Opposite of Always, Justin A. Reynolds

Synopsis:

When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favourite flicks, Jack knows he's falling--hard. Soon she's meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack.

But then Kate dies. And their story should end there.

Yet Kate's death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate's there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn't sure if he's losing his mind.

Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate's death, he'll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. However, Jack will learn that his actions are not without consequences. And when one choice turns deadly for someone else close to him, he has to figure out what he's willing to do to save the people he loves.

‘Nothing good in life comes easy, but it’s about deciding each day that you will stick with it. You choose to say, to work hard, to love, and you keep choosing.’

Review:

As a fan of most YA books, I was looking forward to reading this book. Opposite of Always had a great start to a book and a very disappointing ending. Unfortunately, the book spent more explaining many of Jack’s time travels to save Kate, then actually present a proper ending. Jack has time travelled multiple times to save Kate and only 5 of them are explaining in this novel. However, as the tries go by, the explanation of them gets shorter and shorter. By the time, Jack succeeds to save Kate, we are only displayed 20 pages, while when he is trying to save her, the pages vary from 60-100.

In my opinion, the book focused more on the unnecessary details instead of giving the reader a proper ending. After page 300, everything felt rushed. I totally understand that for Jack to come to terms with the realities of life, he had to experience certain things. But, after attempt 2 the book became unbearable to read and rushed to read it. Because, couldn’t bear not finishing it or actually the book.

John Green has changed YA novels forever and sicknesses & death have been a trend in most YA novels.

“You can try your hardest to change something - exhaust every possibility - and sometimes it’s still not enough.”