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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I love everything Joshilyn Jackson writes, and The Opposite of Everyone did not disappoint. I wish I could spend a day inside her brain. I will never understand how she's able to weave such intricate story lines through the lives of multi-dimensional, dynamic characters, leaving me captivated by every word. I honestly don't know how I put this book down, but I'm glad I kept picking it back up.
Rarely does Joshilyn Jackson do anything wrong. (I forgive her for her last book, which I really didn't care for.) Loved this story line, loved the characters, loved that the main character is of color & not in some pandering way. She knocks it out of the ballpark again.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the ending a lot; it was very satisfying. There are some elements that I don't know the purpose of, but overall I really liked the book.
I received this book as an ARC through Goodreads. I read a lot and I read many different genres. Occasionally, a book finds it's way into my pile that has something special. This was one of those books for me. This story is one that beautifully wraps the past and present together into a soft ribbon of a tale that you don't want to put down. It is the story of family. A story of what happens when a family breaks apart. A story of healing and forgiveness.
I read this book almost entirely on the airplane. I didn't remember how it got recommended to me, but I had downloaded it to my kindle from the library before I went on a trip. The story is about a woman who was in foster care as a teen and how her past catches up with her as an adult. At the beginning of the story we are introduced to her as a "take no prisoners" divorce lawyer. The story basically goes back and forth between her childhood and the present. Even though the main character is in foster care, her situation is not permanent because she has a mom but the mom made some bad choices. The author is adept in showing the fine differences between the foster children and their experience. The author also was able to illustrate how foster care can influence a person in forming adult relationships. I gave it 4 stars because the inner dialog could be a little "cheesy" or inauthentic. However, the foster care descriptions seemed to be spot on.
I love Joshilyn Jackson, and this latest novel didn't disappoint. I listened to the audio version, and as usual, she narrated her own book, which is awesome because I love her voice and southern accent.
Wonderful book. Could not put it down. Loved that this book did not glorify drug use or drinking as "cool", but instead showed what substance abuse really looks like, and the effect it has on families. Loved how main character got a family, finally. It was beautiful.
“The wold was full of us, the leftovers and the leavers, the bereaved and the broken.”
Amazing story. First, I enjoyed this as an audio book and, if you can, I recommend it! It's read by the author and I think that added that extra personality to the voices and lines.
I also love Paula. She is a likable but hard to love kind of character. The supporting characters of Birdwine and Julian were a great offset to Paula's gruff and helped really round out the story. The family dynamics were sad and completely believable.
I will definitely read more of this author.
Amazing story. First, I enjoyed this as an audio book and, if you can, I recommend it! It's read by the author and I think that added that extra personality to the voices and lines.
I also love Paula. She is a likable but hard to love kind of character. The supporting characters of Birdwine and Julian were a great offset to Paula's gruff and helped really round out the story. The family dynamics were sad and completely believable.
I will definitely read more of this author.
I really enjoyed this. An interesting story with damaged characters trying or actually finding their way forward in life. Audio read by author was lovely. When a book makes me look forward to getting back it - it's a winner for me.