A review by dennasus
The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson

4.0

I was surprised this book went into darker places than I expected, but I still loved it. For some reason I had expected the sibling that turns up on Paula's doorstep too be a young teen and I had to re-arrange my expectations a bit. That didn't take away from the impact the book left. It's about family in all forms and shapes and also a lot about the dire and depressing realities of the foster system and what it does to young people. I admit that Kai's stories from Hindu mythology always broke my reading flow in a way, probably because Hindu mythology is so foreign to me. And that's solely on me. I could have done with a bit less baggage for the supporting character (Julian / Birdwine), but all in all, this was a captivating story.