Title: The Host
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Series: The Host #1
Genre: Dystopian Science Fiction Romance
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Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed.
When Melanie, one of the few remaining “wild” humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn’t expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.
Wanderer probes Melanie’s thoughts, hoping to discover the whereabouts of the remaining human resistance. Instead, Melanie fills Wanderer’s mind with visions of the man Melanie loves–Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body’s desires, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she has been tasked with exposing. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.
Stephenie Meyer has outdone herself again. She’s a fantastic story teller and very good at character development. You can’t help loving the characters and the story. The story explores many aspects of love and acceptance as Wanderer finds her true place in the world. I enjoyed the story very much.
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I just finished it today! I loved it. It will definitely give me a lot to think about for a long time.
Ah, man. I want to finish is so bad. I’m only in Chapter 10 still.
Oh, and we should totally see the Twilight movie together. Since I’ll be down in Provo and all. *hint hint*
Hmmm. that sounds like a good book!
Can’t wait to read it (ok, that’s just me trying to be funny, don’t really feel bad or anything)!
Congrats on your new nephew… tell her how lucky she is to have had him on his due date! Really, who is that lucky?!?