The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Host: A Novel
Book Review: I LOVED IT!!
Summary: 5 Stars
this book is truly amazing!
I cant put it to words!
while reading it i got many imotions from hapines to the sheding of tears that was hard to control the same as wanda once couoldint. I am not a fan of sci-fi books but this is truely something diferent!
I loved the bickereng between mel and wanda her memories the pastionat love towards jerard and ian and the way jeb is facinated by everything.
stephanie mayer created anohter iristable piece that was hard to put down as it had so much wonder and excitment i just cant describe...
Book Review: Loved it
Summary: 4 Stars
Having read Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse and being obsessed with them, I was really excited about this book :D And luckily it didn't disappoint!
You can tell she's writing for adults, it feels a bit different from Twilight. The story was really interesting and when you think about it afterwards, quite scary! Set in our times, earth has been invaded by 'Souls', who take over human bodies and the human is lost all apart from their body. When Melanie is taken over however she doesn't just disappear, she sticks around and is able to talk with the invading soul, she has no control over her body though. The situation gets very complicated as Melanie's invader, Wanderer, ends up falling in love with the man that Melanie loves. They set off on a journey to find him and it's from there that story reall kicks off.
The story is brilliant and has so many twists and brilliant stories going on. The plot is very clever. I found that the first 100 pages a tad bit boring and was surprised at Stephenie Meyer but maybe I was being a bit unfair and my expectations were too high. The last 500 pages were unputdownable though, seriously, I just really wanted to know what was going to happen and how on earth it would end!
I'd recommend this to any fiction lover and definitely if you like Meyer's other books, enjoy!
Book Review: Couldn't Put It Down
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book because i'm such a fan of Stephenie Meyers so i thought that it would be good. And i was right. A love triangle between 2 people encorporated with an unusual yet fascinating story. I could not put it down and read it in less than 3 days.
The different characters and the things they go through really make you feel a part of the book. I loved Wanda and teh relationship she developed with Mel. Definatly one to read.
Book Review: Absoloutely breathtakingly moving ...
Summary: 5 Stars
I made a promise to myself -after rushing through the twilight saga- that I would read The Host slowly and take in each page at a time.
An impossible promise to keep.
After only a few days I was almost in tears when I reached the last page.
Why can't good things last forever?
Book Review: W-o-w...
Summary: 5 Stars
There really aren't enough good comments or adjectives in the dictionary to describe this book. I bought it on a whim, if I'm being honest, not really being a sci-fi fan, and found myself totally and completely loving it only a few pages in.
While the storyline might not be the most obscure, original thing in the world, (imagine Invasion of the Body Snatchers, except this time we lost), Meyer does succeed in giving it a new, surprisingly fresh, twist. The storyline is basically centred around a very experienced 'Soul' (Wanderer) who finds sympathy and friendship with her host (Melanie) who refuses to fade away. And also a strong love for someone she has never met. The two team up and track down the man and Melanie's kid brother, but not all goes to plan, as you could imagine...
Although, on that note, I'd like to say that the characters are the main driving force behind this novel. I always love Meyer's characters - I've read the Twilight series, of course - but these new set really impressed me. Wanderer, as I said before, is the main protagonist, who is likeable in herself just for being kind in nature, but Melanie is also likeable for her strength and stubborn attitude. They completely parallel and contrast each other, which I personally loved. And then there's the boys... Jared, who is the main guy character, in a sense (not for me though, thank you very much) and is who Meyer described as the 'tough' one. And then, of course, there is Ian. I love his character too much for words, and I think he's the real reason as to why I love the story so much...
Anyway, overall, it's obviously a 5/5 for me, and I'd recommend it to anyone - sci-fi fan or not.