Why is 'The Host' an adult book?

Question: Why is 'The Host' an adult book!?

I just got done reading it, and I don't see why it's considered adult fiction!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It isn't!. It is written on exactly the same level as Twilight!. I have no idea why she refers to it as an "adult novel" when it is about the problems of an 18 year old girl and a couple 20 somethings!. As for the "romance that gets a lot hotter" that some answerer mentioned -- it just doesn't exist!. It was just really a gimmick!. Put out a book and call it an "adult book" and watch kids flock to read it!. Stephanie Meyer is a person who uses a lot of tricks to increase book sales!. Including double publishing editions of all her books - one regular - and then several months later a "deluxe" edition with the first chapter of the next book in it!. Most authors give you that for free!. Not Stephanie Meyer!.

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I've read both The Host and the Twilight Series many times and I definitely see a difference between the two!. The Host is much more complex of a plot line and it's written much more maturely than the Twilight series is!. And to be honest I don't see a lot of the younger fans liking The Host as much as Twilight!. Even Stephenie said herself that this book has been her best writing yet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think it's because the concept is a little harder to grasp!. I mean, the entire thing about the world being taken over and what the humans are going through!.!.!. I think it could he a harder concept for some teens to comprehend!. I understood it perfectly fine, but others may not!.

Stephenie, however, has said that she was writting towards the same audience, so who knows!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because the concept is different, aimed for older readers!. The words are more difficult to understand, the theme is more adult-oriented!. And the romances get a bit hotter!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Stephanie Meyer aimed it at adults!. She assumed her teen fans wouldn't be as interested because it is science fiction rather than fantasy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I just started reading it and I can't figure that out either!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know but it was a good bookWww@QuestionHome@Com

No Idea!.Www@QuestionHome@Com