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4.5
Originally posted at Vampire Book Club

Are you tired of the stresses of everyday life? Do you wish to be able to go back to a simpler time? Well then, make an appointment at the Reverie Mental Spa. They have the finest scientists developing the latest technology that will let each patron relive their happiest day over and over again. Come on in and relax for an hour or two. Your dreams are safe in reverie.

About twenty years after the Seccessionary War, the world is at peace. Well, as peaceful as the world can get. Those who seek further escape from the stresses of everyday life can go to the Reverie Mental Spa to relive their happiest moment over and over again. Total relaxation. Ella Shepherd is interning at the spa, which features her mother’s invented technology, the reveries, as they’re called. When Ella discovers she’s able to enter other people’s reveries, it’s not long before the government comes calling and asks her to spy for them in order to root out possible terrorist cells trying to overthrow the government. Ella is all for helping out, until she starts having hallucinations featuring her dead father. When a boy named Jack—who apparently knows Ella, yet she has no recollection of him—warns her from trusting her best friend, Ella starts to question the possibility that her memories have been tampered with.

There are several classic sci-fi stories that Beth Revis pays homage to with The Body Electric. One stands out from the rest, but to tell you would be a kind of spoiler to anyone familiar with those stories already. There are ways to successfully adapt a classic story/concept, and Revis does it with such finesse (and you can truly tell she loves the source material from where some of these ideas came) that she turns around and makes the story her own.

I know oftentimes when so much of the plot is based in the theoretical, thereby forcing the reader to suspend what they believe is real along with the characters, it can be frustrating. Revis handles Ella’s situation very well in that by the beginning of the book Ella is already someone who does not trust easily. She thinks through her actions thoroughly with every decision she makes. Even if her decisions lead to more questions or are ultimately the wrong ones, I was never willing to give up on Ella and her fight to find the truth of herself. I liked going on the journey with her.

There were a few bits of info that I saw coming a mile away, but I liked going along with Ella in discovering how things ended up they way they did. I think by making some surprises easy to guess, Revis was then able to blindside me with the more surprising revelations later on.

The Body Electric is a book that will benefit from multiple readings in order to go back to pick up all the clues littered throughout. In true sci-fi fashion the ending doesn’t necessarily mean the end. Though on the surface the conclusion is solid and definite, I think there is a note of possibility, whether ominous or positive I cannot say, it’s open to the interpretations of each reader.


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The Body Electric Special Edition Beth Revis Books Reviews

Very disappointed in Revis' latest book. I really enjoyed her ACROSS THE UNIVERSE series, so I thought I might enjoy this too- I was wrong.

First of all, the plot is incredibly predictable. There was very little suspense about what was going on (despite the fact that the book tries to convince us that we are unraveling some great secret) & what was going to happen in the end.

While the world the characters live in is interesting, the plot itself felt like a mishmash of stories I've read or seen before. Revis does no favors to herself on this front by including multiple references to ACROSS THE UNIVERSE throughout the story, which made me question her creative ability. One reference is fun, multiple ones feel forced. I also didn't enjoy how the characters repeated themselves over & over & over- I understood the intention the first time a character said something. I think it was supposed to imply uncertainty in the character, but instead it was just repetition for repetition's sake. Also, in the version there are numerous typos & issues where a word (or two) is left out of a sentence entirely so that you have to read it a few times to figure out what you just read & what it's supposed to mean. Bottom line, this was a book desperately in need of an editor.
I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

This review was originally posted on Such a Novel Idea.

When Across the Universe came out, I had been back in the YA book reading game. The year before I had read the Hunger Games, which spurred a reading frenzy that has only grown to obsession since. But I remember being so fascinated by the book because it was a GORGEOUS cover and a SCI-FI book. And I ended up falling in love with the series. So when I saw Body Electric, I kinda flipped out. Here was a spin off and a series that meant so much to me.

And man was it good! The book was very separate from the world we see in Across the Universe (because of circumstances…), but it had a great tie in. I absolutely loved the back story that Revis created for how our future in this universe comes to be. It was similar enough to still envision it, but different enough to know that this wasn’t the world we are seeing right now. I loved all the tech (nanobots are freakin awesome to think about!) and science fiction additions to the story. But beyond a future world’s gadgets, we see that humans never truly evolve from the threat of a corrupt government.

I’ll admit it took me a bit to get into things, mainly because I was mourning over missing reading about Amy and Elder. I wasn’t sure about reading about Earth when there are so many cool things happening in space. But it didn’t take long for the fierce personality of Ella Shepherd to win me over.

I love that Revis isn’t afraid to go there and get things done. People will be sacrificed and things are going to happen — it’s definitely not a YA book where things all work out nicely. This book got crazy and when things come to a head I found myself a little shocked at how they worked out. The foreshadowing is weaved throughout the story very nicely.

Overall, this was a great standalone companion to a wonderful series. I love that the cover was created by a fellow blogger (go visit Hafsah at IceyBooks!) and that we got a little more out of this rich universe that Beth Revis imagined.
4.5
Originally posted at Vampire Book Club

Are you tired of the stresses of everyday life? Do you wish to be able to go back to a simpler time? Well then, make an appointment at the Reverie Mental Spa. They have the finest scientists developing the latest technology that will let each patron relive their happiest day over and over again. Come on in and relax for an hour or two. Your dreams are safe in reverie.

About twenty years after the Seccessionary War, the world is at peace. Well, as peaceful as the world can get. Those who seek further escape from the stresses of everyday life can go to the Reverie Mental Spa to relive their happiest moment over and over again. Total relaxation. Ella Shepherd is interning at the spa, which features her mother’s invented technology, the reveries, as they’re called. When Ella discovers she’s able to enter other people’s reveries, it’s not long before the government comes calling and asks her to spy for them in order to root out possible terrorist cells trying to overthrow the government. Ella is all for helping out, until she starts having hallucinations featuring her dead father. When a boy named Jack—who apparently knows Ella, yet she has no recollection of him—warns her from trusting her best friend, Ella starts to question the possibility that her memories have been tampered with.

There are several classic sci-fi stories that Beth Revis pays homage to with The Body Electric. One stands out from the rest, but to tell you would be a kind of spoiler to anyone familiar with those stories already. There are ways to successfully adapt a classic story/concept, and Revis does it with such finesse (and you can truly tell she loves the source material from where some of these ideas came) that she turns around and makes the story her own.

I know oftentimes when so much of the plot is based in the theoretical, thereby forcing the reader to suspend what they believe is real along with the characters, it can be frustrating. Revis handles Ella’s situation very well in that by the beginning of the book Ella is already someone who does not trust easily. She thinks through her actions thoroughly with every decision she makes. Even if her decisions lead to more questions or are ultimately the wrong ones, I was never willing to give up on Ella and her fight to find the truth of herself. I liked going on the journey with her.

There were a few bits of info that I saw coming a mile away, but I liked going along with Ella in discovering how things ended up they way they did. I think by making some surprises easy to guess, Revis was then able to blindside me with the more surprising revelations later on.

The Body Electric is a book that will benefit from multiple readings in order to go back to pick up all the clues littered throughout. In true sci-fi fashion the ending doesn’t necessarily mean the end. Though on the surface the conclusion is solid and definite, I think there is a note of possibility, whether ominous or positive I cannot say, it’s open to the interpretations of each reader.