Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown, and Company
Release date: May 6, 2008
List price: $25.99 (640p)
ISBN 978-0-316-06804-8
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Review - "The Host"
Reviewer: Charise Payne
Rating:
Stephenie Meyer, best-selling author of the young adult series Twilight, has struck gold again! Meyer's first adult novel, The Host, is sure to turn vampire-loving teens (and adults) into instant sci-fi fanatics.
The Host begins with Wanderer, an alien species called a Soul, which resembles a silver centipede. Souls are placed inside a human body via a small cut at the base of the skull. When Wanderer wakes up, she expects to be in complete control of her new host body, but she is mistaken. The host, Melanie Stryder, has not left and wants to maintain control of her body. Melanie is part of the rebel forces which are trying to free the earth from these alien parasites, and was caught while trying to flee. She is a fighter and will not lie down quietly like a good little human. In an attempt to get control, Melanie uses one of the only weapons she has: she floods Wanderer's mind with memories and feelings of her life before Wanderer entered her body. But what Melanie doesn't expect is Wanderer's reactions to them.
The memories have caused Wanderer to be overwhelmed with love and desire to find the people in Melanie's past memories because, in her mind, they are her family too. She knows their every thoughts and actions because of Melanie, and this changes Wanderer: it makes her more human. But will Melanie trust Wanderer with her loved ones? What will happen when Wanderer finds them? Will they love her, accept her, or will they just want to kill her for taking Melanie’s body as her host? And how will Melanie react to Wanderer’s feelings for her loved ones and their feelings for her?
This complex page-turner will keep you guessing until the end, and even throws in a few tears for good measure. The Host is a story of friendship, true love, and finding out who you really are and what is really important in life. Meyer blends romance and sci-fi seamlessly. The Host leaves you wanting for more. Let's hope for sequels.
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