Tolog Review: The Host

The Host
by Stephenie Meyer
reviewed by Morgan O. Close
 
The Host, by Stephenie Meyer, is thrilling book about this soul who travels to Earth in search of a new life in a new body. This book has many twists and turns and things that you wouldn’t expect. This novel is a sci-fi, love triangle type of book with many twists and turns that make you want to read more.
The Host captures all that you want in a science fiction novel. This story has aliens, known as ‘souls’, humans, and the occasional animal. It is not just science fiction, but it is a romance as well. It is based on the love that Wanderer has for her host body’s lover as well as another man she meets. Also, this story is filled with a supernatural way of looking at inner conflict in yourself and others around you. It shows how Wanderer is able to understand Melanie, Wanderer’s host, in a different way and is able to help be there for Melanie.
This novel is about this soul, Wanderer, who comes to Earth in looking for a new way of living. She has been to many other planets, around seven planets, taking new forms in every one. Wanderer has been everything from a flower to a bear. This is the first time though that she takes on a form of a human or something like an animal. She is put into this human, Melanie, who has been through some traumatic experiences. Melanie tried to kill herself after she was found by some of the hosts. Melanie was then saved and brought back to become a host for a soul, for Wanderer. When Wanderer was placed in Melanie strange things were happening. Melanie became very prominent and Wanderer was able to hear her, which wasn’t supposed to happen. Melanie was telling and showing Wanderer many things through her mind. Melanie showed Wanderer her lover, Jared, and her brother, Jamie. Wanderer was very scared and didn’t know what to do, but that is when Melanie got stronger and voiced her opinions very loudly. Melanie later had Wanderer help her find Jamie and Jared, which turned out to be a good thing, after some bad things happened first.