Reddit reviews The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals (Special Topics in Tarot Series (1))

Not always, no. It really depends on the way you interpret it. It can mean opposite, it can mean "the bad aspects of ...", or it can mean that the energy to achieve the effects of the card is blocked. Mary Greer in her The complete book of Tarot Reversals makes a compelling argument why simply reading it as "opposite" should rarely be the case.

The one and only Mary K. Greer wrote an excellent book on this very subject. It's on Amazon here

It's been an extremely valuable resource for me, and I've been reading tarot for 17 years or more.

I like:

• Understanding the Tarot Court (Mary K Greer and Tom Little) - 'cause I struggle with these cards more than any others. And apparently I'm not alone.
  
  
• The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals (also by Mary K Greer) - if you use reversals, Ms. Greer does an outstanding job of explaining
  
  
• 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card (also by Mary K Greer; I am an unabashed fan of Ms. Greer)
  
  
• Around the Tarot in 78 Days (Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin) - This one's on my wish list. I have not read it but heard all sorts of good things. This book takes you card by card through the deck, with exercises to help you interpret each one according to different systems.

According to quiz, my arcana is Hierophant.
Though, I'm still convinced that it's actually reversed Tower after reading a certain book that contains descriptions of reversed tarot card, and not just the Major Arcana cards.