"The Host"

I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that practically everyone has heard of Twilight. But I'll bet maybe half of those people have heard of the book "The Host" (which was also written by Stephenie Meyer), and an even smaller amount of those people have actually read it. I was so excited when the movie came out because then I would finally have people to talk to about this epic love story. Really it's two love stories intertwined because the female main characters are sharing a body. One is 'the host' and the other is an alien that has taken over her body. In a world where aliens are taking over the human race typically the host fades away once their body has been invaded, but in Melanie's case her resistant mind stays there in the background even after Wanderer has been inserted. It becomes a constant struggle between the two as Wanderer tries to make Melanie disappear and Melanie tries to convince Wanderer to take them to the place where her loved ones are hiding. After a near death experience they decide to work together to make the wary humans trust them enough to keep them alive. They get mixed up in fights, lost in love triangles, and nearly lose their lives a few more times. All while doing their best to share a body.

The author takes an amazingly romantic and impossible story and adds a unique twist by making the main character a bystander in her own body. I have read this book multiple times and every time it is as exciting as the first time and I don't have the self control to put it down. This book sucks you into a vacuum where nothing else exists and will keep you thinking about it long after you've read the last page. I strongly suggest that you read this one, and you better let me know what you think when you're done!