3.5 stars

Edie is a body at The Elysium Society, which means she takes on spirits of the dead so they can talk to their loved ones. When Edie meets a man called Patrick and takes on his wife Sylvia, she begins to fall in love with him but Sylvia is strong and appears to be taking over more of Edie everyday. Edie is also suspicious of Syvia’s death and doesn’t know if it was as accidental as everyone says.

This was really, really interesting book and concept. The idea of the bodies and the way The Elysium Society is run was fascinating. The mystery behind Edie and her past was also something I really wanted to delve into and uncover. The side plot of Hopeful Doe and who killed her, and her possible connection to The Elysium Society was also captivating.

I had some small issues with this book. One was how little the reader got about the history of The Elysium Society and how the whole idea of the bodies was founded. I would have liked more on that and how it became an accepted part of society, how people realised this was even possible and how they discovered the lotus that gave them the ability. As well as if everyone could be a Body or if it was a gift only few possessed.

I think Edie’s relationship with Patrick happened a bit too quickly. I ended getting a little bit bored in the middle of the book and I don’t think I would have felt that way if there was more build up to her relationship with Patrick.