This is Stephenie Meyer‘s first book aimed at adults, even though her first YA series has grabbed many an adult reader.
I have had this ARC for a while now and the cover caught my eye yesterday. Get it… HA! Sorry bad pun. I LOVE horror movies and classic good old stuff like evil alien invaders and body snatchers…
From the Back of the Book:
The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake.
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.
Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.
Read an excerpt.
I wonder who we’re supposed to root for and who will be more sympathetic: the bodies’ original owner, or the newbie. This has really interesting possibilities.
SYBIL!!! You know how much I love this site, yourself and Meyer.
Yes, shamelessly wanting this book.
Wonder how sexy it will be, and if there will be SEX? Sex is always on the mind.
lol
do her other books?
Oh, v interesting blurb (and completely different to her Twilight world as well). I’m def going to get this despite the Eclipse disappointment – that was more to do with the plot and pacing, methinks. I love the way she writes.
Hmmmmm sounds omniscient of Invasion of the Body Snatchers!
I am interested in this one, just to see how she does with a completely different series, and a different target story.
I really wouldn’t expect any sex. I think she has said a few times that she won’t be doing sex because of her religious background.
Doubt there will be sex either and yes, I will be reading this one.
Who needs sex? 🙂
i just finished it, stayed up most of the night reading it. i honestly thought i would hate it, the blurb on the back of the ARC sounded so flimsy and b-movie and just dumb. but i loved it – she did such an interesting job with it. i’d love to know what some of her influences were – i was reminded of tanya huff (albeit much less sophisticated, i thought).
Hey Redfish!
Will fans of Meyer’s YA series enjoy The Host? I seriously can’t wait for this book and of course Breaking Dawn 🙂
I’m 10 and I’ve read all the books. There awesome! I want to get the host but i can’t yet.
a lady from a book shop i go to said there wasn’t anything really ‘adult’ about it. she said she really liked it though, but she hasn’t read the Twilight saga, so she couldnt compare. It sounds kind of weird, but i’ll read it anyway.. i really like the way she writes.
Why do people say Eclipse was dissapointing? It was fab!! Anyway, The Host is out in the U.K. Its in all book shops now in the U.K.!! Thats good for me!!!!!!!
Eclipse was probably my favourite of the Twilight series.. possibly a tie with the first one. New Moon wasn’t that great, but the background information in it was necessary to enjoy Eclipse.
First and foremost, the host…is an spectacular book! And is worth every penny to buy. This book takes one enemy and makes an unlikely ally out of it, forcing choices to be made and paths to be taken.
My friend was lucky enough to receive an advanced readers copy of this book and was nice enough to borrow it out.
I just finished it and absolutely love it. It makes a person question the humanity of our society. And also wonder what if…
It has an exciting plot with characters that you easily fall in love with and ones that you hate with a passion. You live the story.
But don’t take my word for it…find out for yourselves…
HOPE THIS I A GREAT BOOK JUST LIKE THE OTHERS!!
IF IT IS IT WILL MAKE U FEEL AS THOUGH YOU AE THERE SEEING EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING.
OMG!!!!!!! this book is so goood if you like twilight you’ll love this. i think stephenie meyer is soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!