Meyer has alluded to writing a sequel to this book, but as of now, there is no official release date for one.Īll in all, the Host grabbed me pretty quickly from the start. In many respects, it’s just a feel good, happy ending book. I also felt that the writing could have been tighter.ĭespite its lack of conflict, I confess that I also did like the book for that reason. What is it with her and a woman being love torn and conflicted about two great men? I also felt that Stephenie likes her characters so much, that she doesn’t really want to create too much conflict for them, because then their lives would be too hard, and who wants a hard life? It would have been so easy for her intensify the conflict in the story and make it more…interesting and action-packed, edge of your seat. One thing I didn’t like about the book was the recreation of another weird love triangle (or actually a quadrangle in this story) by Meyer. The alien (Wanderer) and human (Melanie) end up working together to find the surviving humans that Melanie loves and cares about. The story is about one of these strong willed humans who becomes inserted with a relatively strong willed alien. In some bodies, the human has such a strong will and personality, that the alien invader can’t silence the thoughts of the human who originally had control of the body. Human kind has lost the battle and the aliens use human bodies as hosts. The book is about an alien invasion that has happened on Earth. I didn’t feel that the book was very sophisticated, but it was definitely brain candy, and sometimes this girl just wants some brain candy.

And the truth is, I couldn’t put The Host down. Though I don’t think Meyer’s writing is the best, I still think she’s a good story teller. Stephenie Meyer gets such a bad wrap in literary circles and sometimes to say you like her books is like social suicide. I’m a little conflicted about how I should review this book. With the recent release of the movie The Host, I thought I’d share my thoughts about the book. 2013 A to Z Challenge: Letter H = The Host

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