So I really wanted to like this book! The synopsis, the concept, the whole idea of A made me want to jump inside the book immediately and start reading....but it was such a letdown!

Every Day by David Levithan is about A, a sentient being who wakes up each morning in a different body. He/She/It has no idea how this happens, why it happens, or what he/she/it is. A lives someone else's life each day, passing through, observing, but not making any waves until he meets Rhiannon. Then A's entire existence is finding a way to be with this girl he knew for all of 1 day while he pretended to be her boyfriend.



This book really revolves around A's obsession...erhm I mean love for Rhiannon. It's a bit on the creepy side. A believes that love can overcome any obstacles including those associated with his body jumping ability. Rhiannon doesn't quite see it that way. I mean what normal 16 year old girl would?! And A doesn't take to kindly to this. He's upset that she can't see past the skin to who is inside the body.....



So yeah, this book started strong with a good paranormal, sci-fi feel and of course the touch of romance with A's crush. However it quickly devolved into pushing an agenda. Or at least that's how it felt to me. Instead of focusing on the big issue of A - what he is, how to stop the body jumping, etc - the book focuses on Rhiannon's inability to love A no matter what body he was in - girl, boy, fat, skinny, nerd, hot, gay, etc. It focuses so much on this point that by the end I was hoping she wouldn't stay with him. He didn't try to sympathize with her struggles at all.

Let's be serious for a sec....could you be physically attracted to someone if they were in a different body every single day? Be honest with yourself....I couldn't. I love my husband but if he showed up as a sexy super model tomorrow I'm 100% positive I wouldn't be attracted to him (Sorry honey). But the beauty of this is that he wouldn't expect me too. A expected Rhiannon to love him no matter what body he showed up in.



Overall this book had SO MUCH potential but it was wasted on A's fixation on Rhiannon. The author didn't even attempt to dive into what A was, how he was able to body jump, or any of the paranormal elements I expected. This book should really be classified as a young adult contemporary romance with a dose of paranormal on the side. It just wasn't for me, especially towards the end when it felt like I was being preached at over and over again that the outside doesn't matter. People we can kid ourselves all we like, but ALL relationships start with a physical attraction of some kind before evolving into a deeper connection. It's just a fact, sorry not sorry.