Weird silver alien things that possess human beings and stuff? YES, I like it.īut the sappy love stuff? No. With one of the strongest bonds between people being the centre of the story, an interesting love triangle and a complex world this book has everything. The aliens refer to themselves as souls which is a suitable name for them as they are very gentle beings even though they are in fact parasites. Through this, we also learn about Wanda's past times on other planets as other beings and even about her species history. The relationship between the humans and Wanda is great to read about as it develops slowly. However, as they learn that she is not some evil creature she eventually becomes one of them, even getting the nickname Wanda. She is treated with mistrust and hate when she arrives. Wanderer's acceptance by the humans is a difficult road.

When Wanderer/Melanie kisses either man both entities react with distress, Melanie even manages to gain control to push whomever away. When Wanderer kisses Ian, Melanie reacts by screaming and even gaining control for a moment. This is extremely complicated as Melanie's body longs for Jared while Wanderer cares for Ian. The love triangle between Melanie, Wanderer, Jared (Melanie's boyfriend) and Ian (the man Wanderer develops feelings for) is very complex and unique. Melanie's memories and feelings for her brother and her boyfriend lead Wanderer to have feelings for the both of them as well. They do not trust each other at first but as they soon become close friends even referring to one another as 'sister'. She and Wanderer talk inside their head, even sharing memories from their lives. It is rare for a host to survive being occupied but Melanie is one of the strong souls who does. Along with the alien inside of her, known as Wanderer, Melanie must journey to the human rebels and her little brother and protect from those that hunt them. Melanie is one such person caught and infected, becoming known as a host.

The aliens are parasites that take hold of someone's body, the only sign being a ring of light around their iris. This book is quite simply nothing like the Twilight Saga.Īliens have invaded Earth, not only claiming our homes but also our bodies as their homes.

The host 2 stephenie meyer