The Host By Stephanie Myers

The Host is a science fiction novel by Stephanie Myers. The story takes place on earth during a post apocalyptic period where parasitic aliens or “souls” are using human beings as their hosts. While many humans bodies have been inhabited by these souls, there are still many resisting humans who refuse to give up their body. Melanie Stryder, Jamie Stryder, and Jared Howe are part of this human resistance until Melanie is captured. A soul named Wanderer is inserted into Melanie’s body and is recruited to find the rest of the human resistance. The book’s main theme involves love, tolerance, and sacrifice. The main problem is humans resisting this alien invasion. Once a soul is inserted into its host, the person’s own conscious is wiped out and disappears. However, Melanie is a fighter and fights to take control of her body again
Like in the book the human characters no longer care about the body, but about what is in the inside is what makes us humans. Melanie lost control of her body, but it is her emotions that really survive at the end. I think Melanie and Wanderer is what makes this book so good. At the beginning of the book I was rooting for the humans that are fighting against these strange alien parasites , but after reading more into the book I really started to really like Wanderer and this the same of characters in the book. I always had a feeling that only one could survive, but the twist at the end really did surprise me. This book is full of surprises and there is never a dull moment. It is book that I can read over and over again because there are so many details that you need to understand the whole world the characters live in. Stephanie Myers is famous for the Twilight Saga, but this is hidden gem. Like Twilight, the story has it’s fair share of romance and love triangle. However, The Host perfectly combines science fiction and romance into action packed