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rachelbookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
Well, this retelling of the original book, Every Day, from Rhiannon's point of view was unsurprisingly not as good as the original. The magic of Every Day is seeing the world through a character who lives thousands of lives and has a great understanding of the uniqueness, yet universality, of humanity. Someone who transcends gender, race, ability, sexuality, etc. This does not translate to Rhiannon's experience of the same story beyond her alone being a more accepting person. She truly lacks self-confidence, allowing herself to put her value in her relationship with Justin, who can be incredibly emotionally manipulative and really has his own issues he is challenged with. The only new insight into her behavior is that she was once depressed until she started dating Justin, which doesn't speak well to her ability to function in a healthy way without her sense of self-worth not being tied up in a man... The story is otherwise the same. Rhiannon and A fall in love, though you see how Rhi is conflicted about her feelings since Justin is who she thinks she wants. This story only briefly touches on the subplot of A discovering another soul who also switches bodies, and Nathan's role in thinking he was possessed. I also thought the ending of the story was made weaker since originally, A left Rhi with Alexander to forget him and live her life without the complications of loving them, yet Rhi ends Another Day missing A and wanting to find them. This somehow cheapens the romantic gesture and the supposed happy ending we are left to think Rhi finds.
Overall, I still found this book highly engaging and well-written, once Rhi finally stopped whining about Justin in the beginning of the book. I read it quickly and am excited to finally move on to Someday and see what happens next. I don't think it's essential reading in this series, but it is an enjoyable 'reread.'
Overall, I still found this book highly engaging and well-written, once Rhi finally stopped whining about Justin in the beginning of the book. I read it quickly and am excited to finally move on to Someday and see what happens next. I don't think it's essential reading in this series, but it is an enjoyable 'reread.'
juliadinizcs's review against another edition
4.0
I loved Every Day, and I think this sequel was unnecessary. Anyways, it's a good book. Rhiannon isn't as good as a narrator as A, and I've grown to dislike her throughout this book. The character A isn't as lovely and amazing seeing from Rhiannon's point of view. Being said that, it's still a good book.
3,8 as rating
3,8 as rating
lisawreading's review against another edition
4.0
In 2012, David Levithan published his remarkable novel Every Day (review), about a teen named A who awakens each day in a different body. A carries A's consciousness into each body, but experiences life as a series of "day in the life" moments belonging to whoever the body's owner is. This is normal for A, until A meets and falls in love with Rhiannon. This seemingly impossible and complicated set-up makes for an amazing read, complete in itself.
But here we are in 2015 with Another Day, which tells the same story and presents the same set of events, but as experienced by Rhiannon. I was skeptical at first: Do we really need another version of the same tale? Short answer: Yes. Another Day is much more engrossing and moving than I would have expected. Rhiannon ponders the dynamics between body and self, questions her own motivations and feelings, her own sense of attraction and repulsion in regard to each of A's appearances, and finds herself forced into decisions that have no right answer.
I love David Levithan's writing, pretty much always, and Another Day is no exception. The story is wonderful, and the writing is beautiful in its rhythms and use of language, yet also feels true to teen hearts and minds. The ending seems to beg for a follow up, and I do hope that the author is planning another installment in this fascinating story.
But here we are in 2015 with Another Day, which tells the same story and presents the same set of events, but as experienced by Rhiannon. I was skeptical at first: Do we really need another version of the same tale? Short answer: Yes. Another Day is much more engrossing and moving than I would have expected. Rhiannon ponders the dynamics between body and self, questions her own motivations and feelings, her own sense of attraction and repulsion in regard to each of A's appearances, and finds herself forced into decisions that have no right answer.
I love David Levithan's writing, pretty much always, and Another Day is no exception. The story is wonderful, and the writing is beautiful in its rhythms and use of language, yet also feels true to teen hearts and minds. The ending seems to beg for a follow up, and I do hope that the author is planning another installment in this fascinating story.
swan009's review against another edition
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bookmarvel's review against another edition
4.0
This isn’t really a sequel to Every Day, it takes place at the same time, but through Rhiannon’s eyes. I thought that I had read Every Day a long time ago and just remembered the general plot, but it’s marked as want to read here so I might’ve just seen the movie or a trailer and gotten confused. Either way, I really liked this book but I don’t know if I could go right into reading Every Day and the 3rd book, Someday, even if I didn’t have like 4 other books that are queued up to be read, one of which is the sequel to a book I read like last month that I really need to get to before I forget all the stuff from the first book.
Also this book ended both perfectly and not perfectly, like I want to know what happens with Rhiannon and Alexander, and (once I read the synopsis of the next book) A and Reverend Poole. But I’m just gonna leave it here for now, maybe months later I’ll go back and read Every Day and then hopefully Someday will pick up right after that ends.
Also this book ended both perfectly and not perfectly, like I want to know what happens with Rhiannon and Alexander, and (once I read the synopsis of the next book) A and Reverend Poole. But I’m just gonna leave it here for now, maybe months later I’ll go back and read Every Day and then hopefully Someday will pick up right after that ends.
larysletters's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
jakeftsgerald's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. It was definitely harder to read than Every Day specially because I loved the first book so much - and I feel like the first one was really good as a stand alone. This version of the story is not what we needed but knowing what happened to both of them is.
sky353's review against another edition
2.0
Einfach die gleiche Story anderes Perspektive, ich wollte wissen wie es weiter geht nicht sowas hoffe das letzte Buch der Serie wird besser
