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A review by momwithareadingproblem
Another Day by David Levithan
Did not finish book.
I received an eARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of this book or the content of this review.
WHY GOD WHY IS THERE ANOTHER BOOK?!?! One was really enough. Another Day by David Levithan is a *companion to Every Day and tells the EXACT SAME STORY from Rhiannon's POV.
*Note: This is a companion, NOT A SEQUEL. It tells the same story as the first book just from a different character's point of view
Honestly this book didn't need to be written. It just didn't. I feel like it's an attempt on the author to get more money off the success of the first book and I have a feeling it's going to flop big time.
Rhiannon is a sweet, kind girl who is easily forgettable. She doesn't speak up for herself, she cowers to her boyfriend, and doesn't have too many friends. She doesn't reach for the stars, she has no dreams of her own, and she, in general, is not a good role model for teen girls (just saying). It's no wonder some sentient being who body jumps every day fell in love with her - please note my sarcasm.
The plot is the same as the first book. A fell in love with Rhiannon while he was her boyfriend for a day. Now the question becomes can Rhiannon love him no matter what body he is in. The following is not a spoiler, it's a fact stated near the very beginning of the book. The answer is yes she can love him, but she can't be physically attracted to him. Be serious, could you?! I couldn't and I wouldn't even try. BUT Rhiannon does. Why? I believe because she is desperate to have someone see her. I mean really see her for who she is not who she is with.
I did not finish this book. I just couldn't. I tried. I spent over two weeks reading this book and gave up at 75%. Why? Because it was boring! I've already read this story and while there was some new information about Rhiannon, scenes that weren't in the first book because A wasn't there, most of the book is just a regurgitation of the first. Think about it for a second. Take your favorite book where two characters are prominent (you know they're both in every scene), now imagine an author writing from the other character's POV. Would there be much difference? No.....that's this book!
Overall it's well written and I did enjoy reading Rhiannon's POV more than A's. BUT it was just so repetitive. I think I would have enjoyed it more as a novella instead of a full length novel. That way all the A scenes could be glossed over, because hey I've already read them! On the good side though, if you haven't read Every Day then you could potentially skip it and read this one instead. It won't affect the story at all! Because again it's a companion NOT A SEQUEL. Sorry folks! I know many might be looking for a sequel, this isn't it.
So I debated ranking this book with stars, but since I didn't finish it, I didn't think it was fair to the author. Personally I wouldn't buy this book, but I also felt only lukewarm to the first book. If you read it let me know what you think!
WHY GOD WHY IS THERE ANOTHER BOOK?!?! One was really enough. Another Day by David Levithan is a *companion to Every Day and tells the EXACT SAME STORY from Rhiannon's POV.
*Note: This is a companion, NOT A SEQUEL. It tells the same story as the first book just from a different character's point of view
Honestly this book didn't need to be written. It just didn't. I feel like it's an attempt on the author to get more money off the success of the first book and I have a feeling it's going to flop big time.
Rhiannon is a sweet, kind girl who is easily forgettable. She doesn't speak up for herself, she cowers to her boyfriend, and doesn't have too many friends. She doesn't reach for the stars, she has no dreams of her own, and she, in general, is not a good role model for teen girls (just saying). It's no wonder some sentient being who body jumps every day fell in love with her - please note my sarcasm.
The plot is the same as the first book. A fell in love with Rhiannon while he was her boyfriend for a day. Now the question becomes can Rhiannon love him no matter what body he is in. The following is not a spoiler, it's a fact stated near the very beginning of the book. The answer is yes she can love him, but she can't be physically attracted to him. Be serious, could you?! I couldn't and I wouldn't even try. BUT Rhiannon does. Why? I believe because she is desperate to have someone see her. I mean really see her for who she is not who she is with.
I did not finish this book. I just couldn't. I tried. I spent over two weeks reading this book and gave up at 75%. Why? Because it was boring! I've already read this story and while there was some new information about Rhiannon, scenes that weren't in the first book because A wasn't there, most of the book is just a regurgitation of the first. Think about it for a second. Take your favorite book where two characters are prominent (you know they're both in every scene), now imagine an author writing from the other character's POV. Would there be much difference? No.....that's this book!
Overall it's well written and I did enjoy reading Rhiannon's POV more than A's. BUT it was just so repetitive. I think I would have enjoyed it more as a novella instead of a full length novel. That way all the A scenes could be glossed over, because hey I've already read them! On the good side though, if you haven't read Every Day then you could potentially skip it and read this one instead. It won't affect the story at all! Because again it's a companion NOT A SEQUEL. Sorry folks! I know many might be looking for a sequel, this isn't it.
So I debated ranking this book with stars, but since I didn't finish it, I didn't think it was fair to the author. Personally I wouldn't buy this book, but I also felt only lukewarm to the first book. If you read it let me know what you think!