Odd One Out

by Nic Stone

[Sam@WLABB]

This was a story about love, friendship, questioning, assigning labels, and removing labels. It was about changing and accepting change, and I really enjoyed it.

I had featured this book on Can't Wait Wednesday, and one of the things I talked about expecting was drama, lots of drama. Well, I can confirm there was tons of drama. This was one super charged love triangle, and I will admit, I was really happy with the way it all turned out.

I won't lie, I adored Coop and Jupiter. They had such an amazing friendship, and I loved all the history they shared. I found Rae a little annoying, but I appreciate how she altered the dynamic and pushed Jupiter and Coop to confront some things that had been lingering for quite a while.

I listened to the audiobook, and I have to mention how amazing I thought the actor, who read Coop was. His delivery was so good, and I couldn't decide if I thought Coop was just an amazing character or if the narrator made him even more amazing than he was. I thought Nic Stone did an incredible job reading Jupiter, too. Her delivery was great, and the emotion was spot on.

Stone also shares how personal this book was to her, and I really appreciated her sharing that with us readers. I think there are a lot of teens, who will benefit from her story.