She agrees to go but then never shows up. Jack is heartbroken until he learns Kate missed prom because she was in the hospital. She has sickle cell anemia, and though she knows of a doctor who’s developed promising cutting-edge treatments, her family can’t afford them.

Forty-five minutes earlier, police officers stop Jack King as he tries to enter the emergency room. Handcuffed, he pleads for the police officers to let him see his dying girlfriend for five minutes. They escort Jack to Kate’s room, where he tells her she’s going to be okay and then injects her with a syringe he hid in his shoe.

All I knew was I liked the quirky looking cover, I have never read anything by this author before and the title intrigued me. And I was pleasantly surprised, this was so cute! And although Goodreads says this is 460+ pages, I read it in 3 short days. Opposite of Always was a definite page-turner and a 'just one more chapter' kinda read...

September 10, 2020 - Kate comes to the anniversary party this time. She goes home for the night. This is the night that she always dies. In the middle of the night Jack gets a call from her. She says she doesn’t feel good. He rushes over to her. He thinks she needs the second injection.

Summary of Chapter 6: "Opposite of Always" In this chapter, the protagonist, Jack, shares an emotional goodbye with his girlfriend, Kate, before rushing to a dinner with his best friend, Franny.

Opposite of Always · Justin A. Reynolds · 50 pages • 1 hour read · Justin A. Reynolds · Justin A. Reynolds · Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019 · A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.

Summary: Jack Ellison King.

Honestly, I think she loved Xander in a brother kind of way in wanting him to always be there for her, but we all know Jack was her true love. This time Kate does go to the prom with Jack. But you know what’s worse than getting stood up to the prom? Getting stood up during the prom. ... This time around because Jack knew Kate was sick, he stayed with her when she was in the hospital. I found the moments where they conversed to be the cutest because he was there for her and met her mom and sister. But as the chapter title indicated, second chances are still just chance

April 9, 2019 - No, if you look at the second to last chapter titled “Almost the End” Jack states, “So Now that you know Kate and Jack survive, I’ll be honest. These four replays weren’t the only ones. They’re more like a composite of a lot of other replays I lost count after three dozen“ (Reynolds 443).

January 11, 2020 - Opposite of Always offers you a story about a guy (Jack) who is stuck with time-travelling and has to repeat the same four months of his life when he meets Kate, the girl whom Jack thinks need to be saved.

February 22, 2019 - A marked car, idling beside the emergency room entrance. There’s a chance they’re here for me, but there’s no turning back. Split seconds matter. I grab the small package sitting on the passenger seat and hop out of my car. I rip open the box, jam its contents into my sneaker.

Title: Opposite of Always Authors: Justin A. Reynolds Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books · Rating: 4/5 Stars Hardcover, 464 Pages Published March 2019 · Summary: When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows ...

March 8, 2019 - Parents need to know that Opposite of Always, Justin A. Reynolds' debut novel, is a bittersweet fantasy tale about a teen caught in a loop in time between the day he meets his girlfriend and the day she dies a few months later. Jack doesn't travel through time deliberately.

September 29, 2019 - Opposite of Always follows the king of Almost – Jack Ellison King, to be exact. Jack is firmly stuck in the middle of everything – never a failure and never quite a success. He doesn’t get the girl, but he’s her best friend. He’s not a stellar musician, he’s just all right.

July 16, 2020 - Blurb: 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. Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack.

Justin A. Reynolds has always wanted to be a writer. Opposite of Always, his debut YA novel, was an Indies Introduce selection and a School Library Journal Best Book and has been translated into nineteen languages. His second YA novel, Early Departures, was a Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of the Year.

'One of the best love stories I've ever read.' Angie Thomas, bestselling author of The Hate U Give. From debut author justin a. reynolds comes The Opposite of Always, a razor-sharp, hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose and the moments that make life worth reliving.

September 19, 2019 - And then page 13 rolled around. (Sorry 11 and 12, you were blank or had a new chapter title so you don’t count). Page 13, where we were sucked into the first four-month set that lasted from page 13 all the way to page 135. And then page 139 started the next four-month loop.

March 1, 2019 - Opposite of Always is an emotional and tender glimpse at Jack’s quest for love, friendship, and family. Reynolds writes this delicious tension between not knowing how Jack’s six months will turn out – will he have his happy ending and what does that mean for Jack?

Opposite of Always · Justin A. Reynolds · 50 pages • 1 hour read · Justin A. Reynolds · Justin A. Reynolds · Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019 · A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.