A review by paige87
The Host by Stephenie Meyer

4.0

My confession is that I watched the movie first, and loved it. So this was one of those rare occasions the movie inspired me to read the book instead of the other way around. But this book was a lot of fun! I wish I hadn't already known things based off the movie, but it didn't detract from the plot. It was a slow start, but it did pick up about 100 pages in. Seems to be a theme - I felt the same way with The Chemist. The story is character driven, which I love. And somehow the author took me from hating both Jared and Kyle to actually liking them. And I ended up sympathizing with the aliens! Good character development. Over all, an enjoyable story.