Review: Grabbed me from the opening chapter
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
This is the first novel I have read by Lisa Burstein and I devoured it. Hearts and flowers are lovely, but sometimes I just cherish a good dose of hurt, angst and the premise of broken being fixed. The Possibility of Us brought me that."Maybe we were too broken to put back together. Maybe we'd been too broken to even put together in the first place".Cassie and Ben have a history. When I started I didn't realise that this was a follow up to Pretty Amy and Dear Cassie. Personally, I don't feel not having read these has affected my enjoyment of this book, so I'd say it could easily be read as a standalone. Told from both their POV and with flashbacks, the jigsaw of their pasts came together enough for me. Both are stubborn, both have their defences up and Cassie is a little whiny and stroppy to start with, but she wasn't unlikeable or unbearable with it. Their young age (18) and lack of life experience led to them parting ways, yet in some respects they have more experience than some much older and when both attend a funeral, feelings are reignited and they begin a journey of realisation.It didn't hold any huge surprises, but it was an enjoyable read. Cassie uses the f-bomb fairly fragrantly but it was just her and I loved her sparring with Ben's brother Drew. Ben is sweet, he loves her and seems to have grown up during their time apart, but I would have liked a little more fire to him. And underneath the broken is a couple with the capability to bring the best out in each other; the glimpses of their fun sides lifted the story.It has the angst yet at the same time it's an easy read with moments that will make you smile and has placed Lisa Burstein on my reading radar.Copy received courtesy of Entangled Publishing via NetGalley for an honest & unbiased opinion