DNF'ed at pg 46/chapter 4

First love this cover. It's definitely one I'd pick up at a bookstore intrigued by it.

Second, I think this was a matter of taste. I didn't like much of Kaylee's narration style. I guess some of it came down to the fact o didn't LIKE Kaylee because I didn't TRUST her.

YMMV

I really liked the book-- the characters though??? I'm starting to think frustrating characters that I kind of hate are a trademark of Ms. Altebrando. Still, an addicting book that made me question if supernatural elements were happening.

The Possible was an interesting book that intrigued me because of that maybe supernatural element. Was Crystal (Kaylee's bio mom) able to move things with her mind? Was it all fake?? I love reading a whole book not knowing if it's going to be something OTHER.

While I really liked the story and just HAD to know what was going to happen-- the characters?? Not so much. Kaylee was harsh. She doesn't know if she inherited powers from her bio-mom or not, but I can tell you with 100% certainty that she inherited sociopathic traits from her. Not to say that Kaylee is evil, but she definitely doesn't have a lot of empathy or thoughts about how things will effect other people.

The other characters weren't much better. There are the 2 best friends (Chiara and Aiden), a love interest (Bennett), and the podcast woman (Liana)-- and literally NONE of them are the type of characters that you root for. As soon as I thought one of them was going to be that person-- BAM, they did something callous and indifferent that made me be like: NOPE.

In spite of that, I still really liked this book. It reminded me a lot of [b:The Leaving|26073074|The Leaving|Tara Altebrando|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464526602s/26073074.jpg|42308587], which I read last year. It was full of characters that I was just NOT feeling, but the story was compelling enough to keep me reading and wanting to know.

The ending was interesting, but I definitely thought it could have been better. Like with The Leaving, I was a tad underwhelmed. Some of it was a bit far-fetched, but getting there was a fun and page-turning ride.

The best part-- I loved all the text, script, and news article elements. I'm a huge sucker for epistolary elements in books.

The worst part-- OMG Tara Altebrando totally dissed Pittsburgh (my hometown city). Kaylee flies to Pittsburgh for a brief visit, and she makes it sound like it's a place people go to fail. Not cool.

OVERALL: The story, not the characters, drove this book. I got really invested in the MAYBE supernatural elements-- and the sort of murder/mystery. I didn't vibe with any of the people in this book, but I didn't really need to??

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Another twisty psychological suspense from the author of The Leaving, where a teen searches for answers about her mother's dark history, telekinesis, and the power of will. ( )

Another twisty psychological suspense from the author of The Leaving, where a teen searches for answers about her mother's dark history, telekinesis, and the power of will.

I love Tara Altebrando, I read her book The Leaving and couldn’t put it down until I was done so when the chance to check this out came up I jumped at it and just like before was not disappointed by her writing.

I read The Possible in one sitting as I couldn’t stop turning pages of this thrilling mystery. I felt the plot was unique, intriguing and who doesn’t want to dive into the topic of telekinesis. Plus you’ll be taken in by the suspenseful twists and surprises as you’re quickly turning pages to figure out where you fall on the belief of supernatural powers.

The text messages, podcasts, flashbacks trying to get a handle on the topic of bullying and other contemporary aspects will appeal to teens as Altebrando did a great job making this relatable to them. ( )