Ella Shepherd has dedicated her life to using her unique gift—the ability to enter people’s dreams and memories using technology developed by her mother—to help others relive their happy memories.
But not all is at it seems.
Ella starts seeing impossible things—images of her dead father, warnings of who she cannot trust. Her government recruits her to spy on a rebel group, using her ability to experience—and influence—the memories of traitors. But the leader of the rebels claims they used to be in love—even though Ella’s never met him before in her life. Which can only mean one thing…
Someone’s altered her memory.
Ella’s gift is enough to overthrow a corrupt government or crush a growing rebel group. She is the key to stopping a war she didn’t even know was happening. But if someone else has been inside Ella’s head, she cannot trust her own memories, thoughts, or feelings.
Rating: 3/5
This book and I just didn’t have the chemistry I was hoping for. I found there was far too much telling, and not enough showing in the first quarter of the book. Furthermore, I think it could have been edited down quite a lot.
But nevertheless, the book does deal with a rather twisty and interesting concept: altering people’s memories. What happens if something’s been erased, but you’re not sure what? And consider the multiple possibilities, for both healing and nefarious purposes.
I’d find myself stopping at some parts, and wondering whether what our narrator was experiencing was real, or just inside her head, or something she wasn’t even recalling correctly. Certainly kept me on my toes.
Ultimately though, this book just wasn’t as good as I was hoping for. I’ll be interested to see how other people review it.
Bummer! I was really looking forward to this book…I’m a huge fan of Revis’ Across the Universe series! :(
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I’m not sure why I’m logged in as lilychild3, but I’m actually Holly (Lola) from Reading by Lamplight! :)
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Haha thanks for clarifying! :P
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I haven’t read her Across the Universe series – most people who read The Body Electric seemed to enjoy it, so I think I’m in the minority here!
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I really enjoyed being back in this world. I’m sorry it wasn’t a big hit with you!
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I was so hoping I’d have book chemistry with this one- alas, it was not meant to be!
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I’ve read quite a mixed range of thoughts for this one but I’m really curious about the concept. It sucks that you found it to be a little too long :|
Lovely review! <33
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The concept sounded awesome, which is what attracted me initially, but I just couldn’t get into it enough to enjoy the storyline.
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