So after reading "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!"'s review on this book I decided, maybe I should write my own. I too was 15 whe\n I read this book and f if I had the urge to write a review at that age I would have probably wrote "OMG! SO MUCH BETTER THAN TWILIGHT! JARED IS SO HOT! OMG I WANT TO HAVE IAN'S BABIES! HE SO CUTE! AHHHH" You get the drift... Useless screaming and panting over my amazement over Stephenie Meyer's work. 
 BUT. 
 It's probably time I be honest with myself. I've read the Host over 20 times since I paid for the novel in 2010. And I've got to say I was madly in love with the novel. I would perhaps lessen my love for it now... but perhaps that would probably only because I've read better books that The Host. To me comparing the book to other books in the same "genre" (seeing that I'm not really sure what genre it is) would be very unfair the piece. 
 I like to look at books as individuals. Separate from the author's other writings and from other books as well. The Host to me was, slow, yes, it went through about seven chapters of just boring thoughts and feelings with a few sentences to keep you awake at night ever 25 paragraphs. But be real, how disappointing would it have been if the books stated off hot and sweaty and just died before the plot got anywhere? 
 Stephenie isn't the best writer I know, but if you decide to pick up one of her books (e.g. Twilight), don't judge it based on other people's reviews and compare it to other great books you read. Why? The good reviews are written by thirsty 13 year olds who are more interested in Taylor Lautner (Jacob's onscreen character who takes off shirt for every little reason) than the plot its self. And the bad reviews are written by people who so obsessed with the fact that vampires aren't supposed to glow and be vegan and how annoying Bella is and all sorts of trivial nonsense. To me that was the most original part of the book. How annoyed would true sci-fi fans be if they picked up a so-called teen romance book and read a bunch of gruesome details about sleeping in a dungeon and being burnt to ashes at sunrise? People have to remember this was written for TEENS. I.E. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SENSELESS AND GLITTERY AND HAVE ALL SORTS OF FRILLY DETAILS THAT WOULD MAKE LITTLE GIRLS BUY THE BOOKS. Ease up on the woman. 
 Speaking of onscreen characters.... Shall I get started on how unattractive Ian O'shea was in that movie? No i shall not because that's not an important part of the book. 
 Anyway, my entire overview of this book is: slow to start, pretty romantic without being smutty, interesting concept (I've never read anything with a plot like that) The idea of souls is thought of in a new way. It's also dramatic but it's still written for young people who aren't supposed to be that skilled at reading lol. So I don't know what you guys think but to me it was well written considering the intended audience. 
 The movie sucked ass by the way. Don't waste you time. I waited 3 years to be disappointed in a movie. That says a lot. Go read something instead of watching that lame excuse for a movie.. BYE.