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The Possibility of Somewhere is a young adult contemporary romance by Julia Day. I loved The Possibility of Somewhere. It is a fantastic young adult standalone novel, that will make you fall in love with the characters and will have you genuinely wondering how the story will turn out. It is the kind of story that you know does not guarantee a happy ending. This is a book that I would re-read in a heart beat. I can't wait to read more from Julia Day. She has really impressed me with her skill.

I don't often reach for young adult dramatic contemporaries anymore, because often the characters play into stereotypes, and I find them lacking...something. I have been turning more and more to new adult for my contemporary romances. But, sometimes I love a good dramatic read. The key word here being good. I don't like drama for drama's sake. I don't like it to feel forced, but I never felt that way with The Possibility of Somewhere. And there is a lot of drama packed into this book. But strangely enough, even though at times it felt a bit over the top and well, too dramatic, it still worked. It is a high school book, and I think high schoolers have a flair for the dramatic in the first place. But Eden has to deal with a lot in her life. There is school drama, college drama, money drama, parental drama, guy drama, popularity drama, race drama, so on and so forth. It is a lot, but it is all so well done. I was totally absorbed with the story and characters in The Possibility of Somewhere. I don't remember being this absorbed in a contemporary young adult drama in a long, long time.

The Possibility of Somewhere is told entirely from Eden's point of view, but despite that, I really feel like I got to know Ash as well. That is not as easy as it sounds. Ash stood out as a main character without having his own narration. I loved Eden and Ash. And I loved that they were so fiercely competitive, so matter what their relationship with one another was. They are two individuals that will always go after their goals. I did feel like The Possibility of Somewhere was a little race heavy. It was very integral to the storyline, but I at times would have hoped that it wouldn't be the thing in the foreground with Eden and Ash. (and everyone really) Other than that, I couldn't find any faults with this book. I really loved it. I loved Mundy. I would absolutely love for her to have her own story. I loved Raj and Kurt and Eden's relationship with them. It was pretty cool to watch this completely isolated girl form connections in her life. All different kinds of connections.

Bottom line: The Possibility of Somewhere is a stunning novel. I have not heard people talking about this book nearly enough. More people need to read The Possibility of Somewhere. It is breathtakingly fantastic. Although, if you are not a fan of young adult drama, it might not be your cup of tea. If you are a fan of well written young adult standalone novels that touch on friendship, special needs, race, school, college, acceptance and love, this is a story you should not miss. I loved The Possibility of Somewhere.

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