Review: Hella fun & funny. A guilty pleasure!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2012
I'll grant you, Ashton was hard to like. Did it make me want to punch her in the throat at times? Hell yes! Did it make me wanna reach through the pages and ruffle Lucas's hair? More than once. Did it make the book less enjoyable? Abso-freakin-lutely NOT - it made it hella fun! I loved going down memory lane and remembering the sheer embarrassment that only a mother can invoke and re-visiting the friendship between highschool besties and first loves, and that feeling when you are pretty certain you are in love with the hottie of all hotties and he turns out being a douche. I just loved it all!I've been struggling in and out of book slumps for months now. I'll start reading a book, but my mind will be all over the shop and I just can't keep going - hence my gigantic pile of half read books constantly nagging at me, but with Impossible, I read it in one sitting. Yep, I totally didn't like Ashton, but the sneak peeks of vulnerability staring back at times made me want to see her change. Luca, hell, I fell in love with Luca when he was still considered a freak!Impossible made me re-live High School, but living it through someone else's eyes is preferable to my own. There was bullying and plenty of cringeworthy moments, but I fell for this bunch hook-line-and-sinker! There were so many beautiful moments that had me cheering for Ashton and hoping she would make a difference to her peers and stop the vicious circle. There was so much more to these 2 than met the eye. The banter was the kind that is only shared between 2 people that really know each other, even if they wanted to pretend they didn't. For a pair that was just working a charade, you can feel the chemistry bouncing off the page. Each time Ash was tantruming, I was giggling. Perhaps it reminded me of me....If you are looking for a book about the next door neighbour besties that drift apart but are meant to be together, or for a fun book that will grab your attention, even thought you may consider it predictable, I challenge you to pick up this book and try not to fall in love with the mixture of insecurity & vulnerable sweetness that is Ashton & the gorgeousness and depth that is Luca.I would read this again, I truly enjoyed it that much. Well done Ms Lewis. I can't wait for your next book!