The Host

I'm reviewing this book called The Host because it is literally the only thing I can think about nowadays.

And that's not a good thing with the Lit exam three days away.

My poor mother has had to deal with frequent outbursts of "I love Ian O'Shea!" for the past few days. Maybe if I let out my feelings by writing about it, I might be able to spare her the agony. So yes, yesterday, I squealed on cue, "I love Ian O'Shea!"
And my mother was like, "Who's that?"
I beamed at her and replied, "A character in a book."
She immediately lost interest and muttered something about raising lunatic children in her own home.

So anyways. Mothers aside, The Host is a fabulous book. I feel everybody should read it. Well, OK...not everybody. It does have a hint of Science Fiction, fine, a galleon of Sci Fi (which Millicent famously pronounces as 'skee-fee') which I am clearly not a fan of, but in a nice way. Stephenie Meyer says that it's Sci Fi for people who don't like Sci Fi. People like me. It's amazing, really.

The Host is not a book for people who put down Twilight when they realised the first page was 'cheem' for them. Because Twilight should be quite easy to read, and it is, compared to The Host. In the latter, their world is completely different from ours. I suppose it requires a certain level of, um, linguistic intelligence to actually understand what's going on (I had to read the first chapter twice to grasp what was happening).

But that shouldn't discourage you. Let me tell you, the first half of the book is something of a....an endurance test thing. Because the story goes uphill, more interesting from the second half of the book onwards. It's like a reward for being able to trawl through the first half.

Because that's where Ian O'Shea comes in.

Alright, I know I can be quite a fangirl, but this guy is...wow. It's not his looks, trust me. Stephenie Meyer doesn't describe him as overly hot or anything. Not like Edward. The impression you have of Edward is immediately good because it's his appearance that is described in detail when you first encounter him in Twilight. But the first good impression of Ian you have is his character. No, I'm serious. The guy's pure. And from there, you kinda start to 'infer' that he's freaking gorgeous.

Okay, fine, I'll admit it. The first good impression I had of him was his nose.

Yes, his nose.

I quote, "I noticed that his nose was perfect--straight, aquiline the kind of nose I'd seen in pictures of famous sculptures."

Needless to say, I wrote it in my phrase book. Along with "as gorgeous as Ian O'Shea" in the physical appearance section.

Call me crazy, but I swear my lunacy is legit.

Thanks to Sham, for lending me the book that time. I owe you. No, actually, I don't.

So guys, for those who have enough brain cells, attempt to read this book. You'll love it.