A review by kez91
The Opposite of Here by Tara Altebrando

2.0

2.5* Some spoilers. I'm a bit meh about this book. It was entertaining, it was a quick read and I wasn't bored coz I wanted to keep reading to figure out what was going on. But the characters were a bit flat, and so much was just overly dramatic where it didn't need to be. I mean, the evil twin trope is so cliche, the hypnosis storyline was odd, Michael was all secretive and mysterious where he could have just gone "hey my bro is a bit unhinged, here's why, don't obsess over him, have a nice cruise". Natalie was super obsessed with boys for the whole book in some way or another, which got a bit irritating and it's no wonder her friends were getting a bit frustrated with her. Andh the assault storyline seemed a bit out of place and forced, like it was trying to push some kind of 'girl power' theme but didn't quite work. I didn't hate the book, but after quite enjoying The Leaving by this author I'm a bit underwhelmed by how choppy and average this one is.