This review originally posted at More Than Just Magic 
 Every Day is a beautiful book. I love David Levithan's books. Every one I've read has been brilliant. But this one is my favourite. Hands down. 
 It is almost unfair how well David Levithan writes characters. There are dozens of characters in Every Day. Each day A inhabits a new teenager. Gay, straight. Fat, thin. Depressed, enthusiastic. Sports stars, homeschooled. And each one only gets about a chapter of our time. But each and every single one felt unique and authentic with hopes and dreams and fears. And yet A was equally independent and developed. Two characters in one, in many. It was kind of amazing. 
 Originally I thought this was a story of true love but the more I read the more I realized it's more a story of first love. A gets lost in the reckless free fall that is falling in love for the first time. What I think it kind of brilliant about Everyday is that we sympathize with him despite the fact that what he's doing is manipulative and subjectively "wrong." It's even pointed out to us at multiple points by both A and Rhiannon that it's wrong. That's not up for debate. But being in love for the first time is such a rush of emotions we've never really experienced before. It doesn't always allow us to think clearly. A big theme of this book is that even though love is powerful that doesn't necessarily mean it's powerful enough. 
 I've included this book in YA Pride but it's not really LGBTQ. But it kind of is. A always loves Rhiannon. No matter what body A is currently residing in. And we never get a clear idea of A's own personal gender. But it doesn't matter. He loves Rhiannon, and the physical just isn't important. Every Day is about the power of love to see past the surface, but also the difficulties that kind of love presents. Love is not always the answer. 
 What it comes down to is this - I loved this book because it showed how complicated things are. Sure there were times where things were easy or happy but it was never simple and it was never black and white. And because of that it felt so realistic despite it's "out there" premise. 
 Recommendation: An absolutely stunning book, with beautiful prose, which teaches the reader to always look beneath the surface and the complex beast that is love.