Every day

I have so enjoyed so many of David Levithan's books. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Will Grayson, Will Grayson and most especially Dash and Lily's Book of Dares. I was happy to see a new book from him with such an interesting premise. A wakes up every day in a different body. He stays in that body for just one day. Sometimes A's a boy and sometimes a girl. Sometimes A is trapped in terrible situations, sometimes he is in a seemingly perfect life. One day he meets Rhiannon, the girlfriend of a boy who's body his is in. A falls in love and starts to find a way to get back to her every day. When he tells her about his situation, Rhiannon believes him and they struggle to make it work. Can she love him no matter what his outside looks like that day? Can she love him when he is in a female body? Can she love him when she can never wake up in the morning with him? And can A give up what he wants the most to give her what she needs the most? This book was fantastic on so many levels. To walk a mile in someone else's shoes is a way to realize that we are all human and are facing things in our lives that others may not understand. A respects all the bodies he has occupied, but when he finds out there is a way to stay in one body for longer, he struggles with the knowledge that he would be stealing someone else's life. This book really broke my heart in so many ways, but good ways. The selflessness that A shows is admirable and I want him/her to have a chance for a life of his/her own. (yes, I know this is fiction) But isn't that what makes an author so great- to bring characters to life that you want to believe are really out there? In a perfect ending, A and Rhiannon would ride off into the sunset together, but life rarely works out that way. This one will stay with me for a while. I hope you give it a try and that it will change the way you look at the people you encounter as you go about your day. Happy reading my friends!