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The Host by Stephenie MeyerThis 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.