The Host: A Novel

this book gave me a whole different take on the sci fi alien stuff. this is the only book ive read like it, its made me want to read more.

This is first book i read from Stephenie Meyer.

I catch it because the idea of the alien invasion and view humanity from a disctinct point of view, mixing souls and human emotions and how this affects Wanda and Melanie, attracts me, but i think that the book is a little slow for me.

I think that the idea of the book is a great idea, but the final look is less than it could be.

A good book, but not a must have.

The Host was hard for me to get into. It starts off very confusing, and I probably wouldn't have gone further if my sister hadn't recommended it (she and I have the same tastes) and if I hadn't liked the Twilight saga. Actually, I probably never would have gotten it. It sounded too weird. Anyways, the beginning is rough. Confusing and kinda weird. Very sci-fi. The book, for me, only picked up when Melanie would show Wanderer her memories of Jamie and Jared, which were not nearly often enough. Finally, though, once Wanderer made it to the caves, the book was really exciting, and I could hardly put it down for a second. I cried a lot. I was torn, not knowing what should happen. I was soooooo glad for the happy ending. I love happy endings! I really wish there would have been more scenes with Mel and Jared when she was actually Mel; not Mel AND Wanderer. It was obvious that Jared and Melanie loved each other, but we didn't get a lot of story on them. Not enough for me.
One trite point...why Wanda??? Ugh! That's worse than Reneesme:)

I enjoyed the book very much and found it engrossing to the point of staying up till the wee early morning hours to finish it.
Some have said they have trouble with the first couple of chapters but I didn't and I would recomend it... I Do hope that there will be a sequel...

The Host was a great book, somewhat related to the series 'The Animorphs', but much better.

The only thing that irked me in this book was Ian. He cared absolutely nothing for Melanie, or her feelings when he was kissing her body (which was being controlled by a more niave and less angry person), and if he and Wanda had had a marriage/relationship, it would have been rape in a way. I hated Ian, and if I were Melanie, the first thing I would have done with Wanda out is punch Ian as hard as I could.

The book was dragging in the first part of the book, but was nevertheless great.