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A review by zoemig
The Body Electric by Beth Revis
The last book I read from Beth Revis was her debut novel, Across the Universe, several years ago, and it was a young adult murder mystery told aboard a spaceship that I actually really liked. I don't have a real excuse for not finishing that trilogy, it's something I still plan to do, but in the meantime I somehow picked up her latest release instead. The Body Electric by Beth Revis is the story of Ella Shepard, a girl whose father was killed by terrorists and mother is dying, and who discovers that somebody may have altered her own memories.
Although my copy of The Body Electric was an ebook, this novel is listed as being 482 pages, and it does not feel that way at all! It is thrilling and fun and well-written and intense. Ella has the ability to enter peoples minds (using technology), but it turns out the one mind she cannot trust may be her own. Revis' writing flows easily and is full of action, so although I don't generally read a lot of science fiction, she definitely keeps me interested in it. I was less committed to the romantic subplot, and the story itself could be quite predictable and rely on some too convenient incidences, but The Body Electric is a very approachable and enjoyable book that easily reminds me why I liked Revis' writing in the first place--and why I should definitely finish her other books!
Although my copy of The Body Electric was an ebook, this novel is listed as being 482 pages, and it does not feel that way at all! It is thrilling and fun and well-written and intense. Ella has the ability to enter peoples minds (using technology), but it turns out the one mind she cannot trust may be her own. Revis' writing flows easily and is full of action, so although I don't generally read a lot of science fiction, she definitely keeps me interested in it. I was less committed to the romantic subplot, and the story itself could be quite predictable and rely on some too convenient incidences, but The Body Electric is a very approachable and enjoyable book that easily reminds me why I liked Revis' writing in the first place--and why I should definitely finish her other books!