The host ebook

Two different things Wanderer is a parasite. Her people are parasites. For millions of years, they traveled to new planets, colonized the species and lived out lives in their hosts' bodies. It's about the experience and the journey. When Wanderer the soul arrives to Earth, she is placed in an adult female host. What she doesn't know, is that the host is still very much there. Melanie the host is desperate. She absolutely refuses to let a little thing like being trapped in her own body by an parasitic alien stop her from getting back to her brother.

And soon, Wanderer does not want to go back. She's found a home and a human that she wants forever. What was it that made this human love so much more desirable to me than the love of my own kind?

Was it Because these humans hate with so much fury, was the other end of the spectrum that they could love with more heart and zeal and fire? I just adore this book. I've read it once every years and enjoyed it every time.

This was no exception. Normally, when character who is too good to be true looking at you, Wanderer , it annoys me. Not with this book. Wanderer might be nearly perfect, but her internal conflict and the external factors i. Melanie, other humans provide enough tension to keep her from seeming like a Mary-Sue. This book is a slow build but it is so worth it to me. I love it. It's not the face, but the expressions on it.

It's not the voice, but what you say. It's not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are beautiful. Ahhh, my heart is just a melty puddle of goo. She was an excellent reader. This is the first time I listened to it and this was a whole new experience.

Really pleasant to listen to. I really did enjoy this book. It is narrated in the same style at the Twilight book in the first person. The things that make this book really good are the internal dialogue between the main characters Melanie and Wanda.

I am told that this did not work too well in the movie, but as a book it makes great interesting reading. The story an alien invasion has happen we the humans have lost or have we? The Aliens call themselves Souls; they think it is the closest translation from our language. They are inserted into through the back of the neck and attach themselves to our brains and control our bodies.

They have done this on at least eight other different planets. The society seem to have 3 classes Healers their Doctors, Seekers their police force, and the general populace they are never referred to as more then Souls.

Their occupation seem more a seeking of knowledge and experiences that maliciously or ambitious. The aliens so not seem to be well armed and do not like violence. The Invasion has been more of stealth slowly taking over people and their neighbours before any realised. Most of the technology seems to have been concentrated on healing and space travel.

The reason I ask the question is did ne lose is because on all the other planets they have conquered they have never met a species that is a conflicted, emotional and diverse all at the same time. The other species offered little or no resistance and the aliens were just accepted. The Aliens seem to have no personality of their own in their natural states. The personalities seem to be the sum of their experiences from previous and current hosts. The only real method of telling if some have been taken over is their eyes.

Melanie is one of the few humans left, till she is captured, she tries to kill herself rather then submit to being taken over, but the aliens heal her body. The Soul she is bonded with is called the Wanderer, because of all the worlds she has visited but never settled on for more than one hosts life time.

Usually this is it the Soul takes over and replaces the Host with full access to their memories and carries on living their lives. Melanie being the fighter she is refuses to go quietly he is presence and voice constantly with the Wanderer. As the story goes on we find this is happening more and more strong will Humans refuse to be giving the aliens' full control. Using or being led by Melanie, Wanderer finds possible the last outpost of pure Humans.

If she has any hope of surviving Wanderer must make peace with Melanie; then together they must try and convince the humans they mean no harm. Both sided must put aside their preconception of the other and try to find common ground. This is a great story about the human spirit. The language is definitely at a higher level than Twilight probably because Meyer has realises her fans have grown older. Meyer's writing style has a good story telling flow to it. I enjoyed reading the whole book. The only think I would grip about is the lack of action in the book; there was more action in the football game and the bonus chapter "Alone" then in the rest of the book.

However she was writing more for emotional content then action. This is an intelligent different story, seen through the eyes of both Humans and aliens.

Holly 2 Kids and Tired. It's no secret that I did not jump on the Twilight bandwagon. I put my name on the hold list at the library for The Host, however, because I wanted to see if Stephenie Meyer had improved in her storytelling. I'm happy to say, "Yes, she did. To a point. Because there are some definite similarities here. I find it interesting that this novel is pegged for "adults" where the Twilight novels were pegged "young adult" as I don't see a great deal of difference, except for one main fact: Wanda and Melanie are likeable.

Thank goodness. If one of them had shown up as whiny and annoying as Bella, I never would have finished the book. Well, I would have finished it, but only to say, "I told you so. Far more developed than I would have expected. It still takes her a long time to get to her main points, but I wasn't as bored with this one in the beginning as I was with Twilight. I found the storyline fascinating: that aliens who invade other planets and take over the species, invade earth and take over the human bodies and then live as humans.

Wanda is one of those aliens, a "soul" who takes over Melanie's body, only to find out that Melanie isn't quite ready to give it up.

This is where Meyer's storytelling has improved. She crafted a story where the romance was secondary to the main plot, and I think that is why this book is so much better than her earlier attempts. She explores the idea of a person's soul or spirit and how an individual is defined as much by that spirit as by their physical body.

I thought her character development was well done. I liked these characters. I cared about them. I don't need to tell you that I never cared about Bella. I enjoyed the complexities that the storyline created. Wanda was affected by Melanie's memories and feelings and couldn't help but love the man Melanie loved. Then, when she found herself caring for a different man, the conflict is believable.

The humans have a difficult time accepting Wanda, but when they do, she truly becomes one of them. The novel ends neatly, with hope. Predictably there is room for a sequel, which I no doubt expect. I'd actually re-read this book. I won't re-read the others. I really, really love it! At first sight it looks like it's a book about aliens, but in reality it's about the human kind and it's questioning how much humanity remains in us all.

It's a book about survival, about love so many types of love: loving yourself, loving the planet you live on, loving your family, your friends , about finding yourself It starts kind of slow, but as you get through the story you can see how amazing it can be The main characters are Melanie and Wanda the body and the soul and they take you in a journey not only to find the people they love but to find themselves, to understand the reasons to lose everything for love, the reason to give your life for the people you can't live without.

There is enough action to keep you reading, but the story is deeper than that, it's not about what the characters do but why they do that, it's not about whom they love but why they can't resist the feeling, it's not about what they say but about what they think.

This book is all about emotions, and reading about how the characters feel in every scene makes the story so real, so true If you are looking for adventure and lots of action and UFOs this is not a book for you, but if you are looking for an emotional, tear-dropping story this might be the one. Note: You can read my latest review for this book here , but only if you've read the book, as it contains various spoilers. Happy midnight reading! Stephenie Meyer. User: Karen Cross-Amiotte.

Rating: 1 Thanks! Book: Paperbook. Please Login or Register to write comments or use smm accounts. The site is set up for educational purposes. We respect copyright and give users the opportunity to get to know the world literature and communicate also. More details about us. Passwod Reset New account. Log in. Find A book. The host. Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away.

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 bright memories. But Wanderer didn't expect that 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. However, it is better to link your PayPal account to get control over your market sales over the world further. If you already have your eBook ready, you can list them at eBookMall and earn a percentage of every sale.

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