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A review by togidemi
Every Day by David Levithan
4.0
i'd actually read Another Day before this, so i was basically already spoiled, but hoo
So. Let's get this out of the way first: the romance was mediocre. I don't think "love at first sight" type romances are ever going to resonate with me, but trust me, once you've stripped Levithan's pretty prose from their relationship they're just attracted to each other... because. I hardly know anything about Rhiannon, so I didn't really feel for A falling for her. (AND I READ HER POV FIRST, Y'ALL. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SEE IN EACH OTHER.) Also the Reverend Poole subplot was cool but it ended a little too ambiguously for my taste, idk.
But, I still give it four stars (3.5 stars, really) because it's a REALLY CLEVER CONCEPT, and seeing who A would be each chapter was fun. I liked the little glimpses into each person's life, and especially loved the funeral scene, since the effects of A's existence just really HITS then. A lot of reviews point out that the rules behind A's existence are never really explained, but I don't really care for that; dude changes bodies with nearby 16-year-olds every midnight. Just don't ask questions, man. I mean, damn, if this novel was about A's crush on Rhiannon sparking their search to find others like them, this would be GOLDEN. But NO, the romance HAD to be the focus, and Justin had to stand there cartoonishly the whole time. Wasted potential, really, but I had a good time so yeah
So. Let's get this out of the way first: the romance was mediocre. I don't think "love at first sight" type romances are ever going to resonate with me, but trust me, once you've stripped Levithan's pretty prose from their relationship they're just attracted to each other... because. I hardly know anything about Rhiannon, so I didn't really feel for A falling for her. (AND I READ HER POV FIRST, Y'ALL. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SEE IN EACH OTHER.) Also the Reverend Poole subplot was cool but it ended a little too ambiguously for my taste, idk.
But, I still give it four stars (3.5 stars, really) because it's a REALLY CLEVER CONCEPT, and seeing who A would be each chapter was fun. I liked the little glimpses into each person's life, and especially loved the funeral scene, since the effects of A's existence just really HITS then. A lot of reviews point out that the rules behind A's existence are never really explained, but I don't really care for that; dude changes bodies with nearby 16-year-olds every midnight. Just don't ask questions, man. I mean, damn, if this novel was about A's crush on Rhiannon sparking their search to find others like them, this would be GOLDEN. But NO, the romance HAD to be the focus, and Justin had to stand there cartoonishly the whole time. Wasted potential, really, but I had a good time so yeah