The Opposite of Always is an own-voices story about a 17-year-old boy named Jack. Jack meets a beautiful college girl named Kate at a party. They instantly hit it off and stay up all night talking. Their relationship begins to blossom and Jack finds himself falling for her. But then Kate doesn’t show up to his house for Prom and tells Jack she can’t see him anymore. THEN, a few weeks later, she calls Jack and tells him she’s in hospital. He rushes to her bedside and she say’s she’ll be okay. When Jack is back home, he gets a call, Kate has died. In a state of panic, he falls down the stairs. There’s searing pain and then suddenly, Jack is back at the party where he first met Kate. Is he losing his mind or does he have a chance to save her?

This book was an absolute rollercoaster of emotions! I truly struggled to put it down. I fell in love with Jack and Kate and the first time she died, I cried. Kate dies multiple times during the book and it still hit just as hard every time! I got more and more frustrated and wanted to leap into the book and throttle Jack on multiple occasions!

Told in first person POV, The Opposite of Always was a great read. The timeline wasn’t completely linear but I knew where I was the entire time. The same scenarios are played over and over again, and if not written well, this can become tedious. That wasn’t the case for The Opposite of Always! Justin A. Reynolds kept me in suspense and captivated with every word. The story explores loss, family dynamics, friendship, love and time travel! I adored this book and highly recommend you pick it up. PLUS IT’S YELLOW!