Someday by David Levithan
Text Publishing, 2018. ISBN 9781925603903
(Age: Teenagers 14+) Recommended. 'Everyday a new body. Everyday a
new life. Everyday a new choice. For as long as A can remember, life
has meant waking up in a different person's body every day, forced
to live as that person until the day ends. A always thought there
wasn't anyone else who had a life like this. But A was wrong. There
are others. A has already been wresting with powerful feelings of
love and loneliness. Now comes an understanding of the extremes that
love and loneliness can lead to - and what it's like to discover
that you are not alone in the world.' (Publisher)
Someday by David Levithan is the gripping sequel to the
previous book, Everyday. Someday explores a number
of themes such as love, loneliness and what it's like to be human as
well as giving readers a satisfying conclusion to the series. In
this book, Levithan has delved deeper into the complex lives of A
and Rhiannon and the struggles that they've been through in the past
few months since where the previous novel left off. A struggles with
their love for Rhiannon and the challenges that they've faced being
alone once more. Meanwhile, Rhiannon can't quite let go of A even
though she has no idea where A is or what A looks like. The story
gets increasingly more suspenseful with a new antagonist, previously
known as Poole, who is set on hunting A down and as the story goes
on, we discover more about his true motives and sinister way of
life. This storyline kept me hooked until the very end and it left
me thinking, long after I'd turned the final page.
Someday follows the similar ideas and themes as Everyday
but with a completely new storyline. It's told in a number of
different perspectives that are all equally as engaging and
interesting to read about. Levithan has a very unique style of
writing which is one of the reasons why I enjoyed this book so much.
Someday explores a number of relevant and important themes
and teaches the reader to never give up on those you love and to
live every single day to the fullest. It also questions what it
really means to be human and what it's like to discover that you're
not alone in the world. These are are all very insightful and
thought provoking ideas that will really open your eyes to what it
truly means to love one another.
Overall, Someday is a gripping and heartwarming sequel to Everyday
that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I would highly recommend it for
teenagers over the age of 14 who are fans of some of David
Levithan's other books. Someday is a beautiful story and if
you enjoyed Everyday, you will not be disappointed by the
sequel.
'There are some days you know ahead of time are going to be
important, but most of the important ones end up catching you by
surprise. The best thing to do is to treat all your days well. Then
see what happens.' - David Levithan, Someday
Grace Austin (Student)