Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day

I finished Every Day by David Levithan over the weekend and I'm finally ready to write about it. You see, invisible reader, the reason it took me a few days to post about this great book here is because it broke my heart (in the best way possible).

I've already devoured two of Levithan's books this year including Two Boys Kissing and Dash and Lily's Book of Dares (which I plan to review as soon as I reread it) and this one did not disappoint!

The book begins with the protagonist in the body of a sixteen year old boy named Justin. The character is not Justin but in a way he is, or at least he is for the day. You see, A wakes up in a different body every day. Sometimes it's a boy and sometimes it's a girl. But either way, that's how it's been since the beginning. Up until now, A has just sort of been a go with the flow kind of person. But that's before he falls in love. What happens next is heartbreaking, beautiful, and dare I say, life-changing. I know this book has definitely changed the way I look at the world. But I guess that's what all writers kind of secretly hope for when we're writing our own books: we hope that our words can change the world, even if it's only one person, one life.

I don't want to give too much away because I'd rather everyone just read this book, but I will say, almost every page I found a quote that just sort of spoke to me. Now the hard part will be writing about this in a craft essay because I loved it too much. I find it hard to really break apart something I love but alas, it must be done. And while I loved so many quotes in this book I think the one above was my favorite because I still remember the book that became the reason I loved reading, the teacher that became the reason I loved english and writing, and even the person that became my reason for pushing forward every day (by the way, if you're that person and you're reading this now I love you!). I feel like this book revitalized my view of the world and reminded me how precious each day is, how beautiful it is to get a tomorrow with the people I adore. Though this book had to end I didn't want it to. It really sparkled and came to life and with its words, I think it brought me back to life (even if I didn't know I needed to be brought back). But that's the best thing about books. I think the moment they open you back up to the world, the moment they make you feel something, they've already performed some kind of magic. And I absolutely love that.

xoxo

K.K.

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