His father has been in prison several times and never shows his son affection or praises him for his many achievements. He can do nothing about this, however, as she is dating Jack’s other best friend, Franny, who has both great physical strength and emotional vulnerability. Jack and Jillian have always been best friends but Jack has begun to feel much more for her. The conversational bounce between the four principal characters feels authentic and immediately engages the reader.

And when one choice turns deadly for someone else close to him, he has to figure out what he’s willing to do-and let go-to save the people he loves.This timeslip romance is full of smart, sassy, well-observed dialogue. However, Jack will learn that his actions are not without consequences. Even if that means believing in time travel. Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate’s death, he’ll take it. Yet Kate’s death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate’s there again. Jack’s curse of almost is finally over.īut this love story is.

Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling-hard. Reynolds shared his enthusiasm regarding the big news on social media shortly after it dropped: Can he be Kate’s hero without sacrificing everyone else in his life?Īccording to Deadline, Opposite of Always has been optioned by Paramount Players in conjunction with Temple Hill Entertainment, the production company behind The Hate U Give, The Fault In Our Stars, The Maze Runner series, Love Simon, and other YA novel adaptations. But the butterfly effect is real and everything he does differently has serious effects on his friends, family, and Kate.

Jack is transported back to the party at which he met Kate over and over, desperately trying to figure out how to save her over the course of a few months. When Kate dies unexpectedly, it feels like Jack’s world is going to end. Over the course of the next few months, Jack falls madly in love with Kate, and everyone else in his life does too. The wild time-travel romance (and five-star read, in our opinion!) follows Jack, a high school senior whose life is forever changed when he meets Kate at a party at his future college. Reynolds will be ushered to the screen by a respected production banner known for young adult adaptations! Smash debut YA novel Opposite of Always by Justin A. Prepare to get stuck in a time loop for true love with the OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS movie!

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