Everyday - David Levithan

"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."

Hi Guys, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been off on summer holidays and have been lazing about.

The concept of this book was very alluring. For me, what I enjoyed the most was the many small stories scattered throughout about the different lives A enters. They are fleeting, varied, but often quite interesting and touching.

Beyond this, though, it was slightly disappointing. This same story written by many other authors would be called out for its "instalove". However, I suppose Levithan writes poetically enough that A's relationship with Rhiannon seems deeper, when in reality A falls in "love" with her instantly.

Secondly, there is no explanation at all for the paranormal aspect. No attempt to address it, no consideration given to why A always wakes up in a body 4 hours or less away from Rhiannon and is always the same age. I can suspend a lot of disbelief, however this was an issue for me.

By far a bigger issue for me was something that many people have praised the book for - the unique perspective from the point of view of someone who is genderless and without a life of their own. Wow, what an interesting idea, right? Indeed it is, and yet it is not explored at all. There is very little discussion of what it means to be male, female, both or neither. It is taken for granted that these things are meaningless and shrugged off. What a wasted opportunity to look at a fascinating subject!

There isn't an age rating for this. It is just a soft romance with nothing physical happening. It shows that what you look like doesn't have to define your life. However waking up in a different body everyday does put a crimp in it!