else. The whole series shouldn’t of ended so soon! I really wanted to see how Renesme turned out with Jacob and although i dont like thier relationship..i justed wanted to know if anything could have changed. There should be more books!
i don’t think that SM wanted us to realize immediately that Jacob imprints. i think that its meant to be a real cliffhanger and make us go “OMG WHAT WAS THAT???” or something similar. its meant to make you want to read on to explain whats just happened. thats why she immediately changes subject in the next chapter so that we’re still left reeling from whats just happened to jacob. later on we realise or at least confirmed (along with bella) that hes imprinted. but i dont think SM specifically wanted us to work it out at that first moment, i think she wanted us to question it and leaving it as a cliffhanger.
personally i knew before id even read it that he was going to imprint cos of my best mate texted me saying “OMG J IMPRINTS ON THE KID!!!!” which i then replied “OMG I HAVENT GOT THERE YET YOU IDIOT!! SHUT UP!!!”
but i do feel that Jacob needed to stay in bellas’ life some way or another and yet not be awkward anymore. and if imprinting on nessie was the only way to do that then so be it. i think when shes 18 or looks that way or whenever, it’ll be awkward but by then jacob shudve gotten over bella (or i hope so) so thatll be cool. and they’ll all be happy families =]
the imprinting made me warm to jacob alot more as i lways saw him as quite immature and almost tagging along with bella (which really annoyed me after my friend read the books and loved jacob, hated bella and was unsure about edward i was like WHATTT?????) but anyways i think this book made me understand jacob a lot more and nessie came in his life the moment when he needed her the most as once the kid had been born he’d decided to leave and just go off on his own(maybe with leah) and that would have been a crap and flimsy ending for jacob and so imprinting on nessie was exactly the right way to keep him close to home and yet not be as awkward
i think the whole of breaking dawn included and answered everything that was needed to be (especially resolving the whole edward bellla jacob triangle) but i still feel like i was left wanting more at the end like an epilogue 7 years time when everything sorted out and its normal life i would have liked to see that really =]
sorry its so long - but im finished ranting now =P
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ok, i gotta be honest, I HAD NO IDEA!! i seriously must be the most unobservant person in the world coz i seriously didn’t think that he’d imprinted on nessie till bella finds out. oops! i gotta start working on by observation skills. but seriously, i don’t like how he imprinted on her. coz he changes, he’s lyk, all maternal an not the carefree immature jake anymore. and i loved jake like that but now he’s, well he’s just a pain, isn’t he! it bugs me how he wouldn’t let bella see her daughter till she passed his little test, and he never wants 2 share nessie, even with her parents!
it’ll be better when nessies grown up an he can be himself again around her. then it’ll be cute, especially if he has to fight off that other half-vampire guy. that’ll be funny, i hope stephanie writes about that.
when jake imprinted on Renesmee i was shocked at first then i thought “yay!!!! now jake can be happy and Edward and Bella can be together.” the way Stephenie described when Jake imprinted is how i figured it out. they way she described it as being held to the earth like a balloon by a string then when he saw her it wasn’t the string it was a million steel cables.
Love the nickname.
I love that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee (I like her real name better), I mean, we don’t have to worry about who she will pick later, and I’m so happy that Jacob found someone and he’s able to be with Bella at the same time.
I figured out that he would imprint on Renesmee a right when he looked at her when Rosalie picked Renesmee up, at the end of the chapter.
I was shocked at first, for about 10 seconds, then I was furious, another 10 seconds, then I realized that this meant that even though Bella was a vampire now and Jacob still loved her, they could still be together in peace. Renesmee is sorta like their bow tie; she holds them together.
I figured it out when Edward told Bella that she would be enraged with Jacob after she heard what happened. I sorta felt bad for Jacob because everyone was hating on him, but it was kinda sick to me before I realized what it meant. All in all though, I’m glad that Jake found someone that isn’t Bella.
And…… isn’t imprinting supposed to be rare??
Jacob imprinting on Renesmee was necessary to the story, I think. It was only possible as part of Jacob’s progression from “mortal enemies” to allies for a common cause, through both Jacob and Edward wanting only what’s best for Bella, to make her happy. Through the constant contact with the Cullens, Jacob comes to know them as “people” and has some grudging respect for Edward. When it comes down to the crunch, Jacob gives his permission to Edward and actually assists Edward in changing Bella. He was the only one who could. Although it seemed strange as it happened, I accepted it much as Edward and Bella did, as ultimately the right thing, considering the circumstances. It is also beautiful that people can move past the “us and them” with some time and exposure. Bella has bridged the gap between the Quileutes and the Cullens, as well as the humans in Forks and the Cullens.
Personally, and don’t hate me for my opinion, I didn’t like it. Don’t get me wrong, I love Nessie and Jacob to death, and I think it’s good that he found someone, but really? I’m mean, Jacob’s former love’s daughter? How awkward are the family reunions going to be? I suppose it’s good that Quil imprinted on Claire, to get us used to the idea of imprinting on a baby, but still, I think it’s just weird.
I figured out he imprinted when he came downstairs after helping Edward deliever Nessie and she was with Rosalie and he said something like “She was the center of the universe” or “She was holding me here.” I forget what it was, but in New Moon, that was exactly how Jacob described imprinting.
I figured out that Jacob was going to imprint on Nessie when he no longer felt a pull to Bella, but something was pulling him downstairs. All those hints about Bella being that happiest person on Christmas gave it away for me when she was still pregnant.
As to how I feel about it, at this point in the book I figured that it was not as impossible vampires having babies. There had to be a reason SM had Quil imprint on Claire. She had to get us used to the idea that a 17 year old could love a baby and not think dirty until the baby was old enough.
Remember, this is my opinion, so many of you may not like it, or agree with it, but you don’t have to…..
So, I’ve ALWAYS been a huge Jacob fan. I know that people who didn’t like Jacob that much, started liking him now…but I started disliking him, in this book. (The whole book of Breaking Dawn) He seemed a lot more snottier, to me. I know that the main thing is about Jassie, but I think that it is important to include the way Jacob acted, throughout the whole thing. When we first found out, through Bella’s view, I was so mad, I literaly threw my book…and I’m sorry that I did, because some of the pages are bent, but as Kallie would say, moving right along…And I am mad that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee, because even when she was older, it didn’t seem right…And I am VERY mad at Bella for trusting him, with her, if she and Edward was to die…
But I LOVED the fanart, by Nehvah!
Btw, thanks for having the podcast come out on August 20, because that was my birthday, and that was the best birthday gift I got!
I am a little slow - I did not figure it out until Bella did and screamed it at Jacob!! I of course loved the part when she yelled at him about nicknaming her baby after the Loch Ness Monster. When I first figured it out - I threw the book down & screamed. I was not happy. I still was not over the whole vampire baby thing and to me this just made it worse. My first thoughts were that Jacob would never be free to live his own life away from the vamps and that Bella & Edward would never be free of Jacob. As I read on, I began to love the relationship. Without going into detail - with all of what happens at the end, Jacob & Renesme’s relationship ended up being perfect. The bond that the relationship created between the wolves & vampires made them all stronger and it certainly showed at the end. Also, knowing that Jacob will be happy and that Renesme will always be safe is very comforting to know. I was very happy about everything by the time the book was over. I am really hoping that SM writes more about Jacob & Renesme. I think there would be a great story line there with the whole wolf/half human/vamp relationship. I also think the Volturi could come into play again.
All in all, i thought it was a very good book. I was team Jabob all the way so i’m glad he’s happy now and that he still loves (imprinted) a part of bella.. The thing that i like less though was that I didn’t feel the same bond for Nessie than the other caracters.. I don’t know why.. Don’t get me wrong, i liked her.. but maybe because she’s a baby and because of this, she can’t have her proper personnality yet but i would have liked to be more intruduced with her caracter. And I hope that in her futur, she will have a nice personnality that fits Jacob
Is it just me or the name Renesmee is kind of weird ?? I REALLY think (yasshhh!) when she said the names of her babies. Even EJ would have been bad. I understand that its her grand parents name put in one but i thought it was a little cheezy.. I would have liked better an exotic kind of name like the other vampires.
When i finish the book, i thought.. ouhhh there’s gonna be another one yeah !! I’m sure that Stephanie is going to write the end of the volturi someday. And i’m really glad
Maybe from the perspective of Renesmee… That would help knowing and loving her much 
OK I’m thinking it’s odd that no one has commented on the fact that imprinting was described exactly like this already. So yes I knew what had happened first clue was the heat of glowing and not fury. Next clue being held to earth by the strings… It was described by Jacob to Bella just like this when he was trying to explain Quil & Claire’s relationship and how platonic but strong imprinting could be. I can’t give an exact quote as I loaned out my books once I got my Twilight cravings covered and had read Breaking Dawn twice
but I specifically remembered Jacob saying how it wasn’t love exactly but gravity moves and suddenly she’s the one holding you here not your family not earth not anything but her.
how do I feel about it… I like it because you know his thoughts (because of Edward & how vocal Jake is) & it’s very clear that he just wants whats best for her. ( I love when he’s shocked at Bella’s comment about the son in law situation He has the same reaction again later on at some other comment of Jake and Renesemee together someday.) So yes I like it and I like him because of it because suddenly he’s cool with Bella & Edward and she’s cool with Jake.
… by the way I’ve called him Jake in my head for a long time.. I can’t check but didn’t Bella call him Jake in New Moon and/or Twilight?
I figured out that Jacob imprinted on that last page in Jacobs Book. At first i didnt know what to think. It was soo werid but yet so perfect all in one. I didnt really worry about it too much cause I knew it would all work out end the end so my weridness soon went away when I started to think about the whole Quil and Claire thing.
I remember reading in Eclipse that part when Jacob says Quil imprinted on a 2 year old. For me somehow, I wasnt werided out by it because before I read on I knew Jacob was going to say something like “He will be the best uncle until shes ready”. Dont ask me how I knew that it was just my insticts where telling me that. So then this whole thing with Jake hit and I realized that I was prepared for it.
I know that some people hated the whole Quil and Claire thing but if you think about it, it was preparing us for the real shocker, Jacob and Renesmee.
So my personal opinion thinks that this was always there its just none of us looked hard enough and that it is perfect for a new storyline… SUNRISE could be the first one in little Nessie POV maybe……. ooohhh I like that!!
(Sorry ladies this first part goes with last weeks discussion, but is relevant)
I too was shocked by the pregnancy, but I had figured it out before Bella did. The eggs and strange dreams gave it away. Since Stephenie had said vampires could not have babies, I was not however completely sure I had drawn the right conclusion. I remember pausing for a moment after Bella’s realization and trying to think it through. What SM said was that ‘Vampires’ could not have babies, Bella was not a vampire, so why not!! Remember she is a writer and semantics is a gift she has! A perfect, unexpected plot twist!! I wasn’t convinced I liked the idea at first. But I also knew immediately that it was going to be a girl. Too many boy references . However I did NOT expect the imprinting, although I realized as I was reading it what was happening. That didn’t stop me too from vocally expressing my disbelief in what had just happened. I proceeded to reread the passage again to be sure I had not misunderstood!! I had stopped reading at this point to get some sleep, but I thought of nothing else the next day. It was a very productive day at work….yeah right. After spending time thinking about the story SM was trying weave, the whole thing makes sense in retrospect, at least to me. It explains the reasons why Bella and Jacob have always been drawn to each other. Why they were never able to separate completely from each others lives. For me the reason and the way Bella loved Jacob is clear now. She loved him as family, which he was destined to become. And Jacobs immaturity and inexperience at not being able to reccognise the kind love that he was feeling in some ways negates the wierdness that could happen in the future. Once the characters accepted the reality of the situation and could see the bigger picture so to speak. Of course Jacob loves/loved Bella. There is no denying that fact. But in a way Jacobs draw to Bella was somewhat miss directed. Call it the hands of fate interviening, call it a higher power at work, say someone else was pulling the strings. But it is clear that this was the way it was always supposed to be. They were destined to always be in each others lives. Fate just made sure they didn’t waver from that path.
One comment to think about on the potential “uncomfortable” situation in the future with Jacob/Bella/Nessie. There are families who have experienced this same kind of situation. Sisters who have both dated the same guys?! Of course it would be strange for awhile, but eventually it would not be an issue anymore.
Also remember everyone that SM has said that when a imprinting occurs, the wolf who imprinted becomes what ever that imprintee needs. And as the needs change, the imprinter changes to accomodate the needs. Jacob would not be having any innappropriate thoughts about Nessie. When SHE is at that point in her maturity, then and only then, will Jacob see her in that light. This is how I translate imprinting as described by SM. In hind sight think that the Quil/Claire imprint was to prepare the readers for what was to come. Imagine if we had not seen a wolf imprint on anyone so young before Jacob and Nessie (I think Nessie is just fine as a nickname!! Although I understand Bellas perspective.). What would everyone have thought of the imprinting then!!!
I think one of the best parts of reading a series like this is to go back at the end of it and reread all the clues and details that were there all along and meant nothing, but now mean EVERYTHING!!! We love your work Stephenie! Take a much deserved break, but keep it up!
I love everything about this book. I think its hilarious that all the podcasts and theories I read were all wrong, and that BD went in directions that no one saw coming. So it didn’t surprise me that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee. I figured it out when Jacob didn’t feel anything for Bella any more and felt the pulling from down stairs.
I LOVE the fact Jacob imprinted on Renesmee, although the fact it had happened didn’t register until a few pages into Bella’s second book…i’m a lil slow like that =]
I wasn’t weirded out by the fact and shock only lasted a second because it means Jacob can finally move on from Bella and stop fawnin over her but it keeps him in her life as a friend which is what she wanted. It also keeps peace between the Cullens and the werewolves (shape shifters…whichever name it is now =]). I loved Bella’s reaction to the situation too, it was just so protective and motherly.
The fact that Edward and Bella know, and trust, the future guy for their daughters is cool too….no awkward situations with overprotective parents quizzing prospective boyfriends….lucky Renesmee! =D
i luv the picture 4 the question of the week with jacob and renesme. where did u get it?
I think it is very cool, but still VERY creepy! lol and i didnt find out till Bella did. I am very unobservent!
First i thought it was super, super creepy. And i really didn’t like it. I was like “oh my god. NO.” But that was probably also because i wasn’t happy with Breaking Dawn in general. Now, when i was done with Breaking dawn i really thought about it and couldn’t bring myself to not like it. So, i guess now i am okay with Jacob imprinting on Nessie. I mean i guess i am glad that he finally found somebody, and i’m glad Nessie found somebody. Though Jacob is really annoying sometimes -_- Makes me just wanna slap him >.< heh.
But i have a question… If jacob and Nessie would have a kid (if they could have one. I dont remember if it says in Breaking dawn anything about that. If it does, my bad.) what would that be? a vampire-human-werewolf? o_o a human that drinks blood and turns into a wolf at night?….no idea x] haha ANYWAY.
When i read that Bella was pregnant with Nessie i thought that Jacob would imprint on her. And then whoopsie he did haha.
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and i love the little picture of Nessie and Jake. so cute :3
When I found out that Jacob imprinted on Nessie I wanted to kill the dog! She died for that baby and he thought that he had a ‘wolfish claim’ on her? I thought that it was nasty like when Quil imprinted on Claire. It took me a while to get used to the fact that Jacob had inprinted, but by the end of the Breaking Dawn I was okay with it. Team Kassie. I did not realize that Jacob had imprinted on Nessie until until Bella said it. At that point I was to worried about Bella to care about Jacob and I was just so glad that he had decided not to kill most of the Cullens. Loved Breaking Dawn! When Jacob wanted to kill most of the Cullens that was when I decided that I did not like Jacob. I am Team Edward al the way!
I think that it was horrible. How old did they say the half human/half vampire boy was that Alice brought in at the end? I don’t know if his physical age was mentioned but I believe that he was referred to a child and he was 150 years old. That means that not only will (and it pains me to say or write the ridiculous name) Renesmee grow quickly and pretty much miss out on a childhood but she will suddenly stop and remain a child, physically, forever. This kind of sucks for Jacob. No matter how much you love them, wouldn’t it be kind of disgusting to marry and have sex with someone who appears to be a child?
Not only is the relationship disturbing, but soon Bella will need to leave town because she is not aging and whats-her-name is aging very quickly, This means that as much of an idiot as Charlie appears to be (how many of us would allow something so drastic to happen to our cihld and NOT ASK QUESTIONS!) he will soon lose his daughter and granddaughter. Therefore, Jacob will leave his home, father, friends, pack, etc. to go with them.
I don’t think that Stephenie really thought this through.
Hahaha! That was so funny - Is everything alright between you now? Lol! To answer your personal favour, it did seem obvious when Jacob imprinted on Renesmee because he was describing the feeling of being totally devoted to her above everthing else in his life. All his other concerns became nothing compared to her. I love the fact that he saw the same chocolate brown eyes as Bella’s. When I read it i knew he was imprinting but i just couldn’t believe it. I was stunned, it was actually the last thing I would have expected when Jacob was so ready to kill her and so filled with hate that he was ready to die to murder Renesmee. So at first it was not expected but the final page of Jacobs Book made it crystal clear, sorry Kassie!
What do I think of the relationship? Well, a boy in his late teens imprinting on a 0-day-old baby seems slightly wrong. I found it a little wrong with Claire and Embry as well because although he is being a carer for the child until it becomes old enough, he is waiting to become her lover in the end - there’s something not quite right about that. While you’re reading it, it seems completely natural and lovely because of Stephanie Meyer’s description but when your not reading from Jacobs perspective, the more you think about the facts…hmmm. There’s part of me that thinks it was a nice thing to happen though.I did like the fact that Jacob finally has someone to love who will love him back. I grew to really like him in Breaking Dawn and felt sad that he couldn’t move on from Bella. At one point i thought he might get together with Leah. I think in a way Renesmee is some kind of substitute for not being able to be with Bella. Renesmee needed Jacob’s support to survive and i think it is wonderful that he loves her so much. Unlike Edward and Bella I find it easier to picture Jacob as a parent. The imprint kept Jacob in the Cullen family which pleased me because he makes everything much more fun! I love how Edward and him have private conversations in their heads - with a little more time i think they could become best friends!
Jacob: “‘There’s nothing romantic about it at all, not for Quil, not now. It’s so hard to describe. it’s not like love at first sight, really. It’s more like … gravity moves. When you see her, suddenly it’s not the earth holding you here anymore. She does. And nothing matters more than her. And you would do anything for her, be anything for her… You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that’s a protector, or a lover, or a friend, or a brother.” Eclipse pg. 176
“Everything inside me came undone as I stared at the tiny porcelain face of the half vampire, half human baby. All the lines that held me to my life were sliced apart in swift cuts, like clipping the strings to a bunch of balloons. Everything that made me who I was … disconnected from me in that second …. and floated into space. I was left drifintg. A new string held me where I was. Not one string, but a million. Not strings, but steel cables. A million steel ables all tying me to one thing to the very center of the universe. …. The gravity of the earth no longer tied me to the place where I stood. It was the baby girl in the blond vampire’s arms that held me here now.” BD pg. 360
I don’t think the two descriptions could have been more closely written. Since SM had already given a description of what imprinting looked like, I think she was saying “hey guys he’s imprinting” by giving pretty much that same description again.
Since I already answered part of the question when I commented on the last podcast, I’ll paste it here too. But I did want to add that I loved the way the imprinting scene was written. It brought everything together and made sense out of all the craziness. Although I knew right away what had happened, I can understand why some did not. So much was happening in that chapter, and people were probably reading so fast that it might have taken awhile for them to realize.
Here’s my earlier post:
Hey Guys!
Long or not I loved your podcast! So much happened in the first half of Breaking Dawn that it had my head spinning too. But I wanted to help you guys out by reminding everyone why Stephenie wrote the imprinting scene the way she did. In Eclipse, Chapter 8, p.176 Jacob is talking to Bella about Quil imprinting on Claire and he explains,
“It’s so hard to describe. It’s not like love at first site, really. It’s more like…gravity moves. When you see her, suddenly it’s not the earth holding you here anymore. She does. And nothing matters more than here. And you you would do anything for her, be anything for her…”
Stephenie did describe exactly what imprinting was like - a sudden irrevocable detachment of all the the things that were important in your life. One new bond replaces the old ones with gravitational force. To one person.
That’s intense.
Love you guys!
I loved that Jacob imprinted on Nessie. I think she is just soo adorable. I have always been on team jacob so I’m so happy that he got his own happy ending. I figured out that he had imprinted on her when he was walking in the park after Edward heard Nessie’s thoughts.
Okay. So when I first read the chapter when Jacob shows up at the Cullen household to see if Bella really is sick or not, I had mixed feelings. First of all, I thought that Bella was actually sick — only because of the baby and how fast it grew on Isle Esme. Second, I had a hunch tingling from my nose to my toes that Jacob was going to imprint on this baby.
Throught the series, I had always thought that there was some kind of spark between Bella and Jacob — not just because they loved eachother, but something entirely different — that was keeping them from being apart. Now, I know that Bedward never did the dirty deed until their honeymoon, but I really thought that the reason Jella couldn’t be apart was because of a piece of the two of them tied together…not just in love. Its kind of hard to explain, but it makes sense in my head.
So when Jacob stayed throughout the endeavor of Bella’s pain, etc., the hunch grew even deeper, and, for once, I was actually eager to read something about Jacob. At the point when he couldn’t take anymore, and drove off with Edwards Aston Martin — when he was looking for someone to imprint on — I realized, before he did, that he was looking for someone like Bella. He couldn’t let go of her. Every girl had the wrong eye color, the wrong hair color. The wrong facial expressions. No one was good enough for him. Except Bella. At the point when Jacob returned and the Bella dropped the dreaded cup of blood, and then she was paralyzed, the baby was suffocating, i almost lost my feeling of Jacob finally imprinting on the kid. He was sooo intuned with Bella’s heart, and so worried about keeping her alive…then they moved the baby. All that love and committment left. The hunch returned.
After Edward told Jacob to just leave — as he was trying to save his beloved — then Jacob went through that whole craze of deciding how to kill the thing, who he would risk killing if they got in the way, definitely taking out Blondie, etc, etc, etc…I was laughing throughout this whole scene…I knew it was going to happen…
So when little Renesmee poked her little face over Rosalie’s shoulder, and probed her deep, chocolate brown eyes over Jacob…gravity flipped, and flopped and was suddenly revolving around this little spawn.
That last page in the Book of Jacob was amazing…I don’t think I’ll ever look at Jacob the same way. Actually, I’m beginning to like him…a bit. But how it was written. How this little girl, this half vampire, half human child was suddenly that piece of Bella come alive. The reason Jacob never imprinted on Bella, or anyone else for that matter, because little Renesmee was in the scene already…just not playing a role. She was always there, with Bella…and Jacob, though he knew what he had to do, couldn’t hurt this child…this Baby whom he had to protect against all odds…
I’m happy, somewhat, with the pairing. I’m definitely relieved that Jacob finally imprinted, and that Bella and Edward are free from his harassment, and can live their eternity in bliss. Nessie is going to be one spoiled little chica. Most definitely. However, I don’t like it as much as i would if Bella might have carried Nessie to term…the whole nine months like is usual…I think if Nessie would have grown slowly like a human child, and then reached immortality at 20 or whatever, it would have been better for Jacob, Bella, and Edward…instead, she’s going to reach maturity at 7 and a half years old!! Thats got to have Bedward freaking out! I mean, does Nessie know that Jacob imprinted on her? What will Jacob do when she’s finally old enough for that romantic relationship…would they bring their bond to that? Or would he stay like a big brother to her??
I have sooo many questions for this…I kind wish that Stephenie Meyer would continue the series through the eyes of Jacob and Renesmee…just to see how their relationship grows and what not….
Anywho, sorry for the length…love the podcast! Keep it up!!
When Jacob imprinted on Renesmee (I’m with Bella, I don’t like the nickname Nessie, lol), I was shocked. But after finishing the book and thinking about it, I think it made perfect sense for Jacob to imprint on her.
I see it like this— Jacob was so in love with Bella, but couldn’t have her. Even though he hadn’t imprinted on Bella, there was still a strong pull between the two of them. In a world without Edward, I think there’s no doubt that Bella and Jacob would have been together. Outside from Edward, Jacob would have been the closest thing to a soul mate for Bella. I believe that the reason Jacob didn’t (couldn’t) imprint on Bella is because she had already met Edward before she runs into Jacob, and Edward and Bella were destined to be together from the moment they first met.
I think it is extremely significant that Renesmee has Bella’s eyes. Jacob and Renesmee loosely remind me of Snape and Harry in Harry Potter. In HP, it is constantly mentioned that Harry has his mother’s eyes. In Book 7, we find out that this is important because Snape was in love with Lily Potter and though he hated Harry, the fact that Harry had his mother’s eyes made Snape risk his life to protect him. Consequently, while Jacob originally hates Renesmee because she “killed” the girl he loved, all it takes is one look into her eyes, which were the same as Bella’s, to change everything and make him want to protect her. Jacob looks at this baby, who has the eyes of the woman he loves, and he can no longer feel hatred towards her, only love. I think this is what triggers his imprinting. Jacob cannot be with the woman that he loves under normal human circumstances, so the supernatural circumstances makes him imprint on the “next best thing”…a mini-Bella who is free to be his.
I figured out Jacob imprinted on Renesmee the moment it happened at the end of Book 2. I thought it was pretty obvious. The whole bit about the shifting of the universe and such was a dead give-away because that’s how imprinting is described in Eclipse.
But don’t feel bad, my mom didn’t realize Jacob imprinted on Renesmee until Bella found out in the next chapter. She said she just thought that Jacob looked at the baby and saw that it had Bella’s eyes and decided that he could never kill it. She said she thought Jacob was thinking, “Ok, Bella’s dead, so I’m going to make a vow to myself to watch after her child, even if it is half bloodsucker.”
when u find out its a girl i gasped and put the book down because i was all OMG jakes gonna imprint and sure enough he did, lucky geuss, right? so i knew he had at the end of the book of jacob.
i dont see any thing wrong with jake imprinting on nessie, like edward said if jacob thought of nessie in a sertan way at the age shes at jake woun’t still be alive.
-becki
(p.s. i love u guys! and i thought it was wayy funny when kassie hung up!)
I figured it out right when he saw her as a newborn and the world was spinning for him. I totally screamed because I knew he would finally be over Bella and stop bugging her and with Bella being a vampire she woulndn’t like jake anymore so I was really happy for him with Renesmee because now Jake could be part of the family and the treaty could get abolished.
First of all, I’d just like to say that the picture shown is sooo adorable! I love it! As for an answer to the question of the week, I have a few different opinions. At first, I was shocked that Jacob had imprinted on Bella and Edward’s daughter, but then I was just happy that Jacob had moved on from his love for Bella. Now he could focus on one person who was actually available and could love him back the way he wanted her to. When I think about it, it’s a little weird to me that Jacob now loves Bella’s daughter after he loved Bella. I wonder if he’ll tell Renessme that when she’s older? That would be an awkward conversation. I remember a conversation that Bella and Jacob had at the end of Eclipse where Bella mentioned Jacob possibly imprinting. He was doubtful and Bella said that when he did imprint, she’d probably end up being jealous. I just think it’s kinda funny that she might end up being a little jealous of her own daughter. But after I thought about it a lot, I found it just kind of perfect that Jacob found someone as beautiful and completely adorable as Renessme. I know that he’ll be really happy with her and she seems to already really like him, which is a good sign
As for part two of the question, I discovered Jacob imprinted as soon as it happened. I remembered Stephenie’s description of what it felt like when it happened and instantly gasped, knowing what was happening. It’s like a glowing and suddenly she’s the most important thing in your world. You live to protect her and make her happy. And as soon as he made eye contact, I knew. My friend didn’t notice and I filled her in. She understood once she read it over. I just think it’s great that Jacob found someone to imprint on that will make him happy. I felt horrible that he was hurt seeing Bella and Edward together when he couldn’t stop loving her. Hopefully things will be better now that he’s found his true love.
Well, unlike Kassie :), I figured out that Jacob imprinted on the last page of Jacob, but I didn’t figure out what was happening until I had read the whole page. Then I was like OMG! He just imprinted on her!, I thought it was a little weird at first, even though its nothing romantic yet. its just a little weird you know, “ I used to be in love with your mom , and act like a freaky stalker!, then there was the time I tricked her to kiss me!”, “but don’t worry i’m I love with you now!”, yeah that’s a little strange , but i’m still happy that Jacob has found someone else and is over Bella FINNALY, but it really got on my nerves how he was acting like he was the kids mother, and not letting Bella hardly even get close to her. I wanted to slap him and tell him that it’s not his kid lol
(p.s wile I was listing to the podcast I was actually thinking “oh I wonder if Kassie even realized that he imprinted on her!”, i’m sorry you had to be surprised like that but I thought is was obvious)
YAY! It makes me so happy! Bella got her happy ending, and so did Jacob! I really didn’t think that was possible, I thought that either Jacob or Edward had to die! Before reading Breaking Dawn, I was VERY team jacob, but I’m really happy about how it all worked out, it couldn’t be better!
When I first realized Jacob had imprinted (I realized he had imprinted at the end of his book by the way) I was completely shocked. However, since we had seen how Quil interacted with Claire I wasn’t horrified at all. Once I got over the shock I was very happy because, like Jacob said, they could be a happy family now. I was also thrilled that Jacob loved Bella in a strictly friendly way now. I have always liked Jacob (although I am Team Edward all the way!), so I was glad he finally imprinted on someone and would be able to stay in Bella’s life as her best friend.
I wanted to SCREAM! This book had dished way too many really bizarre things at me already (the pregnancy floored me, and when Edward asked Jacob to shack up with Bella), and the shock of the imprint was too much. I kept saying, “Jacob imprinted on Bella’s mutant baby??? WHAT???” I mean, it all works out, I’m cool with it as a whole. It was weird when Edward called him “son” towards the end of the book. I’m sure I’ll get used to it. I didn’t know he imprinted on her until he started talking about cutting the strings. I have many friends who knew he’d imprint on her when they realized that EJ was Renesmee. I’m not that bright, I guess.
I think it’s cute that Jacob has Renesmee now. It fits, and since I’m re-reading it right now, I can understand why Jacob couldn’t keep away from Bella. This just fits, and it’s perfect. The puzzle is now complete.
And, as for the second question, I had no idea that Jacob had imprinted on Nessie until Bella noticed the way he looks at her. I guess it’s because I was reading too fast to actually realize he was imprinting. I thought he just found Bella in this baby… Haha, I was as clueless as Kassie was.
I never saw it coming, but after it did happen then everything made sense. Fate was at work from the start. Jacob was suppossed to be near Bella all the time so he could get his happily ever after, all his suffering paid off in the end. I don’t find it creepy, like Jacob said he doesn’t look at her like that at all. I think it’s really sweet and cute.
As for when I found out, I found out as I started reading the page where the imprinting happens. I called my friend and screamed OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly, I don’t mind about Jacob imprinting on Renesmee. I think it is quite an unhealthy relationship, but not because she’s currently a child…I mean, when there’s the possibility of the phrase “Your Mom didn’t kiss like that…” being uttered at all, it’s hardly healthy! But after seeing Quil and Claire at the beginning of Jacob’s book, and Jacob’s demeanour later on in Book 3, I can see that Jacob is like Renesmee’s nanny more than anything romantic, and she recognizes him as hers, so I think it’s adorable, and I’m glad that Jacob gets his happy ending.
And to the second question - I realised that Jacob had imprinted when he first saw Renesmee. Sorry Kassie!
I already commented on the question of the week but I was just thinking on your last podcast you were talking about why Bella was eating so much eggs and did the eggs mean somthing. I just thought maybe stephanie chose the eggs as Bella pregnacy food obssesion to get us thinking of Bellas eggs inside her and another hint that she was pregnant. I could be totally wrong but i was just thinking about so I thought I would say somthing.
Luv u guys keep up the great work!
I’m kinda like stuck with it. Becuase u know werewolves and vamps are like sworn enemies and she’s half. But it doesn’t bother me im glad that Jacob is finally happy. I love the book. I love Renesmee’s name its soo one of a kind. I figured it out before Jacob did, the whole time i was thinking she’s not having a boy its a girl. And when Jacob said he felt something warm touch him when Edward handed Renesmee to Bella i just thought he’s gonna imprint on her. And when Bella realized that and she was sooo angry, that part was just so funny to me. And the fact that none of the Cullens were going to stop her just made it even more funny to me. The whole time i was reading the book i was on edge. During Book 1 i knew she was gonna get pregnant. And in Book 2 i was sooo scared and worried that Bella was going to die. In Book 3 I was afraid that everyone was gonna die because of the Volturi(whom i do NOT like at all! Especially Jane) and when they were telling Renesmee bye and telling Jake to run with her i cried because i thought it was over for Bella. But i kinda wouldve liked if SM wouldve let us hear like Alice’s thoughts on the pregnancy as well as all the other Cullens’.
I loved the fact that Jacob imprinted on Renesme. I am a huge Jacob fan and was so glad that he finally was able to be happy. He deserves to have someone to love and someone that will love him in return. I don’t think it’s weird because he does not have romantic feelings for her yet…those will come in time. I think it’s great that Jacob and Bella will always be “family”, just like it was always meant to be.
As for when I realized that the imprinting had occurred….
I finished Jacob’s book really late one night. When I first read the last page, I was like “awe that’s sweet he loves her”, not realizing what had just happened. Later that night (around 3am) I awoke from my sleep and literally sat up in the bed, and I was like “O my crap, Jacob imprinted on Renesme!”. I don’t know what made me realize it, especially since I was sound asleep, guess I was dreamin’ about Breaking Dawn!!!
I LOVED it! I was Happy that Jacob has finaly found someone to help him forget about Bella. I saw it coming from the start it just seemed obvious to me that that was whats was going to happen. I Knew the minute i read that last paragraph that he had imprinted (sorry Kassie) still I was a bit shocked when i read it at the emotion that he felt towards her, i did not find it weird or wrong like some other people have though because he really cares about her and I am really happy that he will be around all the time with the Cullens
The second they said that it was a girl i KNEW Jacob was going to imprint on Renesmee! (btw which is a horrible name!)
I didn’t think it was possible to NOT know that he imprinted at the end of the chapter, the whole bit with the steel cables being connected to this ONE person, sorry Cassie you are my favorite on the show because you crack me up but HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW!!! LOL =) you poor thing!
I personally didn’t like the Renessme/Jacob thing. I thought it was an easy way to fix all the problems between Bella and Jacob and the pack wanting to kill the baby. I felt so bad for Bella that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee because Bella didn’t get a chance to have her daughter all to herself, before she even gets to meet her child Bella is told Renesmee is already claimed by another. Even though it is not Jacobs fault I still felt like Jacob robbed her of that part of being a mother! And Nessy is a stupid nickname! But that’s what you get for naming her Renesmee! UGH! I am a 100% teem Switzerland and I wanted Jacob happy and imprinted on someone but I felt like this was such a “convenient” fix for the loose ends. And I REALLY hope Stephenie does not continue the story from Renesmee’s perspective. I know I would end up reading it anyway but I hate it when authors continue their books with the “next generation” they are never as good.
oh btw I was pissed that Bella wanted to name the baby *if a boy* EJ. At first when I thought it was Edward Junior I was excited and thought it was so sweet and cute that she wanted to name her baby after the love of her life. HOWEVER, when I realized it was Edward Jacob I wanted to reach into the book and slap Bella around for a while. Yes I understand that he is your best friend but THAT IS MESSED UP! You can’t name your child after another guy that you once almost hooked up with! Poor Edward! I could only imagine if I had a baby and my husband told me he wanted to name our baby girl partly after his best friend who I KNOW wants him, I would probably rip his eyes out. THAT’S STUPID! If Bella wants to make Jacob feel included in the baby’s life she can make him the flipping god father! And even ranting about this is making me want to strangle Bella again!
Sorry this was a very random ramble!
Ok well I think that it wasnt a BIG surprise because Jacob had to find a way to forget Bella. Its not that odd that it happens to be her daughter……………..In a way it is a little creepy that its a baby but Quil also imprinted on someone younger than him. I really loved the idea of Jacob and Renesmee.
I didnt catch it ontill Bella said it…………..I felt a bit dumb not to see it. When re-read over it I saw that I was wrong, because I just thought that he was going to accept her and see that she was not going to be anything that he should worry about.
Okay so, I absolutely loved how Jacob imprinted on Renesmee and how he didn’t die like a lot of people were saying he would. It’s really cute though, to think about how (when Renesmee’s older) Jacob will be all like, “Nessie, I love you more than anything else in the world, but to be honest, you stink…” I just like thinking about that. And as far as your personal favor goes, I found out when Jacob was talking about the strings and his pull for bella wasn’t there anymore and I was like, hyperventilating in fetal position on top of my bed. I had a bunch of my riends over that night and it was about four in the morning after the midnight release party. None of my friends were at that part yet, so I had a spaz attack because I couldn’t scream or tell them. One of my friends, Annie, was trying to be funny by telling me to “go bite a pillow,” but she, too, had a spaz attack the next day when read it and called me…we screamed for about twenty minutes. Anyway, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your podcast and I can’t wait to hear the next one!
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Sarah
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My mom totally thought Rosalie was going to steel the baby when she went down stairs and that her doing that would be the main plot for the rest of the book LOL! I was busting up when she told me this!
Also my friend told me with the whole pregger thing AND jacob imprinting on Bellas kid she said it felt like she was reading a Fan Fic and I really agree with it. I felt this book was so random and a lot of it felt forced to me. I wonder how much of it SM had planned from when she finished Twilight.
At first I was shocked when I read the very last page of the Jacob book. I think his chapter title “There are no words for this” was very appropriate. I was literally speechless when I read this part. I knew immediately after reading that page what had happened, but I didn’t know what to think of it.
I think that they are cute together and I am glad that Jacob and Bella’s relationship is now how it always should be. It is fitting that Jacob would imprint on Bella’s daughter because he loved her for so long. I am also glad that Jacob will always be around and that he is part of the family. But it also seems a little weird sometimes. I think that Renesmee is smarter than Jacob in some ways. He is going to have to go back to high school to keep up with her lol. I hope that Stephenie writes more about them as a couple because right now I can’t imagine them dating or anything, I just imagine them as like a big brother/little sister.
Sorry if I started to ramble!
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I thought it was kind of weird and shocking at first about Jacob imprinting on Renesmee, but then I thought it was cute. I was just so happy that Jacob finally found someone. I love Jacob so much and it was just good that he wasn’t still caught up in getting over Bella and not having anyone.
But I didn’t realize that Jacob imprinted on her until Bella was realizing it herself. I figured it out before Bella actually said the words out loud to Jacob, but it was right before that that I figured it out. I guess I was slow and didn’t really catch on to it. I’m stupid, oh well.
it’s creepy…
10 years later:
Jacob: “hey nessie by the way, i was once in love with your mom….”
Nessie: “…”
lol
yah, i think i just sat there with my mouth hanging open once i realized that jacob had impritned.
and i’m with kassie-i didn’t realize he had imprinted until bella screamed at him (i know, i’m slow!!!) go kassie!!!!!!!!
Coming into breaking dawn I wasn’t a big Jacob supported but I still wanted him to get his happy ending but not with Bella, I felt that in a way he was cheated he gets second best, I didn’t think it fair for Jacob, kind of since he can’t have Bella he’ll get her daughter very weird. I’m getting over the weirdness but still it just wrong. like the first post said I can’t imagine how awkward their conversation is going to go when he tells nessie how he met her mother and how he wanted her. I figure that he was going to imprint on Bella’ baby, before Bella had her baby when Jacob was musing as to why Bella needed him to be around also the part where Bella says that Jacob is meant to be part of her family was huge give away. as I soon as i read that I was like yep she is having a girl and Jake is going to imprint on her.
Okay I’m not tooting my horn, but as soon as Bella said her period was late, I knew Jake would imprint on the baby, though i didn’t ever consider the gender but i knew it haha! I honestly think its soo cute! I just thought were Renesmee was so adorable and deserved a great friend, and later a… good friend…. haha. I was just thinking how sad it would be because Edward is a cute little daddy, but can you picture him playing dolls with her? “Daddy change her clothes!” Edward: “uhh.. ummm… you can do it…”
haha so i just thought it was so cute that she could have someone like Jacob to take care of her, and well i just love Jacob, so i thought he deserves someone as precious as Nessie.
I realized Jacob has imprinted when he stood between Bella and Renesmee after Bella returned from her first hunting trip. I loved that she got furious and attacked him. Haha! I’ve never really liked Jacob, but he’s tolerable now once I read the section he narrates. Like Bella, I found the imprinting disgusting at first, but then as I read on, I started to see him as a really concerned older brother, so once again he was tolerable
I’ve been reading other people’s answers now and I remember the exact part where I figured out Jacob printed on Renesmee, it was when Bella was describing how Jacob was looking at Nessie (Like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time). That was when I was like “oh my gosh he imprinted on her” O.o And then Bella confirmed it out loud. But yeah, when I was reading the end of Jacob’s book I hadn’t been thinking who Jacob would imprint on; I wasn’t thinking about imprinting at all I just thought, like Kassie, that Jacob was thinking he saw Bella in her and just couldn’t bear to kill her.
Hellow TST people!
Ok, I don’t think that there is anything wrong about Jacob and Renesmee (although I can’t say the same for her name). In Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer purposefully included Quil and Claire to prepare us for Jake’s imprinting. I for one understood what Stephenie was trying to say ever since she introduced imrinting. When I read about Quil and Claire, I didn’t see anything romantic about their relationship (even before Jacob explained). Quil was what she needed him to be, and the same goes for Jacob and Renesmee. All I can see is Jacob being her best friend or even big brother. Nothing wrong or sick about that as a lot of people are saying.
But, I was still shocked that he chose to imprint on her. Of course, there were speculations that Jake would imprint on a vampire (that, I was prepared for) but I did not expect a hybrid. Then again, that made so much sense. It all fit together perfectly. Jacob couldn’t stay away from Bella because he had “imprinted” on one of her eggs (yeah, I know that sounded weird). In a way, they were meant to be together. It’s just not in a romantic way, though. Who would have thought, huh? Jacob’s been making out with his mother-in-law all along! Ha, sorry about that. I couldn’t help it.
Anyway, I figured out that Jacob had imrpinted on Renesmee right after Rosalie took her downstairs. Jacob had said that there was nothing that held him to Bella after she had givin birth. He felt some sort of tug that made him want to go downstairs. That was when I knew for certain. Of course, the last page just assured my suspicion. I myself thought that it was going to be a boy, so I would have caught it sooner if I knew it was going to be a girl, though.
And… that’s it!
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I figured it out that he was gonna imprint on her WAAYY before she was even born. I mean it was so obvious(to me) that Bella was gonna have a girl simply because they kept calling the baby “he”; that was a dead giveaway! I remember reading book 2 just thinking Jacob is soo gonna imprint on the baby & when he did I cried with joy and happiness because I’ve always felt bad for Jacob and I really wanted him to get his happy ending so I was extremely pleased when he did. I love him and Renesmee aka Nessie together and it’s just perfect how everything worked out. I honestly was annoyed that Bella was upset by his imprinting on her but of course she came to be ok with it. I read an interview with Stephenie saying that the most likely narrators for the Twilight characters would be Renesmee or Leah. After reading BD I really would love a continuation of Jacob and Renesmee’s story; that to me would be the best thing.
Overall, I loved the whole book; as should any Twilight fan.
At first I thought it was creepy I mean he loved bella and then her daughter!:OMG! moment but he does care about her so I’m okay with it. I figured at the end of his book. When he looked her in the eyes I thought he etheir fell in love with her or was imprinted on.
when I found out that jacob had imprinted on nessie, I almost barfed. its kind of gross when you really think about it. by the end of the book I was happy that he had because if he hadn’t, he wouldn’t have been there to stop the volturi with the rest of the wolves because edward would’ve kicked him out. =)
I honestly don’t know, i geusse it was to be expected, because i remember a while ago I was listing to one of you’re podcasts and I can’t remember who said it but i do remember that soemwon shot out the idea that Bella would give the baby to Jacob so he would always have a piece of her…
But when I think about it, I kinda like the idea itself, it very romantic, but weird in a way, i geusse it depends on what angle you’re looking from.
And yo answer you’re personal favor:
NO! i was completley in the dark, i had no idea he imprinted or not, infact i thought that he saw all these thing that resemble Bella so he could no longer plan to kill it, or even think that way, becasue he realised it ‘was’ her.
Anyways Kassie was not clueless at all! i bet 40% of readers did not realised, like myself,
GO KASSIE!
I was a lttle confused on how i felt about Jacob imprinting on Renesmee. I was happy for Jacob b/c he has finally found someone, even though he is not “in love” with her now, and he doesnt have to suffer everytime he is around Bella. But then again it is a little weird that he would imprint on Bella and Edwards baby..(clever Stephenie!) But as the years go it will be easier and alot less weird b/c she wont be a child anymore.
I figured it out when he looked into Renesmees eyes. I was so shocked. i couldnt believe it, and i was very anxious to find out what Bella and Edward thought..especially Edward:D. I was for sure he would rip Jacobs throat out asap.
The book was amazing!!!(despite what some lunatic people are saying)
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very cool!
I had been spoiled 2 weeks before I got the book (Norway was really late) So for question one I guess I first knew 2 weeks before I read it.
So I got time adjusting to the thought of him imprinting on her. I’m not all that sure that I would have caught him imprinting if I haven’t knew, because at the time I read it was 4 in the morning and my eyes felt heavy.
I thought it was fin that he imprint on her, but I would have preferred Leah for him. I mean what happens to her now? Does she find love?
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I feel bad for you getting spoiled!
I wasn’t a big fan of Nessie to begin with… Its cool that Jacob imprinted, but I would have rather him imprinted on someone else. Its clear why she had Quil imprint on a toddler, it was to prepare us. However, I don’t like it. Because Quil and Claire were in the beginning part of Jacob’s book, I started thinking about Bella’s baby. I wondered if she was having a girl and when it was a girl, I knew Jacob would imprint on her. I hoped I was wrong, but I wasn’t… Then it happened and I was mad. I was lucky to have not been spoiled, which was a miracle. Two of my friends were reading it while I was studying for my summer semester finals.
Ok, I know I am going to be made fun of for this but I didnt figure out that jacob imprinted on renesmee till Stephanie actually said it in the third book, after Bella wakes up from her vampire transformation. But now that I heard you read it on the podcast I serisoly dont know how I could have missed it. It might have been becase I was reading it as fast as i could and i was tired.
But for how I feel about jessie is that,I think it is a good thing. I would have never guessed that Jake would imprint on her, but I never guessed that Bella was going to have a kid. But I think that if he would have just imprinted on some random girl from school it would have been a little anti-climactic. So it was fun to read
I thought Stephenie Meyer was a genius for letting Jacob(that was for you Kassie) imprint on Renesmee. It gave Jacob a piece of the old Bella for him and that lets Bella have Edward without a doubt of whether she “chose” the right one. And I found out on the last page of “The book of Jacob”.
And may I add, I really liked the name Renesmee, I thought it was perfect because Renee is Bella’s real mother and took care of her and was scared when she did something dangerous(like skydiving) and Esme is Bella’s mother-in-law and Bella looks up to her as a kind, gentle vampire. And when they were practicing fighting with newborns the first time, Bella could not picture Esme(and Alice) fighting and was scared for her. So Renee + Esme = Renesmee and a by-product is a remeberence of the two most important mother figures and family of her HUMAN life!!! (you can erase the last paragraph if you were going to ask that as another question of the week)
BTW LOVE your podcast!
I liked that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee because there is now a “healthier” bond with him an Bella. It is great that he would no longer have to feel the hurt from the love he had for her because his life was now living for Resemee. Bella no longer has to worry about hurting Jacob either and she gets a protector for her daughter which I think any mother would appreciate, even though it seems weird since Reseme is a baby.
I knew that he would imprint on Renesmee in the chapter where he drove away to the park. There were hints when he was looking at the different features of the girls in the park and comparing them to the same body parts Bella had, and coming to the conclusion that no one would be the same as Bella. I thought at that moment that there would be someone who was like Bella, it would be her child. Since we didn’t what sex the baby was at that time I figured it would be a girl because there would need to be someone Jakob would see Bella’s features in. My theory was confirmed the moment Jacob started his very first line about his ties to his life conections breaking and now being replaced by cables to Renesmee and I must say the first time I read it I shouted “Yes!” out loud. I am team Edward all the way and i just wanted Jacob to find someone else and stop the heartache for the triangle. Now that I am reading the book for the 4th time, I cry because it makes me so happy now that Jacob has someone.
When it came to the end of Jacob’s book I really didn