When I first started reading the book I was kinda of yaahh I left it there on my desk like months but when I was off on the holidays I had nothing else to do so I read...after that I found myself stay up all night reading it I was surprised at how amazing it was I've read other books and they were boring giving every detail of what the narrator was seeing but with Steph she made you feel like you were realy there in Wanda's thought seeing what she saw feeling what she felt,loved,hated,feard.T_T
@Beforeidi It starts really slow ( I know) and you don't understand ANYTHING about the alien stuff so that's why I stopped at the beginning of chapter 2 xD. But you should really read further because it gets better! I promise! (unless ur really into sci-fi because this book isn't really a sci-fi book xD)
I agree with you, this book is nothing like the Twilight series. Personally, I love this book 10x more. In the beggining of it, i wasnt in to it. But once i actually buckled down i loved it! Its actually become one of my favorite books.
man...that Stephenie has no creativity at ALL!!! Storys like that was famous in the 50s till the 70s and was way better...the vampire was in 30s...and now she's trying to morph that classical B movies in something Cute...FUCKING BRAIN WASHING ALIENS AREN'T CUTE!!! NEITHER BLOODLUST VAMPIRE!!! STEPHENIE YOU BITCH!
@16ILoveLA No, the humans kinda fade away,, so they actually die. Melanie is one of those strong humans that stay in their body but can't control it so there are 2 souls in Mel's body: 1 alien, 1 human.
@16ILoveLA i dont wanna give to much away but no the souls completely take over the human body. the human is basically gone. the whole book is about a girl named melanie who DOES NOT want to let go so like the soul is controlling the body, but its like the sould and the girl are sharing the same mind. like the girl talks to the soul through the mind. its hard to explain. :) its a really good book. i personally think it is way better (and different) than the twilight saga :P
Just finished reading the host, i really enjoyed it, yes the first few chapters were confusing but once you get through them its actually a great read! loved the characters in it, the humor to! couldn't stop laughing at some of the sarcasm bits between mel and wander! lol. :D
I've read this book like 5 times. its amazing and i think they are going to make a movie out of it. Does anyone know if there is going to be a sequal to the host?
@BigBlueEyes017 I read somewhere that SM said that if she wanted to write a sequel it was going to be called The Seeker or something.. But she's not really sure. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A MOVIE :D
:( I couldn't get through this book stuck on chapter 2 or 3 ....it bores me soo badly.. i don't think its my kind of story book but either way one day i will finish reading it since i bought the book.
i read it right when it came out and the library at my school was closing down for the year. the librarian told me that only a few ppl could check the book out once it got there and i almost never turned it in. but they understood cause i finished it before them.
i dont think it was aliens that everyones refering to, i'd like to think of them as spiritual beings. we call them aliens because theryre not us. something to think about
Exactly...they aren't your average aliens. I like that you call them spiritual beings...but that does make it seems a little religious, which it's not. So maybe more like Spirit Beings? I dunno. But thanks for the comment. I think it's gonna help people understand more.
ya i agree with you on the spirit beings. sounds alot better. and i love how she shows us how importand our earth is to us and how others see it and how we treat our earth
I would actually say out of the 600 plus pages it was very little about the alians and was about the humans... even tho the main character was Wanderer an alian.. very confusing but i was expecting the book to be WAY diff then it was.. i was very happy i was wrong i love this book and have read it more then once :D
my mums got me this for christmas , she kinda let it slip hahaa. im kinda a bit thinky about readin it cos i dont i dont want to be disappointed after i read twilight and loved it so much . and aliens isnt really wat id normally chose to read about sooo ... :\
It's not your normal alien book at all. And it's even better than Twilight in some ways. You'll really connect to the characters. Get through the 1st chapter or so and you'll be hooked! Don't worry - you'll enjoy this read :)
i enjoying reading this book right now on chapter 5 can't wait to read more school just takes up more of my time then figured so hopefully during breaks and stuff i will be able to finish it off
I actiually finished this book today. I really enjoyed reading it. But now I'm a little panicked cuz i haven't got anything to read, so I'm about to order the first book of another serie (House of nights). It contains 6 pretty short (about 400 pages) novels. I think it's a twilight/harry potter cinda serie. Maybe you should give it a try! The first book is called "Marked".
BTW! Your reviews kicks ass! Keep on doing them =]
Awe - you are such a sweetheart. I actually have another review or 2 to do. But I had a buncha books I tried to begin reading, and then I found I couldn't get into them...went through like 5...so I am on another Kristin Hannah book now. :) Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into it! :)
I've been debating back and forth on whether to read this book or not. I"ve heard so many mixed reviews that I'm not sure what to think. I mean, I did enjoy the Twilight Saga (Except for Breaking Dawn). I may eventually give in and buy The Host. We'll see.
I'd read it if I were you. You can always check out your local library like I do. Another idea is to go to the book store and read the 1st chapter to see if it's readable (in the style you like). You have to be able to bend your reality a bit, but otherwise, I'd really recommend it. It's one I'm planning on reading again (and that's rare for me).
i loved the ending i think there might be a part 2 cause i found that i had alot of questions in the end also i read it in 2 weeks which is awesome for me cause ive never finished a book that fast and this book is amasing i think it is better than twilight
OMg! Me too. I would fall asleep thinking about the part I just read and sort of fall back into it in my dream. This is a book I'll surely read again.
but when you think about it, The Host is not that different from other S. M. books, for example it has the same... hm, how do I say this...? same model, action wise, like at the beginning there's a little action, then the middle is pretty calm and then at the end there's a lot of action.
She does have a pattern there. I also feel like the emotion is well written into her books. Like, we understand what the characters are thinking and not just saying. Thank you for your comment :)
I loved the book, i hav read it 2 times, its sooooo good, i laughed and cried alot reading it. It was just amazing, better than whole twilight series :)
Your kitten is crazy cute lol. And I'm a huge fan of The host and Twilight series. I love her books so much being myself I hated science friction If you told me to read a science friction book before twilight I would have said DUDE IT'S NOT REAL. BUT NOW I have a open mind for out this world ideas now it's interesting I should say 10 stars For The host
I agree. In this book she has a way of making you feel the emotions of the characters. You really get to feel the human experience from a unique point of view.
For me, I wanted to read it fast...like, I could not put it down. Once I finished it though...I wish there were more. Sequels would be way cool. I agree!
Exactly! It's not your average aliens! And her writing was more developed and you could really understand the emotional struggles of the characters :)
i'm still debating whether or not to read this i love stephenie's writing...but idk the whole alien concept...i went through the same thing with twilight haha
I understand. I was the same way. It's not alien like Men In Black Alien. It's more of a emotional transformation of the human...I don't know about you, but I enjoy "chick lit" type fiction. So this book to me seemed like something I'd not like at all. But I loved it and couldn't put it down. I would surely recommend this book to others.
thank you so much i think ill go out and go out and get rite now.....im so sad i fished the twilight saga so now i can start reeding gain THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
YES. This book is easier to understand than it seems. The very first chapter or so is a bit confusing, but then you catch on real fast and it makes total sense for the rest of the book. I don't have the book anymore (got it from the library), but I believe that it is from mostly Wanderer's (aka Wanda) point of view - BUT because they are both in the same body/mind, you hear the story from both of them. You'll love the book - it gets really good and stays that way throughout the book!
i just finished reading the host two days ago! oh my god, it was awesomeness! i loved it! Ian O'Shea is the best (i wish he was real)!!! i think stephenie meyer did a fantastic job! the host is, by far, her best work so far! i mean, i loved twilight, but the host....! aahhh! best book i've read, hope stephenie makes more to it!
Thank You I will definitely try it out ! I loved the Twilight series and I don't think I'll ever read books like that but I will try this one out ! Thanks :)
If you like the voice Meyer writes with, you'll like this one too. She has the emotions of the female character in this one similar to the character Bella. It's really good. :)
MMM, maybe. Didn't wanna ruin it/give too much away. That was part of the human element I mentioned...well, in my mind. But yeah...that triangle of sorts was a huge part of the book, you are right. She played it out very nicely. :)
Nice review! I'll try to pick this one up next time I'm at the book store, sounds...inetresting. I'm going to miss Meyer's Twilight series though, I just finished reading them and I'm going to miss them lol I don't know if I'll ever find books like those again :( Oh well, at least I have the New Moon movie to look forward to :)
Thanks! The book is good, even if a little off the normal subject I'd read. I felt the same way about Harry Potter...but then Twilight came around. So maybe something just as great will come along! :) Enjoy The Host, I did! :)
when is it set? ages in the future?
LAmileycyrusLA 4 months ago
@LAmileycyrusLA Not really that far in the future. I can't recall exactly, but close to present day, I think.
ShimmerSF 2 months ago
Anyone seen any video reviews or read any online reviews about the e-book
April Curran Meets the Vampire of Crimson Cove High School?
TwiVampFan 7 months ago
great awsome people and communists cannot be used in the same sentence. except for that one.
oSnapItsAli 11 months ago
When I first started reading the book I was kinda of yaahh I left it there on my desk like months but when I was off on the holidays I had nothing else to do so I read...after that I found myself stay up all night reading it I was surprised at how amazing it was I've read other books and they were boring giving every detail of what the narrator was seeing but with Steph she made you feel like you were realy there in Wanda's thought seeing what she saw feeling what she felt,loved,hated,feard.T_T
lin78384 1 year ago
@Beforeidi It starts really slow ( I know) and you don't understand ANYTHING about the alien stuff so that's why I stopped at the beginning of chapter 2 xD. But you should really read further because it gets better! I promise! (unless ur really into sci-fi because this book isn't really a sci-fi book xD)
kim66003 1 year ago
I LOVE YOUR KITTY KAT!!! what's his name?
xXdeathmagnetic97Xx 1 year ago
I agree with you, this book is nothing like the Twilight series. Personally, I love this book 10x more. In the beggining of it, i wasnt in to it. But once i actually buckled down i loved it! Its actually become one of my favorite books.
BluCourage 1 year ago 2
man...that Stephenie has no creativity at ALL!!! Storys like that was famous in the 50s till the 70s and was way better...the vampire was in 30s...and now she's trying to morph that classical B movies in something Cute...FUCKING BRAIN WASHING ALIENS AREN'T CUTE!!! NEITHER BLOODLUST VAMPIRE!!! STEPHENIE YOU BITCH!
renatonovis 1 year ago
i still kinda dont get it. i want to read it but i what i dont get is that are they still themselves even though the aliens take over their body?
16ILoveLA 1 year ago
@16ILoveLA No, the humans kinda fade away,, so they actually die. Melanie is one of those strong humans that stay in their body but can't control it so there are 2 souls in Mel's body: 1 alien, 1 human.
kim66003 1 year ago
@16ILoveLA i dont wanna give to much away but no the souls completely take over the human body. the human is basically gone. the whole book is about a girl named melanie who DOES NOT want to let go so like the soul is controlling the body, but its like the sould and the girl are sharing the same mind. like the girl talks to the soul through the mind. its hard to explain. :) its a really good book. i personally think it is way better (and different) than the twilight saga :P
samij520 1 year ago
Just finished reading the host, i really enjoyed it, yes the first few chapters were confusing but once you get through them its actually a great read! loved the characters in it, the humor to! couldn't stop laughing at some of the sarcasm bits between mel and wander! lol. :D
CazzDingDong 1 year ago
I've read this book like 5 times. its amazing and i think they are going to make a movie out of it. Does anyone know if there is going to be a sequal to the host?
BigBlueEyes017 1 year ago 2
@BigBlueEyes017 I read somewhere that SM said that if she wanted to write a sequel it was going to be called The Seeker or something.. But she's not really sure. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A MOVIE :D
kim66003 1 year ago
@kim66003 Hey, thanks for the info! Glad to hear there will be a movie :)
ShimmerSF 1 year ago
Nice kitty!!!!!So cute!!!!!!!
Aslara 1 year ago
Im almost done reading the Host, its awesome.
Birchshade 1 year ago
awesome, i have it and havent read it yet...now i want to....thank you! :)
daisylocust 1 year ago
The first two chapters are boring, but I muscled through and it was GOOD, great even. I love Jared. Ian's too Edward-y. I can't wait for the movie.
xelibergx 1 year ago
I just saw new Twilight eclipse movie at OnlineTwilightEclipse[dot]tk Its pretty awesome xD
AstroRacer80 1 year ago
i personally loved this book probl one of my favories ever
nixichixi85 1 year ago
i like the host much better than the twilight saga. i hope stephenie meyer comes up with another book(hopefully two more).
SuperFunny22 1 year ago
Question:What do you think?Would somebody,who loves fantasy a lot(I say fantasy not science fiction),could love this book,even if he hated Twilight?
trpamhrh3 1 year ago
Yes. Because it's NOTHING like Twilight as far as the story and plot goes.
ShimmerSF 1 year ago 2
wow. this book sounds amazing. I'm going to barnes and nobel today. I already know what book in getting
popstargirl43 1 year ago
Enjoy! It's a great read!
ShimmerSF 1 year ago
:( I couldn't get through this book stuck on chapter 2 or 3 ....it bores me soo badly.. i don't think its my kind of story book but either way one day i will finish reading it since i bought the book.
Don't wanna waste my money LOL...!
nishalyn 2 years ago
Push through. It gets better.
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
@nishalyn the beggingings SOOOO boring but it gets so so so good!
Twizlers765 1 year ago
i read it right when it came out and the library at my school was closing down for the year. the librarian told me that only a few ppl could check the book out once it got there and i almost never turned it in. but they understood cause i finished it before them.
i dont think it was aliens that everyones refering to, i'd like to think of them as spiritual beings. we call them aliens because theryre not us. something to think about
MrphieRae 2 years ago
Exactly...they aren't your average aliens. I like that you call them spiritual beings...but that does make it seems a little religious, which it's not. So maybe more like Spirit Beings? I dunno. But thanks for the comment. I think it's gonna help people understand more.
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
ya i agree with you on the spirit beings. sounds alot better. and i love how she shows us how importand our earth is to us and how others see it and how we treat our earth
MrphieRae 2 years ago
I would actually say out of the 600 plus pages it was very little about the alians and was about the humans... even tho the main character was Wanderer an alian.. very confusing but i was expecting the book to be WAY diff then it was.. i was very happy i was wrong i love this book and have read it more then once :D
M0pTheFloor 2 years ago
Exactly. It's more about Human interaction and emotion. It is way different than people expect, even me. Not your average Alien book :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
Reading The Host at the minute. And love it. Can't put it down. Lol
areo094 2 years ago
my mums got me this for christmas , she kinda let it slip hahaa. im kinda a bit thinky about readin it cos i dont i dont want to be disappointed after i read twilight and loved it so much . and aliens isnt really wat id normally chose to read about sooo ... :\
MeganJosephine 2 years ago
It's not your normal alien book at all. And it's even better than Twilight in some ways. You'll really connect to the characters. Get through the 1st chapter or so and you'll be hooked! Don't worry - you'll enjoy this read :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
could you review "The Hunger Games"
MrLegoteen33 2 years ago
That's right. I meant to read that. Let me see if it's in at my library. Last time it was checked out! :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
I'm 7th in line eh...
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
i enjoying reading this book right now on chapter 5 can't wait to read more school just takes up more of my time then figured so hopefully during breaks and stuff i will be able to finish it off
tman4lwh07 2 years ago
It's one you don't wanna put down! :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
I loved the book so much<3
It was my first experience with miss Meyer, and man she is a fine author.
Too bad she is spending the rest of the year off, i even had to read Twilight to make the waiting for the sequel easier to bear.
And hey, Great review;)
agenda666 2 years ago
Wasn't it so good? :) Thanks for commenting!
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
omg im so close to finishing the book and i cant wait
justpushplay42 2 years ago
Isn't it great? It really pulls you in!
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
I actiually finished this book today. I really enjoyed reading it. But now I'm a little panicked cuz i haven't got anything to read, so I'm about to order the first book of another serie (House of nights). It contains 6 pretty short (about 400 pages) novels. I think it's a twilight/harry potter cinda serie. Maybe you should give it a try! The first book is called "Marked".
BTW! Your reviews kicks ass! Keep on doing them =]
Thepeta007 2 years ago
Awe - you are such a sweetheart. I actually have another review or 2 to do. But I had a buncha books I tried to begin reading, and then I found I couldn't get into them...went through like 5...so I am on another Kristin Hannah book now. :) Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into it! :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
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Thepeta007 2 years ago
i LOVE this boook soo much (:
DONTMAKEMEBITEYOUU 2 years ago
I've been debating back and forth on whether to read this book or not. I"ve heard so many mixed reviews that I'm not sure what to think. I mean, I did enjoy the Twilight Saga (Except for Breaking Dawn). I may eventually give in and buy The Host. We'll see.
futurediva222 2 years ago
I'd read it if I were you. You can always check out your local library like I do. Another idea is to go to the book store and read the 1st chapter to see if it's readable (in the style you like). You have to be able to bend your reality a bit, but otherwise, I'd really recommend it. It's one I'm planning on reading again (and that's rare for me).
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
I just finished The Host today and loved it! Especially the ending!
ScarletPhoenix17 2 years ago
Wasn't it great :) I liked the end too. It was def. interesting.
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
i loved the ending i think there might be a part 2 cause i found that i had alot of questions in the end also i read it in 2 weeks which is awesome for me cause ive never finished a book that fast and this book is amasing i think it is better than twilight
DanceandDontstop 2 years ago
Nice job! The book was pretty long too :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
just finished the host today, actually. Love the book so much, Ian is amazing too :-)
Jmacsexy 2 years ago
I'm glad you liked it. I know I need to read it again soon. I enjoyed it very much myself...and I was also a big fan of Ian. :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
i looooove this book soooo much i actually dreamed about this book!!
xxxlivs78xxx 2 years ago
OMg! Me too. I would fall asleep thinking about the part I just read and sort of fall back into it in my dream. This is a book I'll surely read again.
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
but when you think about it, The Host is not that different from other S. M. books, for example it has the same... hm, how do I say this...? same model, action wise, like at the beginning there's a little action, then the middle is pretty calm and then at the end there's a lot of action.
Evaldas521 2 years ago
She does have a pattern there. I also feel like the emotion is well written into her books. Like, we understand what the characters are thinking and not just saying. Thank you for your comment :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
I loved the book, i hav read it 2 times, its sooooo good, i laughed and cried alot reading it. It was just amazing, better than whole twilight series :)
ZataZV 2 years ago
I know I'll be reading it again. Thanks for the comment!
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
i luved the book to and i cried a lot to i was glad the was with ian in the end . x
xXEmmaLautnerXx 2 years ago
I liked the ending too...it fit well :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
that was such an amazing book! it starts getting really good at like chapter 14 :) i read it all in three days lol and i cried a lot too lmao
twirler22b 2 years ago
I agree. It was an emotional book. If you really wanna cry, read Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah.
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
oh my goodness I loved that book. I was up until three in the morning reading it and i cried and was so emotional but that is just me.
smile00sophie 2 years ago 2
It's such a page turner! :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
I cried soooooooo many times!!!
renae1103 2 years ago 2
Awe. I can surely see why. It brought you in touch with human emotions in such a beautiful way. :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
Your kitten is crazy cute lol. And I'm a huge fan of The host and Twilight series. I love her books so much being myself I hated science friction If you told me to read a science friction book before twilight I would have said DUDE IT'S NOT REAL. BUT NOW I have a open mind for out this world ideas now it's interesting I should say 10 stars For The host
cullen414twilight 2 years ago
I hear ya. They are some fun books. :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
I couldn't count the number of times this book made me tear up from the sheer emotion in it...would recommend this to ANYONE.
IHartJAsPeRHaLe 2 years ago
I agree. In this book she has a way of making you feel the emotions of the characters. You really get to feel the human experience from a unique point of view.
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
to tell the truth, i wish the book was longer. most AMAZING book ever! i hope she makes sequels!
vballxo21 2 years ago
For me, I wanted to read it fast...like, I could not put it down. Once I finished it though...I wish there were more. Sequels would be way cool. I agree!
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
yeah she sed she might make them! i am sooo happy!
vballxo21 2 years ago
i love the host 2847568073658972568027657826x better than twilight. & yeahh. you think it might be weird cause of "aleins" , but it's not.
katieyox3 2 years ago
Exactly! It's not your average aliens! And her writing was more developed and you could really understand the emotional struggles of the characters :)
ShimmerSF 2 years ago
i loved that book i read it in 2 days and ur kitty is soooo cute =3
BitenbyEdward 3 years ago
It was awesome, huh? I love your name! BitenbyEdward - so awesome!
ShimmerSF 3 years ago
yes it was sooooo cool lol thanks
BitenbyEdward 3 years ago
i'm still debating whether or not to read this i love stephenie's writing...but idk the whole alien concept...i went through the same thing with twilight haha
snowwave41 3 years ago
I understand. I was the same way. It's not alien like Men In Black Alien. It's more of a emotional transformation of the human...I don't know about you, but I enjoy "chick lit" type fiction. So this book to me seemed like something I'd not like at all. But I loved it and couldn't put it down. I would surely recommend this book to others.
ShimmerSF 3 years ago
what's there to loose?....
yellerbrepytian 2 years ago
thank you so much i think ill go out and go out and get rite now.....im so sad i fished the twilight saga so now i can start reeding gain THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
izzy502 3 years ago
you are welcome! I felt the same way - you'll love it! :)
ShimmerSF 3 years ago
QUESTIONS!
Hehe. :D
Okay I got 'The Host' and Im going to read it after 'Go Ask Alice',
But yeea..
My questions,haha, were..
1.The book is in 'Wanderer's' [I believe the souls name is...] POV or Melanies?
ALSO.
2. Is this book easier to understand than it seeems?
Haha.
Thanks!
WootyWooty13 3 years ago
YES. This book is easier to understand than it seems. The very first chapter or so is a bit confusing, but then you catch on real fast and it makes total sense for the rest of the book. I don't have the book anymore (got it from the library), but I believe that it is from mostly Wanderer's (aka Wanda) point of view - BUT because they are both in the same body/mind, you hear the story from both of them. You'll love the book - it gets really good and stays that way throughout the book!
ShimmerSF 3 years ago
i just finished reading the host two days ago! oh my god, it was awesomeness! i loved it! Ian O'Shea is the best (i wish he was real)!!! i think stephenie meyer did a fantastic job! the host is, by far, her best work so far! i mean, i loved twilight, but the host....! aahhh! best book i've read, hope stephenie makes more to it!
TheSwanGirl 3 years ago
I agree on both counts - this book is a great read AND Ian is a great character. :)
ShimmerSF 3 years ago
Thank You I will definitely try it out ! I loved the Twilight series and I don't think I'll ever read books like that but I will try this one out ! Thanks :)
Mahe34 3 years ago
If you like the voice Meyer writes with, you'll like this one too. She has the emotions of the female character in this one similar to the character Bella. It's really good. :)
ShimmerSF 3 years ago
i personally think you should have mentioned wanda/melanie's love triangle with ian and jared. oh my god!
dancerluv72 3 years ago
MMM, maybe. Didn't wanna ruin it/give too much away. That was part of the human element I mentioned...well, in my mind. But yeah...that triangle of sorts was a huge part of the book, you are right. She played it out very nicely. :)
ShimmerSF 3 years ago
Nice review! I'll try to pick this one up next time I'm at the book store, sounds...inetresting. I'm going to miss Meyer's Twilight series though, I just finished reading them and I'm going to miss them lol I don't know if I'll ever find books like those again :( Oh well, at least I have the New Moon movie to look forward to :)
Nikolette11 3 years ago
Thanks! The book is good, even if a little off the normal subject I'd read. I felt the same way about Harry Potter...but then Twilight came around. So maybe something just as great will come along! :) Enjoy The Host, I did! :)
ShimmerSF 3 years ago