A Writers View

The Host by Stephenie Meyer is quite possibly my favorite novel ever!

I really struggle with that question “What’s your favorite book?” But if you forced me to give an answer, then it would be a hard tie between The Host and Jane Eyre (with all of the LOTR books, The Harry Potter series, The Narnia Chronicles, the Twilight Saga, Escape to Witch Mountain and soooooo many others tied right along with them!!!).

I think in the end the only sensible thing to do would be to Fahrenheit 451 the situation and memorize all of my favorite books! Starting with Jane Eyre and The Host.

Originally pitched as ‘An alien story for people who don’t like alien stories’ The Host is Invasion of the Body Snatchers CONTINUED, or, A Day in the Life of Wanda (no not that Wanda!)

Not that one either!

Wanda, or Wanderer, is the body snatching alien that has taken over the body of our main human Melanie. Melanie, or Mel, is one of the last surviving humans, who’d been living rough on the run with her baby brother Jamie and her apocalyptic lover Jared, till they got separated and Mel ended up captured.

After Wanda was implanted Melanie was supposed to go away – but she didn’t.

2 souls, 1 body and a family that they now BOTH love – is a happy ending even possible?

Not to spoil anything but – YES! Yes a happy ending is possible!

Now, I want to share my fancast with you! I know there’s a movie, but the movie really could’ve been better imo (sorry Fickle Fish). This book needs/deserves to be done in show format, anywhere from 6 to 24 hours dedicated to it’s telling. (BTW Fickle Fish if you want/need someone to write the scripts for a show for you I WILL I WILL I WILL!!)

Anyways, my dream cast would include:

Melanie Stryder played by Lindsey Morgan (I mean, wouldn’t Raven by PERFECT!!??)

Or Alycia Debnam Carey (Lexa also has that fierce but soft attitude to play both Mel and Wanda)

Jared Howe played by Jensen Ackles (I know he’s in his 40s now, but this is my dream cast dammit! JENSEN IS PERFECT FOR JARED!!!)

Ian O’Shea played (this is the hardest one to cast for me cause he’s my FAVORITE! So, we’re gonna try to find someone that looks like he could be twins with my Kyle fancast) either John Krasinski

Or (because he’s got those baby blues…) Tom Hiddleston

Kyle O’Shea played by Jeremy Renner (once I had this thought there’s been no going back for me, Jeremy IS Kyle!)

And Finally Wanderer aka Wanda in the body of Pet played by Lucy Hale (with her blonde hair she’s perfect for pet!!!)

So, that’s it! What do you think??

The Host gets all the thumbs that I have in my possession way way up!!

If you haven’t read it yet, please give it a go! And if you don’t like it – well, then maybe you just don’t deserve to get what you want! (IT Crowd reference 😉 )

BTW, here’s the song that sold me on Jeremy Renner as Kyle. I feel like the show would need to have a soundtrack like this!! 100%!!!