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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Guilty pleasure read, for sure. Fairly well written, with a conspicuous absence of the word "sparkly". I had a hard time trusting that she would bring me through to a satisfying ending, since there weren't very many ways to get there. Satisfied I am, though. Maybe the second time through I'll read it looking for secret Mormon messages, or subliminal messages about controlling domestic violence relationships. This time, however, I just read it for fun.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this because I liked the author's Twilight books. This was a sci-fi book which I normally don't read...but I have to say that I actually enjoyed it. It was an interesting concept.
Yay for me...I finished it. It did turn out to be a decent story but could have been wayyyyyyyy shorter.
It took me 2 years to conquer this book so can you imagine how long it will take me to do a review?????
It took me 2 years to conquer this book so can you imagine how long it will take me to do a review?????
Well. It ain't Twilight, that's for sure.
Well. I have conflicting emotions about this book... First, my perspective is slightly warped based on the fact that I saw the movie before reading the book. I do not make it a habit of seeing a movie prier to reading the book, but I was about 12th on the hold list at my library when the movie came out and I was just too eager to wait.
The movie didn't quite live up to my expectations but it was still good. I was really drawn into the trailer to the movie which is how I found the book in the first place. Plus, the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons that is featured in The Host's trailers is really good. I felt it was a very good match. But the actual movie didn't really explain to me what was going on and it dragged a bit in the middle. This only made me want to read the book that much more so I could fully understand what was happening and reasons for certain things and so on. This is why I prefer reading the book first.
However, the dragging that went on in the movie was only amplified in the book. I would say that there was nothing going on in this book for about 3/4 of the 600 and some odd pages. This was extremely disappointing to me. Plus, the book was boring to me in some parts because I had already seen the movie and was anticipating what was happening. My fault for seeing the movie first, but still.
I think the book actually became interesting around page 475ish. The end of the story was great. I will give it that. But without the interesting last 150 pages or so, this book would definitely be in the 1-2 star range. I feel generous by giving it that third star. When I picked it up from the library, I literally gasped at the sheer magnitude of the book. It is a big book. A big book with no action which equals a non-substantial read.
I suppose my still unanswered questions will be addressed in the sequels. Like how a parasite that requires surgical insertion can even have come to exist in the first place. Those little things that Wanderer kinda touches on put doesn't fully explain.
I certainly had higher hopes for this book and was left sorely disappointed with the lack of depth and false suspension. Radioactive was probably the ultimate attention winner. So kuddos to whoever made the trailers because that's what drew me in. Other than that, the actual story was average which is why it's earned those three stars.
The movie didn't quite live up to my expectations but it was still good. I was really drawn into the trailer to the movie which is how I found the book in the first place. Plus, the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons that is featured in The Host's trailers is really good. I felt it was a very good match. But the actual movie didn't really explain to me what was going on and it dragged a bit in the middle. This only made me want to read the book that much more so I could fully understand what was happening and reasons for certain things and so on. This is why I prefer reading the book first.
However, the dragging that went on in the movie was only amplified in the book. I would say that there was nothing going on in this book for about 3/4 of the 600 and some odd pages. This was extremely disappointing to me. Plus, the book was boring to me in some parts because I had already seen the movie and was anticipating what was happening. My fault for seeing the movie first, but still.
I think the book actually became interesting around page 475ish. The end of the story was great. I will give it that. But without the interesting last 150 pages or so, this book would definitely be in the 1-2 star range. I feel generous by giving it that third star. When I picked it up from the library, I literally gasped at the sheer magnitude of the book. It is a big book. A big book with no action which equals a non-substantial read.
I suppose my still unanswered questions will be addressed in the sequels. Like how a parasite that requires surgical insertion can even have come to exist in the first place. Those little things that Wanderer kinda touches on put doesn't fully explain.
I certainly had higher hopes for this book and was left sorely disappointed with the lack of depth and false suspension. Radioactive was probably the ultimate attention winner. So kuddos to whoever made the trailers because that's what drew me in. Other than that, the actual story was average which is why it's earned those three stars.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A proper trip down memory lane. At the start I was so scared it wouldn’t be as good as I remembered it but ALL of the emotions came flooding back.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A