After having watched the movie before reading the book, it's no surprise the book is a million times better than what was adapted to film. Casting was completely wrong for the movie and I strongly believe that if this was ever re-adapted that it would work better as a tv series because of the amount of adventure and character development that took place throughout the book. The Host is not my favorite Stephanie Meyer work and I will admit that the story somewhat drags at parts, but overall I still enjoy the story and await a proper adaptation to screen.