". ▁Laura ▁Miller ▁of ▁sal on . com ▁said , ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁Edward ▁and ▁B ella , ▁" ne ither ▁of ▁them ▁has ▁much ▁person ality ▁to ▁speak ▁of ." ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ''' s ▁Jenn ifer ▁Re ese , ▁in ▁her ▁review ▁of ▁Bre aking ▁Da wn ▁noted , ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁B ella , ▁" You ▁may ▁wish ▁she ▁had ▁lo ft ier ▁goals ▁and ▁a ▁mind ▁of ▁her ▁own , ▁but ▁these ▁are ▁fair y ▁tales , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁stead fast ▁lo ver ▁in ▁the ▁Disney ▁Princess ▁m old , ▁B ella ▁has ▁a ▁certain ▁sac char ine ▁appeal ", ▁and ▁that ▁during ▁B ella ' s ▁pre gn ancy ▁" she ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁hard ▁to ▁identify ▁with ▁but ▁posit ively ▁hor r ifying , ▁especially ▁while ▁gu zz ling ▁human ▁blood ▁to ▁n our ish ▁the ▁infant ." ▁Washington ▁Post ▁journalist ▁Elizabeth ▁Hand ▁noted ▁how ▁B ella ▁was ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁break able ▁and ▁that ▁" Ed ward ' s ▁habit ▁of ▁constantly ▁pulling ▁her ▁onto ▁his ▁lap ▁or ▁having ▁her ▁ride ▁on ▁his ▁back ▁further ▁emphas ize ▁her ▁child like ▁qual ities ", ▁continu ing ▁to ▁write ▁that ▁" the ▁overall ▁effect ▁is ▁a ▁weird ▁infant il ization ▁that ▁has ▁rep ell ent ▁over ton es ▁to ▁an ▁adult ▁reader ▁and ▁hardly ▁seems ▁like ▁an ▁ad mi rable ▁model ▁to ▁fo ist ▁upon ▁our ▁daughters ▁( or ▁sons ). " ▁G ina ▁D alf on zo , ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁posted ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Review