Like Never and Always, by Ann Aguirre

[mrissa]

Review copy provided by Tor Books.

Most body swap stories--things like Freaky Friday--feature both perspectives, and the ending is that everybody goes back in their proper body but with new appreciation for the other person's experiences.

Like Never and Always is really, really not like that.

Liv is in a car accident and wakes up in the body of her best friend, Morgan. Morgan doesn't wake up in any body. Liv's old body is dead. Liv's family is grieving, Liv's boyfriend is grieving, and Morgan has left Liv a gigantic mess that Liv had no way to anticipate--because it turns out that Morgan has been hiding almost everything from her. For their entire friendship. Yikes.

This is a thriller with thriller pacing; the chapters are short and vivid. Mostly it's a contemporary YA thriller, but the speculative element is present on basically every page. There's a strong romance arc as well, and a detective element in trying to figure out things about Liv/Morgan's new life and her past, so...a lot of genres handled here. I think this one will have pretty broad appeal, because each of them is handled with a fairly light touch, so the people who say "I don't really like _____" won't be overwhelmed by _____. The strongest element is Liv's relationships, and that fits the premise perfectly.

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Comments

[larryhammer]

So a contemporary transmigration story? That, I might want to try.

[themagdalen]

That was really good. Thank you.

[lilysea]

Thank you for sharing! ^_^

Please consider using our link to buy Like Never and Always from Amazon

Done! ^_^

[lilysea]

p.s. Have you read Every Day? I really enjoyed it.

Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.

With his new novel, David Levithan, bestselling co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day.

https://www.amazon.com/Every-Day-David-Levithan/dp/0307931889/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1532155086&sr=1-1

[mrissa]

I have!