Every Day Book Review

Every Day is a young adult novel with a plot so eye-catching that it's a New York Times bestseller.

It's been a while since I've read this novel but I really enjoyed it and I highly recommend it. The moment I picked up this book, I couldn't put it down, and I finished it in 2-3 days! I mean, I could've finished it in a day, but all the school work I had interfered with that...

According to Common Sense Media, the book is recommended for individuals ages 14-15 and over. There are also some parent reviews which vary from positive to negative, but most would say that the book is good for kids/teens/adults with a mature mindset.

Personally, I agree that the book is recommended for teens with a mature mindset, but I don't think that the book is extremely inappropriate as some reviews might say. I have to say that there a some swear words, but most teen/young adult novels have a lot of those these days. And since there is some romance, it would contain some kissing but nothing too extreme. This book contains what a typical teen novel would.

So, this is kind of a spoiler, but not really. It's just a sneak peek because you need to read it.

This is a story about a soul who wakes up in a different body every day - always someone the same age, never too far from the last, and never the same person twice. The story begins on "Day 5994," which is some time during the 16 years that the soul has been living. The gender-less soul, who calls itself "A," wakes up in a body of a teenage boy named Justin. "A" plans on living out Justin's day the way Justin would, which is part of "A's" routine. That is until "A" meets Justin's girlfriend Rhiannon. This girl seems to intrigue "A" and captures its attention, nothing too big. But then "A" decides to do something that Justin wouldn't do - ditch school and take her out to the beach.

Throughout the book, we see "A" living in a different body and different life every day, as well as trying to have a life of its own and trying to stay with the girl of its dreams - Rhiannon. The author presents many different stories and lives through the one day that "A" inhabits them. At the same time, he is able to portray a character and a personality in the protagonist through how it lives each person's life; he is able to portray emotions and a conscience in a bodiless soul. We get to learn about the life of "A" itself even though it doesn't really have one.

I know I am not writing a film review but I have to mention the movie based on this novel that was shown earlier this year. So when the trailer first came out, I was extremely excited and completely forgot the fact that movies aren't as always as good as the books. And when the movie came out in theatres, I still wasn't able to go watch it because there was no one for me to go with. The anticipation was killing me for months, but that was solved once I went on the plane to come to Cambodia.

The anticipation and excitement were not worth it at all. I was very disappointed.

The movie was so bad that I couldn't even get halfway through the movie before ending it. It was boring and it was portrayed nothing like the book. Sorry, but I do not recommend watching this movie, and this is not because I prefer books over movies. The book is honestly so much better and I'm just giving you a warning not to waste time to watch the movie.

Overall, the book is honestly worth reading. Even though this book involves some romance and is kind of revolved around it, I wouldn't really consider it a romance novel. (What a shocker from someone who is obsessed with romance novels.) Anyways, the romance wasn't what caught my eye and what I focused on when I read this. I was more interested in the plot and the concepts of this novel. The main reason why I loved this book was that even though the author never explains why "A" has always existed as a soul traveling from person to person, he was still able to produce a great and intriguing story with a difficult idea.

- Sabrina Meas (10/22/18)