** spoiler alert ** 
 The Host was FANTASTIC. The first 10 chapters or so were pretty abysmal...but once you get past that and to the part where Melanie and Wanda are found by Mel's uncle, it picks up swiftly and makes you forget how lousy the first 10 chapters were. Meyer fleshed out her characters so well, it left you wondering how and where they end up after the book is complete.