The Host by Stephanie Meyer

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed. The main character Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Wanderer probes Melanie's thoughts, hoping to discover the whereabouts of the remaining human resistance. Instead, Melanie fills Wanderer's mind with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she has been tasked with exposing. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love. It is a must read, breathtaking and one my absolute favourite books.

By Rachel Thomas, 9D

Gone by Michael Grant

Sam is a 14-year-old surfer from California, he and his friend Quinn practically live in the waves. This all has to stop when they and the rest of the residents of Perdido get trapped in a large dome known as the FAYZ (Fallout-Ally-Youth-Zone) that blocks them off from the rest of civilisation and leaves them with no one who is over the age of 15.

Sam is forced to become their leader after his big act of heroism that gave him his nickname, School Bus Sam. He still doesn’t know that he has a twin brother, Caine, who goes to Coates Academy for troubled children. Sam is trying to stop riots but Caine has another idea. Meanwhile way underground the Gaiaphage  wants nothing more than to escape, but its plans are harsh involving many cruel deaths.

Over time strange mutations begin to occur and its up to them all to figure it out, but Astrid knows a little more than she’s willing to admit to.

My favourite book would have to be the 4^th as it brings so much more to the rest of the plot as the Gaiaphage has grown ever stronger. There are also rumours of a disease that starts off as a cough but you end up coughing up everything, from inside to out.

These books are very well written especially the dialogue. They come top at what they do in being informative on all the action that is going on. If I were the author I would write a 6^th book in which almost everything is resolved.

Rosie Rota, 8D