The Host by Stephenie Meyer

The Blurb/back of the book/summary (from the book jacket):

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.

Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, 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.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts 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 yearns for a man she's never met.  As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.

My Review of the book:

There is no single word that can fully describe this book! Stephenie Meyer created a completely new world! She moved away from the rainy town of Forks, Washington and set the story in the simmering hot Arizona desert. What is unique about this story is that while the planet was taken by the "aliens" they aren't really aliens per say, they are souls that look like beautiful silver feather looking worm-like creatures. They surgically insert themselves into the back of someones head right at the base of the neck and they take control over the body. Some human minds are able to stay awake and not fade while others are unable to, a lot depends on awareness.

The Host is not about taking the planet back because they know there aren’t enough of them to do it but mostly about surviving and about relationships. I found this book very hard to put down because it’s not a predictable story line at all. I never knew exactly what was going to happen. I think that largely contributes to the book being so great because if you have read many books that are similar then you know what is going to happen already; I give it two thumbs up on originality. I also love the way it was written, the style contributes largely as you are able to understand a lot because of the point of view Meyer took. Instead of looking at the storyline from Melanie’s view as she is the human and we would be able to relate more to her, she decided to look at everything from the point of view of Wanderer, the invading soul.

I loved this book and I know many people who agree. I hope that after reading this perhaps you will give The Host a chance and read it and love it as well! I cannot wait until the movie comes out! I think it comes ut in 2013! Hurry up, so we fans can watch it!!!!