Genre Swap Saturday is a regular post (not necessarily every week) hosted by All Things Urban Fantasy, that will highlight books outside of our focused genre that I think will appeal to you. Feel free to use this on your site, just link me please.
Every Genre Swap Saturday book suggestion will include:
- Why you, an urban fantasy lover, might like this book:
- Why you, an urban fantasy lover, might not like this book:
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
My Take:
I picked up The Host the same day that Breaking Dawn came out, but after being somewhat disappointed by the latter I wasn't exactly eager to read the former. The description of The Host sounded like a very hardcore science fiction effort, one that I was afraid would not be able to support a credible love story. I am more delighted than I can say that I was wrong. This book has one of the most gut wrenching love stories ever put to paper. I read someone describe The Host as science fiction for people who don’t like science fiction. The sci-fi elements (despite being among my least favorite genres) didn't bother me in the slightest . On the contrary, I found them to be provocative and deeply emotional. I found myself fully invested in all the characters (even the non-human ones) and even cried at the end. *SPECIAL NOTE TO TWILIGHT FANS* ~ Meyer really seems to enjoy the dynamic of two men in love with different aspects of the same woman.
Why you, an urban fantasy lover, might like this book:
- Excellent world building that is not heavily sci-fi
- Meyer knows how to write a gut wrenching love story
- If you liked Twilight, you’ll be kicking yourself for not reading this sooner
Why you, an urban fantasy lover, might not like this book:
- Aliens. Not vamps or weres, but aliens.
- Some sci-fi technology jargon
Click here to order The Host.
This is a really original meme. I like. I might just borrow it, cant wait to see next week's.
ReplyDeleteI've had this book sitting on my shelf for so long. I don't know I've put it off. Your review makes me want to go get it off the shelf. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteIluvhersheys- borrow away :)
ReplyDeleteFiction Vixen- That was me. It sat on my shelf for months. If you liked the Twilight books, you will love it.
Such an amazing book - I LOVED your take on it...soo true - LOL Stephanie does love her triangles, and 2 men loving different parts of the same woman is a good way to put it! :)
ReplyDeleteThe Host is a fav of mine, and I cant wait to read the sequal! :)
I loved The Host. I actually read it before I read the Twilight books and was disappointed that they were not quite as good. I probably would have never picked up this book if it wasn't lying around my parent's house because alien abduction stories aren't really my thing, but I'm certainly glad I did.
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I agree with all of you, having just read it again for the second time, i think im even more in love with it than i was first-time round, especially Ian! Stephenie sure knows how to write here love-triangles so you're in love at least one of them, doesn't she? Most of my friends said they couldn't get into it, but i loved it more than the twilight saga, which is saying a lot! xx
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