What to read, who should read it and how to find it

Currently, there are 3 categories of books being written up within this blog. Books you can read to your grade school children (great stories that might be just a little over their independent reading level), books for your teenage children to read (or "Young Adult" - which you may find you'd like to read as well!), and books for you yourself to read. I post the write ups of these books as I read them, which is to say the categories of books in the main body of this blog are jumbled together. However, I have created labels so you can easily find and browse through whichever category most interests you. "Charlie" is for the grade schoolers, "Max" is for the tween/teens and "Mom" is for books you yourself might enjoy.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Host by Stephanie Meyer

Official Summary
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, THE HOST
is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human.

My Two Cents
Everyone who knows me knows how I feel about Stephanie Meyer, or more accurately, the Twilight series - so needless to say I was very skeptical about this book. But I am here to tell you that I loved it! It was such an interesting take on an age-old theme (aliens invade and take over Earth) and what I love most about the book is that it is told from the alien's point of view. It is mature - not "silly" at all. Nor is it over the top Science Fiction-ey. It is a great, very original love story. Ms. Meyer should really put her talents to good use and write more books for us grown up girls!

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