A Host of Traveling

First, once again I have to apologize for the lack of posts. This summer I have done a host of traveling...and reading too but now I am barely posting.

At the beginning of June I read The Host by Stephenie Meyer. I was WAAAAYYYY to read another book by Meyer while waiting for her upcoming Breaking Dawn. Even though I was excited I was also nervous to read The Host because it is labeled as sci-fi and I have issues with sci-fi; but I pressed on. The first chapter of the book was hard to get into because it was confusing. I really didn’t know what was going on. After 1/4 into the book, I even went back to the first chapter to get a better grasp. Then once past the 1/4 mark, for me, the book really took off. I was hooked and read until the wee hours to get it finished. Then by the end, I felt sort of weird about the actual ending.

Sometimes it is a good idea to read books more than once and I waited a month, and picked up the book at the beginning of July. Upon second reading I really enjoyed and even the ending grew on me a bit as I fully came to accept the resolution. I was surprised to learn that Meyer is going to turn The Host into a series...it didn’t really strike me as a series book...but of course I will read them to see where she takes the characters next.

For a summary and bonus video on The Host, here is a weblink:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Host/Stephenie-Meyer/e/9780316068048/?itm=1

For those of you who have read, some questions:
1. What do you all think of the book overall?
2. Did you all find it to be “an adult” book as opposed to a book written for teenagers?
3. If so, what made it more adult than teenage?