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A review by jamgrl
Someday by David Levithan
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this one again, as I loved the first one, though I’ll admit I felt somewhat dissatisfied at the end.
It did everything it promised and more- we got to continue the the Reverend Poole imposter plot and get inside X’s head, we got to see our team of unlikely friends plot and figure out what to do, we got to see A interact with someone like them and learn more about themself through that, complicating their goals, we got to see them imagine a romance with Rhiannon, including really sweet dates and a lot of introspection from both characters, we even got insight into even more people like A and all the different ways that life could go.
There was a very minor side plot romance that kinda stole the show for me, ngl, but I did really enjoy being with A again. We get to see A be more mature in this book and some of the conversations about identity are a bit firmer and perhaps a little more up to date in terms of language (this book came out a while after the first one, so maybe that’s why).
(Spoilers ahead)
I think I was dissatisfied because the relationships between Rhiannon and both Alexander and A felt unresolved. Like, Alexander never finds out about A and Rhiannon never really breaks up with him, which strikes me as odd. I get that A is supposed to have come to terms with their life, but I would have liked to see A have more of a community that what I feel they are left with at the end. Overall, I am glad I continued the series. I love these characters and loved seeing more of them.
It did everything it promised and more- we got to continue the the Reverend Poole imposter plot and get inside X’s head, we got to see our team of unlikely friends plot and figure out what to do, we got to see A interact with someone like them and learn more about themself through that, complicating their goals, we got to see them imagine a romance with Rhiannon, including really sweet dates and a lot of introspection from both characters, we even got insight into even more people like A and all the different ways that life could go.
There was a very minor side plot romance that kinda stole the show for me, ngl, but I did really enjoy being with A again. We get to see A be more mature in this book and some of the conversations about identity are a bit firmer and perhaps a little more up to date in terms of language (this book came out a while after the first one, so maybe that’s why).
(Spoilers ahead)