Bazan Librarians Review...

This is an old time favorite young adult novel.  I read this a long time ago when it came out and instantly fell in love with the story.  I hadn't read a novel so unique for teens.  Every Day is about a being that wakes up as a different person each day since it can remember. The story is told through A, the teenager who's soul, for lack of better phrasing, inhabits different bodies every day. A has gotten accustomed to this lifestyle.  Over the years, A realizes that it is best to wake up as that being and live a life that does not interfere with that person's life. Things change on the morning he wakes up as a teenage boy named Justin.  He follows a typical morning Justin would have normally followed and instantly falls hard for Justin's girlfriend Rhiannon. The first chapter sets the stage for what to expect having your main character hop from body to body.  The rules are set and the reader is ready to embrace the rest. The book follows A desperate...

I remember ordering this book for my library shelves last year when it was released.  My coworker had suggested for me to read it because it's about gaming and I love video games.  I finally downloaded it as an ebook and e-audiobook.  E-audiobook to listen while I work or work around the house and ebook to read before going to bed. I really enjoyed listening to the e-audiobook.  The voice actors where perfect for each character. And it is great to hear Kiera, Claire, and a couple of auxiliary character's voices read their respective passages. The book is mainly told through Kiera who is an honors student at Jefferson Academy.  She is one of only a handful of black students at her school who is dating Malcolm, another black student who does not want to fall into black stereotypes.  This is not a love story even though Kiera has a boyfriend.  This is a story about identity, friendship, escapism, and gaming. The story quickly turns into suspense w...