Before anything, I would just like to say hello to my dear readers! Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts. I've gotten into reading lately, and am now a regular Goodreads user 👌🏻. It's an amazing website that lets you track your reading progress, find communities of readers to share your thoughts with, and allows you to create a profile where you can input the books you've read, the ones you want to read, and those you're currently reading. If you're a Goodreads fan already, let's be friends: Goodreads Profile: audreyazca! Here's a review of the book I've read the most recently.
Every Day by David Levithan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. 5 stars. It provoked very existential questions in my mind about my own life and that of others. A's perspective has left me grateful for the constancy of life, which I know I take for granted. I am especially aware of all the relationships I've formed over the past few years: my friends, my family, my relatives, and childhood friends. All I want to do now is show them how much I love and care for them (which is great because Valentine's Day is coming up).
***spoiler alert*** The end of the book left me teary-eyed for two reasons. One, I am surprised at A's generosity towards Rhiannon and Alexander. A doesn't take advantage of the power he (or she?) possesses, even though I don't believe he deserves the predicament he's in. A is a good soul, doing not only what a person in love would do but also what a person who's morally upstanding would. Second, it's just not fair. It's not fair for someone to be so good, so thoughtful, so loving, and not get what they deserve in the end. I wanted a resolution for Rhiannon and A. I wanted them to be together. I guess that's what made the story all the more beautiful. The sacrifice A made. The hope A has for a better life for Rhiannon. A resolves to live in the present, not caring so much for the future because it never holds any certainty (all the more for A than for normal human beings). I guess that's what I love about A's character. The strength A has to do what is right in spite of himself (or herself, I don't know) and the pain it may cause. Every Day has inspired me to do more than just live, but to be thankful for every day of my existence and that of others around me.
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