I read this in 2012 and gave it 4 stars on Goodreads, but I didn't write a formal review. I'm cleaning up my netgalley account which is why I'm reviewing it in 2024.

This book has held my imagination for years - the fascinating concept of someone who wakes up in a different body every morning and how -or how not- they are able to live that way.

A fast-paced and inventive read which engages the reader in a romance that seems doomed as well as destined. Will appeal to the lover of fantasy and paranormal fiction sent in contemporary times.

I read this so long ago and am now just realizing I never reviewed it! This book is still so relevant and important, and it's no surprise. David Leviathan is always worth a read and Every Day shows exactly why.

A unique existential look at who we are as people, how we treat one another, and whether gender really matters. "A" has always lived in someone else's body each day. Each morning it's a discovery of who he/she is. A can access factual information but not feelings of these individuals and has learned a great deal about human nature in the process. Put to good use, A takes the form of a boyfriend and meets Rhiannon, who A falls in love with. Then each subsequent day tries to get back to Rhiannon somehow someway until A confesses to Rhiannon that he/she is in love with Rhiannon and what happens to him/her every day. While at first it takes convincing, Rhiannon begins to trust A, then fall in love, though it's difficult when they meet and A is a girl or three-hundred pounds, or too far away to actually see that day. Then, it takes its toll and Rhiannon questions whether she can have a life when she's constantly shifting herself according to A.

The ending is so completely vague and disappointing, though the majority of the book, is a keen look at humanity and if nothing else, thought-provoking. If someone inhabited you what would they think? How would you react? Also, does love transcend? Compromise? Is it a waiting game? What's important?

Such an odd premise but a super sweet story. Sixteen-year-old A wakes up in a new body every day. The gender, the hair color, the weight may be different, but the person is the same. When A tries to sustain a relationship, he/she learns some truths about the universe. With all of this body-hopping, readers have a chance to see life through a variety of forms. I really enjoyed this book!

Review originally posted on www.bookshelfbombshells.com in 2012
*Since original review, book has been adapted to film.

I love this author's writing style, which has a close intimacy to it. The central premise of the book is fascinating: A is a disembodied spirit, who wakes up in a new body every day (kind of like if Doctor Who regenerated at the end of the day, every day.) This premise allows the author -- through A -- to explore what makes up identity, and how having a personal history that isn't allied to one nation, religion, body type, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, or any other intersection means when posed the question, "Who are you?" Arguably, this leads to some cultural tourism and snap judgements about the bodies that A inhabits (for instance, there's some fatphobia I could have done without) -- but at the same time....that's not uncommon for adolescents. So I'm not sure where I stand on that -- if I should expect more of the adult author, or if that immaturity is authentic for the character they create in A.

It's confusing and complicated, but beautiful.

The premise is interesting, the Levithan execution is good, but I feel like The Lover's Dictionary hit a bar for me that none of his other books will be ever to top.

Sorry, requested this book but didn't get around to reading it.

David Levithan has a way with words. This is the weirdest premise. But it really makes you wonder: what does it mean to be a person?

Everyday is an interesting title about a young man who enters the body of someone else everyday. He is technically not real, but he isn't fake. His life turns upside down when he falls in love and has to figure out how to make it work. Good title for those that love romantic stories.

Oh man.

This book.

This book!

It was so amazing. If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "Sweeping." Yes, there's romance, and that was what propelled the story along. However, that's not what sucked me in to the story (usually, romance is the biggest reason to read a story.) NO. And that's what so fantastic about this book.

I thought about so much. I had so many questions that were unanswered. How was A born if he didn't have a body? How will he die? How can he age and how does he even know his age? What is he? A spirit? A soul? Some of my questions were answered as I read, but then I had MORE QUESTIONS. This would be a great book club book. I want to take notes. I want to hi-lite. I must buy this book and reread it and mark it up.

My favorite aspect of this book was thinking about other people live. This is as real as it will probably get for me. Everyone lives differently and has way different problems and the author did an amazing job of showing how events affect people. I loved LOVED LOVED what he said about depression. A can make a big difference in someone's life in just one day.

Read it.

Stat.

I hope this book wins LOTS of awards. I haven't read something this great since Anna and the French Kiss. Seriously.

Put aside due to boredom & fatphobia. At first, I just didn't enjoy it much, but have since learned about the fatphobia and have no desire to pick it up again.