A review by zoesnicholson
The Body Electric by Beth Revis

4.0

I wasn't sure what to expect of The Body Electric, not having been much of a fan of Beth's [b: Across the Universe|8235178|Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)|Beth Revis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1401852218s/8235178.jpg|13082532], but I'll admit I finished this pleasantly surprised. The Body Electric is a well-written and intelligently plotted novel that even provides a bit of food for thought with the concepts it covers.

Through technology developed by her mother, Ella has the power to enter people's dreams and memories. But when Ella begins seeing visions from her dead father and meets a boy that claims they used to be in love, she begins to realize that everything around her is not as it seems...and that someone may have altered her memory.

Ella is a protagonist that is easy to admire and sympathize with. She's nobody special - she's just a teenage girl - and I appreciate how Revis didn't take the "special snowflake" route.

The first 70% of The Body Electric reads like any other generic YA dystopian or science fiction novel. But suddenly the pieces come together, slowly but surely, and the brilliance of the story, and of Revis' storytelling, begins to show, and suddenly everything makes sense.

If anything, I just wish the beginning and middle hooked me in as much as the ending did. Nonetheless, I appreciate what Beth Revis did here, and I found it to be an eye-opening book with some intriguing and relevant social commentary.