Edit review 3/18/13:: 
 Changing to 5 stars because I have not been able to get this book out of my mind and even went back & re-read some parts. It's probably closer to a 4 1/2 star total read, but I just can't seem to shake it. 
 I always knew that once I committed to reading this book I would really like it & I did. The genre mix of sci-fi and romance is one of my very favorites and since it's not a flooded market, my reading of these types of books are limited. Even so, I put off reading this book for years because of the whole TWL thing. People everywhere said that SM grew as an author and this being a much better book all the way around from the TWL series, but after Breaking Dawn I just COULD NOT deal with her. And now we are 2 weeks away from the movie and I'll admit to being more excited than I ever was for a TWL film. And that was BEFORE I read the book. Now I know I will do my very best to go to this movie opening weekend. 
 My only issues were how slow moving the first 1/3 or so of the story was. It works and contributes to the end product, but whenever I can't blast threw a book from the get-go it loses style points. My only other issue was really personal opinion about the entire nature of book. The possession/body snatcher thing was uncomfortable for me at times. I really ended up enjoying it, but in the vast landscape of sci-fi, that is just something that even the thought of makes me feel all wiggy. 
 I loved Melanie & Jared and grew to really like Wanda & Ian too. The dynamics and action in the 2nd half of the book were can't-put-this-book-down amazing, and I was up until 3:30 last night because I HAD to finish the book. I'm almost disappointed that SM got caught up in whatever her big life has been giving her and hasn't written a sequel or two yet. The starting off point from here is very exciting, and I hope she gets her crap together and gets right on that. LOL 
 The 'Bonus Chapter' in my paperback edition is (view spoiler)[a kind of a skipped chapter from Melanie's POV (because the book being in Wanda's POV and she is tanked at the time) when she wakes up after Wanda has been removed from her body. She is angry at first, because Wanda kept her plans from her and she thought Wanda committed suicide. She also goes and tells Ian what Wanda did & they all resolve to go find the perfect new 'host' for Wanda. (hide spoiler)].