To Stephanie Meyer,
You were the first author that came to mind when I was asked to write a letter to an author for a school assignment. It helped that one of your books was on the desk next to me at the time.
Your books have amazing plots. The use of first person allows your characters to seem real, as if you’re writing what actually happened. It helps me get into the plot if it feels like I’m watching life through their eyes.The Host is my favorite of your books. It addresses so many problems and moral issues. The main character Wanderer has to decide what bad actually is when a band of humans captures her. You manage even the smallest storylines so that they come in and out of Wanderer’s life briefly but as realistically as strangers and temporary acquaintances do in our own lives. I can identify with the characters; they all have their quirks and oddities. Even the characters that seem bad, like the Seeker, have a reason for making life for Wanderer and the people she cares about hard. The bad guys are not just faceless, flat bad guys.Another thing that I enjoy about your books is that the writing has just enough descriptors to assist a mental picture of the character and the settings but not so much that you get bogged down in the descriptions. “His laugh cleared a section of mist, and I saw the room for the first time. Two rivers flowed through the dank, high-domed space. This was the chatter that filled my ears – the water gushing over and under the purple volcanic rock. Jeb spoke as if we were alone because we were.” This style allows the stories to flow naturally and has always been the style I prefer for writing. Your writing is an excellent example of this style. All of this makes for some of the most inspirational and amazing stories I read and I hope you will continue to publish books.

Meaghan
Charlottesville, VA