A review by rachelbookdragon
Another Day by David Levithan

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.'