i came late to it also. We read the first 3 books the summer before Breaking Dawn came out, so we really could read them one after the other without waiting. I was sad to be done with them [i agree the first book and first movie are not the best of the lot] so i read the Host and was pleasantly surprised. i recommend it also.
I’ll have to check it out. I pushed all my fiction novels aside to start on Sarah’s book. :)