My original rating was 4.5, but after a few days of pondering, I finally settled with a 4. 
 I read this book without any expectations or whatsoever. I am not a Twilight fan nor a hater... I just didn't read it because I'm not really into vampire stories. Though there are many negative reviews about The Host, it didn't prevent me from enjoying the book. It started slow, however, as I read along it became more and more interesting. 
 Wanderer is an alien who was placed inside Melanie's body. When a Soul is placed inside a human host, they can possess the body and use it as their own. Aside from that, the Soul will also have access to the human's memories. Unfortunately for Wanda, Melanie is a very strong human who refused to be taken over completely by an alien. As they share Mel's body, memories, and emotions, Wanda finds herself falling for a guy she never met. Mel's emotions are influencing Wanda's decisions and later they worked as one to find him. 
 Likes: I find the story unique--- I guess because I rarely pick sci-fi books? LOL, but yeah, it's different... in a good way of course. Anyway, I think the writing style was okay. It went longer that I thought it should , but it was good. Also, I loved the POV... It's nice to be inside an alien's mind for once. I liked the characters, specially Wanda. I know Melanie was strong and without her presence, Wanda will be just another Soul... BUT it was Wanda's selflessness and compassion that drew me in. I think the romance was intriguing... "a love triangle involving only two bodies" nuff said. I love Ian to pieces! He's the main reason why I almost rated this book with 4.5 stars. 
 "It's not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what you say. It's not how you look in that body, but the things you do with it. You are beautiful." 
 He moved forward as he spoke, kneeling beside the bed where I lay and taking my hand again in both of his. 
 "I've never known anyone like you." 
 See what I mean? 
 Dislikes: The length of the book is one of my problems, it was just too long! I hope the sequel wont be as long as this one. To be honest I'm a little nervous about the next book because of...you know, second book curse. I think it's better if Meyer will leave it as it is. A bad sequel will just ruin the entire series. I bet you noticed I didn't mention Jared in the "likes" section. Well, that's because I really didn't like him. He wasn't very nice with Wanda at first. Of course I understand his doubts because Wanda may turn them all to the Souls but he came as rude and insensitive. Also, I wasn't very convinced about the Mel-Jared-Wanda triangle. It was more like Mel's love for Jared was too much that it overflowed and somehow Wanda absorbed it like a sponge. That's why Wanda reacts that way towards Jared, like she's in love with him. Wanda is like a child here when it comes to feelings. She never felt strong emotions before--- that's why Mel's body's reaction confused her a lot. 
 Anyway, I did enjoy this book. This is perfect for those who loves romantic sci-fi novels. I probably still wont read the Twilight series this year but, I'll read The Host #2 once it comes out. =)