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The Possible by Tara Altebrando
3.0
"What if life was all about letting go?"
Kaylee doesn't remember much from when she was really young. She knows her biological mother is in jail but the details of her arrest for killing Kaylee's brother and the trial are memories from another life.
Kaylee is happy now with her adoptive parents and her perfectly normal life. She's a rising star on the school softball team and she is working on a plan to attract the attentions of her longtime crush. Simple.
Until a woman shows up at Kaylee's house wanting to interview her for a podcast investigating Crystal.The Possible podcast is going to spend a season looking into the telekinesis claims that made Crystal a media sensation as a teen, her trial after her son's death, and what she's like now in prison.
Kaylee is desperate to be special. To be noticed. Being involved in the podcast seems like the perfect chance to see if maybe, just maybe, she might have some of Crystal's powers. As the podcast starts to air Kaylee gets exactly what she wants. But she does't count on the bitter taste of notoriety or the secrets that begin to surface when she looks into her own past in The Possible (2017) by Tara Altebrando.
In her latest thriller Altebrando taps into the wide popularity of investigative podcasts as she and her characters ask a simple question: "What if?"
Kaylee is a totally reliable narrator but she's also eager to be swept away and believe that some of the hype surrounding Crystal, and by extension herself, might be true. Kaylee is athletic, a little self-centered, and striving for that elusive better, more popular, and generally more appealing version of herself. In trying to embrace telekinetic powers and familial connections that may or may not exist Kaylee realizes that she has to let go of what she wants other people to see when they look at her and focus on being herself in whatever form that takes.
The Possible is a tense, fast-paced story focusing squarely on Kaylee and the podcast. Most of the novel is narrated by Kaylee with pieces of the story being told in newspaper articles, podcast excerpts, and interview transcripts. While Kaylee reaches some conclusions for herself by the end of the story, the narrative stops short of actual answers leaving readers to decide the truth for themselves in this gripping story. Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers, true crime, and anyone who's ever asked themselves "what if . . . " Recommended.
Possible Pairings: The Devil You Know by Trish Doller, Breaker by Kat Ellis, The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle, The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee, My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, Soulprint by Megan Miranda, Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud, Suicide Notes From Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten
*An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher for review consideration*
Be sure to check out my interview with Tara!
Kaylee doesn't remember much from when she was really young. She knows her biological mother is in jail but the details of her arrest for killing Kaylee's brother and the trial are memories from another life.
Kaylee is happy now with her adoptive parents and her perfectly normal life. She's a rising star on the school softball team and she is working on a plan to attract the attentions of her longtime crush. Simple.
Until a woman shows up at Kaylee's house wanting to interview her for a podcast investigating Crystal.The Possible podcast is going to spend a season looking into the telekinesis claims that made Crystal a media sensation as a teen, her trial after her son's death, and what she's like now in prison.
Kaylee is desperate to be special. To be noticed. Being involved in the podcast seems like the perfect chance to see if maybe, just maybe, she might have some of Crystal's powers. As the podcast starts to air Kaylee gets exactly what she wants. But she does't count on the bitter taste of notoriety or the secrets that begin to surface when she looks into her own past in The Possible (2017) by Tara Altebrando.
In her latest thriller Altebrando taps into the wide popularity of investigative podcasts as she and her characters ask a simple question: "What if?"
Kaylee is a totally reliable narrator but she's also eager to be swept away and believe that some of the hype surrounding Crystal, and by extension herself, might be true. Kaylee is athletic, a little self-centered, and striving for that elusive better, more popular, and generally more appealing version of herself. In trying to embrace telekinetic powers and familial connections that may or may not exist Kaylee realizes that she has to let go of what she wants other people to see when they look at her and focus on being herself in whatever form that takes.
The Possible is a tense, fast-paced story focusing squarely on Kaylee and the podcast. Most of the novel is narrated by Kaylee with pieces of the story being told in newspaper articles, podcast excerpts, and interview transcripts. While Kaylee reaches some conclusions for herself by the end of the story, the narrative stops short of actual answers leaving readers to decide the truth for themselves in this gripping story. Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers, true crime, and anyone who's ever asked themselves "what if . . . " Recommended.
Possible Pairings: The Devil You Know by Trish Doller, Breaker by Kat Ellis, The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle, The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee, My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, Soulprint by Megan Miranda, Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud, Suicide Notes From Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten
*An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher for review consideration*
Be sure to check out my interview with Tara!