The+Host+Review+By+Mason+Holt

The Host Book Review By, Mason Holt  Recently I read a popular book called __The Host__ by Stephenie Meyer. __The Host__ has a lot to live up to due to the famous __Twilight__ series but I think it did well. Stephenie Meyer tried taking the story into a whole new direction with a sci-fi twist that she pulled off well.  Instead of vampires, Stepenie Meyer used aliens named Souls. Souls come from other planets and are put into an unwilling host. After being inserted into a host they gain full control of their body and mind. The Souls dislike violence so they took over all the bodies of every human except for some that escaped. One soul named Wanderer is inserted into the body of Melanie, who knows the location of a human hideout. Melanie soon resists and is able to see and talk to Wanderer but cannot control the body. Wanderer soon finds a hidden camp and chaos ensues. Wanderer and Melanie then begin to bond and find love as the story goes on.  I think this is a great book, there were many plot twists and multiple sad parts. Another thing I liked was that all the characters were extremely believable because that is what Stephenie Meyer does well. One of the things I didn’t like is that some parts are very close to the __Twilight__ series. Also, some parts seem to go slowly but it speeds back up after a little while. I liked how she went another direction with the aliens but it will never be as good as __Twilight.__  I really think that this was a great book to read. I hope Stepenie Meyer writes more books that aren’t in the __Twilight__ series. I recommend this book to anyone who loved any of her other books. I think everyone should try this book because it is one of my favorites.