The Host a novel by Stephanie Meyer

Although I usually don’t read science fiction I am a sucker for a Stephanie Meyer novel. This one had me at hello. I found that this novel had more depth than the Twilight novels. The themes were more adult and complex. I understand that Science Fiction novels require a lot of set up but I did find it hard to focus on those first 300 pages. Once I got past the mid point of the novel the story flew by. The pacing was great. I did have a couple of annoyances about this story. Similiar to the ones I had about Twilight. Funny thing, the main character reminded me of Bella Swan. She had the same self-sacrificing, I’d let myself get killed if only it would let you live thing going on. A little tired maybe. You know about as tired as “You had me at hello”. But all in all, a good read with some mature themes and it even left me something to think about (besides all the syrupy sweet goodness).