I am on a roll for reading books in January about strong, intelligent women! It's funny how books group-up like that, albeit unintentionally.
Stephenie Meyer wrote the Twilight series, but she also wrote The Host, which I loved. There is no doubt that she is an entertaining storyteller. The protagonist, called "Alex" for the majority of this book, is a woman who used to work for the US Government. She has been on the run since her partner, another expert in their field of expertise, was murdered. She trusts no one. She kills when her safety is threatened. She is a trained interrogator, but I love how she tortures not only through the use of chemicals, but also with the suggestion of torture by simply staging tools of the trade that she never plans to use. (I don't mean to say that I love that she tortures people - just that an added element to her interrogation techniques involves psychological methods). Not sure if that explanation makes what I said more palatable or not! Ha!
This is a fast-paced story that involved twin brothers - one kind and one not - and a complicated plan to escape a death sentence that is being implemented by her former handler. Alex has to learn to trust other people along the way - and teach the "nice" twin to NOT trust everyone he meets - and correct his mistakes along the way.
I love the use of dogs in this story as well. The "evil" twin trains dogs to serve and protect those he assigns them to protect. Alex bonds with some of these dogs, which helps in her journey from hunted ex-agent to a person who is not afraid to build relationships with other people.
I will continue to read whatever story this author deems to tell!
Wendy's Rating: ****
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