Friday 14 December 2012

Every Day by David Levithan

Every Day
Every Day
Author: David Levithan
Published: August 28th, 2012
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
 
Goodreads Summary: "In his New York Times bestselling novel, David Levithan introduces readers to what Entertainment Weekly calls a "wise, wildly unique" love story about A, a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body, living a different life.

Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.

With his new novel, David Levithan, bestselling co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day."
 
Concept/Ideas: 5/5
Storyline/Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 4.5/5
Writing Style: 5/5

The best love story i've ever read...

David Levithan's Every Day was a book I was not expecting to love as much as I did. Hearing only good things about this book, I had to give it a try. I had never read any DL before this book, so I was pleasantly surprised at how great the book truly was.

First of all, the cover. Beautiful, isn't it? Don't tell me you can pass up a beautiful book like this... I sure couldn't...

Every Day instantly drew me in from page one. The concept for this book was so interesting, and I've never read anything like it.

Rhiannon I actually found to be a bit annoying, but at the same time, a likable character. I'm not too sure as to why A was drawn to her, but love is mysterious, is it not?

Although A had no gender, I definitely got the vibe that he was male. So although Levithan tried to keep it gender neutral here, I found myself trying to find a way to identify A.

The story was fast-paced and I could feel the tension and love throughout the whole book, and A's struggles and pain.

The ending was by far the best part. I found it to be just so beautiful, and it was the perfect way to end the book, although it was unexpected. Ah, absolutely amazing.

I enjoyed that the ending didn't turn out to be fairytale perfect, which actually ended up making it... more perfect.
 

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