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alizalondon's review against another edition
3.0
Ok, first of all, this is a companion, not a sequel, because it's the same story as Every Day, just from a different point of view. Although you can read the books in any order, I would highly recommend (correction: tell you) that you first read Every Day before you read this book; in fact, even before you read this review.
Before I can explain my feelings for Another Day, let me first explain to you Every Day. Every Day is about A, a teenager that switches bodies every day, taking over the body of another teenager for a day. They try to lay low and make no impact on the lives they inhabit, that is, until they spend a day in the boyfriend of Rhiannon, and fall in love with her.
Every Day is about love of the person underneath, no matter what their gender or physical personality, and that holds true for Another Day as well. What I love most about both books is the powerful message within them, speaking of love and life and the impact we can make on people's lives. They speak of equality, how we are a lot more similar than we think, and how love is all the same, no matter the race, religion, or sexual preference. However, while I can describe Every Day as nearly perfect, I cannot say the same for Another Day, even though it's the same story.
Another Day is told from the point of view of Rhiannon, and we get a first-hand look at her struggle to love A for who they are, to move past physical appearance and love the person underneath. It's very raw and real, and shows a side of the story we could not completely see in Every Day.
However, Rhiannon's story is a lot more mundane, and we have to read through a lot more everyday happenings that frankly, are not nearly as interesting as A's side of the story. Both voices are likable and real, but reading about how A copes with adjusting to a new life every day makes even the smallest events interesting, while the small events in Rhiannon's life just seem... small.
I was also incredibly irritated with her denial about her boyfriend at times, but overall, I have no complaints about her character. She's flawed, and handles the discovery of A as well as can be expected, much better than I would, at least. The advantage of this being a companion novel is that all the characters have already been developed in Every Day, there's no need to develop them further in the same story.
I'm not entirely sure what made me not like this as much as I like Every Day, but I suspect that it's a combination of the fact that I already know the ending, the different POV, and having to receive the most interesting part of this book's concept (the switching lives) secondhand, instead of firsthand, as A experiences them.
Honestly I'm being a bit too harsh on this book. On it's own, it's a wonderfully written, well thought novel, but as it is the same story as Every Day, it's next to impossible to not compare the two. My suggestion is that you read this book; just read Every Day ,first. Another Day most definitely has not lowered my love for A and Rhiannon's story; in fact, it's done the opposite. Both are a must-read for all YA readers, and even those who hate reading, because these are powerful books that will stay with you forever.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an advance copy for this review.
For more reviews and other fun stuff, please visit my blog at Musings and Books
~Aliza
Before I can explain my feelings for Another Day, let me first explain to you Every Day. Every Day is about A, a teenager that switches bodies every day, taking over the body of another teenager for a day. They try to lay low and make no impact on the lives they inhabit, that is, until they spend a day in the boyfriend of Rhiannon, and fall in love with her.
Every Day is about love of the person underneath, no matter what their gender or physical personality, and that holds true for Another Day as well. What I love most about both books is the powerful message within them, speaking of love and life and the impact we can make on people's lives. They speak of equality, how we are a lot more similar than we think, and how love is all the same, no matter the race, religion, or sexual preference. However, while I can describe Every Day as nearly perfect, I cannot say the same for Another Day, even though it's the same story.
Another Day is told from the point of view of Rhiannon, and we get a first-hand look at her struggle to love A for who they are, to move past physical appearance and love the person underneath. It's very raw and real, and shows a side of the story we could not completely see in Every Day.
However, Rhiannon's story is a lot more mundane, and we have to read through a lot more everyday happenings that frankly, are not nearly as interesting as A's side of the story. Both voices are likable and real, but reading about how A copes with adjusting to a new life every day makes even the smallest events interesting, while the small events in Rhiannon's life just seem... small.
I was also incredibly irritated with her denial about her boyfriend at times, but overall, I have no complaints about her character. She's flawed, and handles the discovery of A as well as can be expected, much better than I would, at least. The advantage of this being a companion novel is that all the characters have already been developed in Every Day, there's no need to develop them further in the same story.
I'm not entirely sure what made me not like this as much as I like Every Day, but I suspect that it's a combination of the fact that I already know the ending, the different POV, and having to receive the most interesting part of this book's concept (the switching lives) secondhand, instead of firsthand, as A experiences them.
Honestly I'm being a bit too harsh on this book. On it's own, it's a wonderfully written, well thought novel, but as it is the same story as Every Day, it's next to impossible to not compare the two. My suggestion is that you read this book; just read Every Day ,first. Another Day most definitely has not lowered my love for A and Rhiannon's story; in fact, it's done the opposite. Both are a must-read for all YA readers, and even those who hate reading, because these are powerful books that will stay with you forever.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an advance copy for this review.
For more reviews and other fun stuff, please visit my blog at Musings and Books
~Aliza
dennasus's review against another edition
5.0
I very much enjoyed "Every Day" smh was very interested in the other side of the story, even though I thought it the story seen through the eyes of the ordinary half of this couple couldn't be as intriguing. I was wrong. This added so much depth to the whole complicated, messy, romantic story. I absolutely loved it
amyckan's review against another edition
4.0
holy geez. this book gave me a completely new perspective on the way i see older teens and how everyone sees everyone differently.
alexasaltzman's review against another edition
2.0
I hate leaving bad reviews, but what a waste of time. This book is the same story as the 1st book in the series but instead of A’s POV, it’s Rhiannon’s, which could have been an interesting concept IF the new POV were to add interesting insights to the story, which it did not. I felt like I just read the same book twice.
Random side note: I think Rhiannon’s struggle with A’s lack of gender identity is interesting, and I also find it interesting that when Rhiannon talks about A outside of their body, she uses “he/him” pronouns instead of they/them. I wonder if that is the writer demonstrating that Rhiannon struggles to picture someone she is interested in as anything but “male identifying” or if I’m just reading too much into it.
Random side note: I think Rhiannon’s struggle with A’s lack of gender identity is interesting, and I also find it interesting that when Rhiannon talks about A outside of their body, she uses “he/him” pronouns instead of they/them. I wonder if that is the writer demonstrating that Rhiannon struggles to picture someone she is interested in as anything but “male identifying” or if I’m just reading too much into it.
kice7788's review against another edition
3.0
It is really hard to give this book such a low rating but I had to. Everyday was amazing! I loved it! One of my faves but this just lacked so much! I didn't feel the same feeling behind the writing! Maybe I will enjoy the next book better!
nnnnnnnnnn's review against another edition
After reading Every Day, I felt conflicted. I had some issues with it, but could see how it had merit for raising interesting discussion points, so I give it value for that reason. Unfortunately Another Day doesn't even have that going for it. It adds little or nothing to the overall storyline, and on top of that, Rhiannon is just a boring character. The few times where she DOES show some spirit, she's straight-up unlikeable. I really wanted to give this book a chance, but it just seems entirely pointless to me. I wouldn't recommend it to YA readers.
mom2triplets04's review against another edition
2.0
Listened to this on audio. I loved the first book. I was hoping for a sequel but what I got was the same story as book one just told by a different POV. So disappointing!
quequel's review against another edition
4.0
Acho que o fato de eu já ter lido o primeiro a bastante tempo ajudou na minha experiência com esse livro, o que já é surpreendente! Mas eu gostei bastante de acompanhar a história pelo ponto de vista dele, pq no primeiro me intrigava bastante o que ela sentia diante de tudo que acontecia.
catiinha's review against another edition
4.0
*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
I've read Every Day last year and I loved it because it had such an interesting concept and was so well written. You can imagine that when I heard that David Levithan was writing a companion novel I was excited but also afraid that it would disappoint me. I actually enjoyed this book but not as much as Every Day. However I was already expecting to not like this book as much as the first one so I was not disappointed when I finished it. In Every Day we have the story of A, a person that inhabits another person's body for one day and lives a «normal» life. This is until A meets Rhiannon. In Another Day we have the same story but from Rhiannon POV and this is something that makes the difference between the two books. I liked Rhiannon POV and it was pretty interesting to see how much she struggled to understand her feelings for A and understand A in general. I liked to read her doubts about this difficult situation and how she tried to deal with this. However this were the only moments that I liked Rhiannon and I really didn't like her much in most of the book. Still, I enjoyed this book and I liked to learn about A again but from a different perspective. Another thing that I liked was how different the end was. In Every Day we have closure for A but in Another Day it looks like Rhiannon might want to go look for A and get answers.
Overall, this is an interesting book especially because it deals with a non-gender specific person and how this affect its relationships.. If you like to read contemporary novels with different themes you should try to read this book. And if you haven't read Every Day yet what are you waiting for?
I've read Every Day last year and I loved it because it had such an interesting concept and was so well written. You can imagine that when I heard that David Levithan was writing a companion novel I was excited but also afraid that it would disappoint me. I actually enjoyed this book but not as much as Every Day. However I was already expecting to not like this book as much as the first one so I was not disappointed when I finished it. In Every Day we have the story of A, a person that inhabits another person's body for one day and lives a «normal» life. This is until A meets Rhiannon. In Another Day we have the same story but from Rhiannon POV and this is something that makes the difference between the two books. I liked Rhiannon POV and it was pretty interesting to see how much she struggled to understand her feelings for A and understand A in general. I liked to read her doubts about this difficult situation and how she tried to deal with this. However this were the only moments that I liked Rhiannon and I really didn't like her much in most of the book. Still, I enjoyed this book and I liked to learn about A again but from a different perspective. Another thing that I liked was how different the end was. In Every Day we have closure for A but in Another Day it looks like Rhiannon might want to go look for A and get answers.
Overall, this is an interesting book especially because it deals with a non-gender specific person and how this affect its relationships.. If you like to read contemporary novels with different themes you should try to read this book. And if you haven't read Every Day yet what are you waiting for?