A review by alisonfscofield
The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson

5.0

I don't even know where to start with this one. First off: I love love love Joshilyn Jackson, and she can do no wrong in my eyes. She has this amazing ability to create characters that are so real, so alive, that you find yourself thinking about them when you're not reading her book, and wanting to ignore all other things to delve back into the pages of the story. Paula Vauss does not disappoint. She is one badass, broken lady. But Jackson gives her the ability to handle whatever comes her way in life, maybe with some stumbles along the way, but I was truly rooting for her in the end. Typically Jackson does not give her characters happy endings - perhaps the endings that they deserve, but not always tied up with a neat little bow. So I was surprised and quite happy with how Opposite of Everyone ended. I'm sad that I got this from the library, because I want to reread it to pick up some things that I'm sure I missed.