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Currently reading (June 25, 2013) : Passion. The 3rd book in the Fallen series. 

Written by Lauren Kate

Review: The Host

The Host- by Stephanie Meyer

Ok, So I read this because the movie version was coming out and wanted to see how it compared to the movies. Hunger Games is a prime example of how books are still better than movies. Anyways moving on! I actually really liked this book but it really didn't start to pick up until about halfway through it. The only downside is that it seemed to drag on and on. Not that it was hard to finish, just that certain parts of the plot could have been wrapped up in half as many chapters. It was also pretty predictable. You figure out most of it 2/3 of the way through. It has a few twists and turns but not many. Personally I love YA books so this should have been right up my alley. I still haven't seen the movie but I am willing to bet the movie is better than the book. Also, it is part of a trilogy. Think Twilight but with aliens. It was published in 2009, but here we are in 2013 and there is still no word on the sequel. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

Recommendation: Read it if you have the time but not something I would run out and purchase.

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