A perfect mash up of David Levithan’s ‘Every Day’ (which I loved) and the film ‘About Time’ (which you’d be a fool not to love). I went into this book not knowing very much at all, but I’ve loved Sarah Lotz’s previous work and was delighted that this didn’t disappoint. I was drawn in immediately and would heartily recommend it to anyone taking a long and winding journey, be it in this galaxy or another 😉

Good for people who like: love stories with a twist, virtual romance with impossible barriers, humour and likeable characters with a more serious heart.

Contemporary romance with a light sci-fi twist. This is an addictive story with plot turns which keep the reader guessing to the end, and characters it’s impossible not to root for despite their mistakes.

When Nick’s enraged email to a non-paying client accidentally reaches Bee’s inbox, the pair bond over the pains of freelance work. Their virtual relationship quickly develops, and they realise that they are perfect counterparts to one another. It should be a given that when they meet under the clock at Euston station it will be happily ever after, but this is not a straightforward love story…

This contemporary romance is not like anything else. It’s a light and easy read but there are some serious undercurrents. The chapters are short and moreish, with a story more complicated than it first seems. There are impossible hurdles to overcome, and this keeps this book gripping until the final pages. A fantastic book with a unique twist on the romantic novel for our times, with insight into our flawed world and how easily things could be different.

This book was reviewed by Cathy.

With thanks to HarperCollins UK and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

Shelves: General Fiction (Adult); Romance; March 2022

Nick and Bee meet by chance encounter when he sends her an email meant for someone else.
When they decide to meet IRL their love will have impossible consequences.

I loved this book so much. I loved the concept, I loved the characters and I loved how it was told partly through email. A VERY modern day romance.
I was rooting for this couple the whole way through.
I cannot recommend this book enough.

4⭐️
This is outside of my usual genres.
The first line of the blurb grabbed my attention. This is not a love story. This is impossible. It is however a love story, one with a difference.

It’s told from the POV of the 2 main characters Nick and Bee who begin corresponding online after an email is mistakenly sent to Bee.

It is a light hearted, heart warming romance at its core. Takes star crossed lovers to the extreme. There is an element of a book within a book as Nick is an author.

The characters are very likeable, even though they inadvertently hurt others.

A concept I really enjoyed,I loved the beginning,it dragged a little at half way. Then it went in a direction that I didn’t like. I loved the ending. So all told a bit of a mixed bag. The originality (for me at least) increased my score.

All it takes is one errant email for Nick and Bee to enter each others lives. That one email turns into months of emailing back and forth, forging a friendship and deeper feelings until they agree to meet at Euston station but the course of true love doesn’t always run smoothly…and in Nick and Bee’s case, is it impossible?

I really enjoyed “Impossible” but as the title implies, it’s almost impossible to review it without including spoilers! I really enjoyed the part epistolary, part traditional way of telling the story. It’s easy to get into the plot and almost impossible to stop reading once you start. I really became fond of all the characters, even the secondary characters like Geoffrey and and Erika were charming and quirky. After a little while it became a little repetitive- the same old phrases and format - so I feel like it could have done with being a bit shorter than it was. However it ended well with a thought provoking ending that will stay with the reader for a long time.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest opinion.

I really enjoyed this book and loved the characters especially Bee and Nick and loved the story and also liked the twist to this story, with thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

Nick and Bee, what’s strange about a relationship built out of trust and a misdirected email? How can this be impossible? But it is. A dynamic love affair conducted through emails and interactions with mutual friends, Nick and Bee find solace in each other. But when they plan to meet, it’s actually not what they had expected.
I absolutely loved the premise and format of this book. It was extremely well structured with great attention to detail, which drew me into Bee and Nick’s world. A clever plot with intricate twists and revelations.
A full ten out of ten, and a wish that I was still reading it.

Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ahead of publication in exchange for an honest review

quick and witty and very charming. it's giving richard curtis and danny boyle, the different dimension vibes, the mildest of genre bends

When Bee receives an email from Nick in error, they strike up an online friendship that quickly turns into something more.

It is difficult to go into a detailed review without giving away main aspects of the plot, but the upshot is imagine you have finally found your soulmate but circumstances mean you can never be together. This relationship is impossible.

This is a unique romance, funny, touching, a little sad, with a fantasy/sci-fi element thrown in. This story and some of the questions it poses, the what ifs, the science, will linger in my mind for some time.

4.5

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my review.

I started Impossible by Sarah Lotz not really realising what it was about. It turns out, it’s a love story takes a little unconventional, sci-fi spin. I wasn’t expecting this but REALLY enjoyed it. Sometimes it’s nice to read a book outside of your usual genres. Most importantly, it just hooked me, I couldn’t stop reading and had to see where Bee and Nick’s story was going to end up.

So yes, Nick, a writer and Bee, a dress maker are our lead characters, we get first person chapters from them both. They meet through a rogue email Nick accidentally sends to Bee’s address and they hit it off. The digital banter flows and they feel there might be something more there. BUT this is when things get strange. They realise things in their realities don’t align, there are a couple of red flags and it’s clear something else is going on…

But what? Well, I actually don’t want to delve into too much detail here – I want any reader to find out the story like I did and go with the flow. Suspend your disbelief and embrace the theory that Impossible is presenting you with.

As well as the story, I found this a joy to read as the tone is contemporary, funny and dry, and it cracks along at a fast pace. It never feels unrealistic, it’s just a totally unique concept for a love story.

I loved Impossible and fell head-over-heels for Bee and Nick and their one-of-kind romance. If you’ve read The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger or The Midnight Library by Matt Haig then this is a book for you – add it to your TBR list!

Thanks to NetGalely, Sarah Lotz and Harper Collins UK for the ArC of Impossible.

I absolutely ADORED this book and read it from cover to cover in less than 24 hours. Just when you think this is going to go like every other love story chick lit book you've ever read, this one whisks you off in a very unexpected direction.

When Nick sends Bee an email in error (meaning to send it to a non paying client), the pair start chatting. They're getting on well, despite some red flags and inconsistencies starting to show. Why does he not know Trump is president? Why does he keep saying Euros not pounds? Is he a catfish or is this guy legit? When they finally arrange to take the plunge and meet at Euston station. Nick doesn't turn up, despite him promising he is there. Bee says she's by platform 22 - but he says there is no platform 22!?!

What should be a love story becomes a very complicated attempt to be together - I can't reveal too much without spoilers, but think crossed wires, alternate reality, Sliding Doors and Adjustment Bureau and you will be on the right lines.

I completely fell in love with Nick and Bee, and the ending gave me goosebumps. A book I will remember for a very long time. 5*****

This is a genius book, with so much love and pain and honesty.

I love the formatting of this book, mainly using email messages to tell a lot of the story - it gives it a deeper, more human element to the read.

I thought this was going to be a straightforward rom-com, but it is so much more than that. It’s like a sci-fi-rom-com, if that’s a genre. It really gets under your skin and makes you question everything you think you know.

It is so well written it had me googling terms used to check if they were real or not; it’s so convincing and eerily so, you don’t know what or who to believe.

I quite like the idea of parallel worlds and there being another ‘me’ out there. But if that other me is married to the actor Chris Evans, and I’m not, I will be annoyed.

There are some touch subjects and moral issues that are touched upon, but perfectly so. They’re not taken lightly but not made to bring the mood down.

The epilogue is just so heart-warming and cosy and above all, hopeful. This is the book I long to write. It is beautiful in every meaning of the word.

Bee receives a ranting email, not meant for her, rather than just ignoring and deleting it she replies and strikes up an online friendship with Nick. Fate or a misdirected email might have brought them together but to meet each other would be impossible!

I liked how it was written like email correspondence, it made it quick and fun to read and the twist was a fresh idea, I loved the concept.

There's really not much I can write about this book without spoilers and nobody wants that! What I can say is that the characters are likeable and the book left me wanting to know more ...

This is the first book I have read by the author but would happily read more of her work.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins for the ARC.

Described as a love story "with more twists than most" and with cover quotes from some renowned thriller authors I think I was expecting a mix of two my favourite genres - contemporary romance and psychological thrillers. Had I realised the storyline or paid more attention to the "Impossible" inference I may have realised that this wouldn't be my thing. Obviously fiction by its nature is imaginary but I like my fiction to be based in realism and without saying too much or giving anything away this wasn't. I also found it quite slow, unnecessarily long and slightly repetitive but perhaps that was more reflective of it not being my thing.

Such a brilliant premise for a novel! "Impossible" sparkles from the very first page, the exchanges between Bee and Nick are electrifying. I was completely drawn into the story (but I won't talk about it cos you need to experience it for yourself) and thought it was such a clever piece of work from Sarah Lotz. I felt it dipped a wee bit in the middle but overall a very good read.

When Nick sends Bee an expletive-laden email by accident, it starts off a meaningful correspondence that leads to them both to wonder if they could be soul mates. There is a meeting arranged (under the clock tower in Euston Station) but the book has only just begun so we know it can't be this easy. And sure enough, Nick and Bee discover a major obstacle to their romance - but I think it's best not to know too much about this novel before you read it so I won't say anything else.

I loved the inspired, genre-bending twists and turns of this novel. Bee and Nick's interactions were a delight and was thoroughly rooting for them to somehow achieve their impossible happy ending. A clever, funny and engaging love story - perfect for fans of 'The Heavens'.

A unique original story of unrequited love and an alternative type of love story. A new approach but I wasn't overly keen on the two main characters which spoilt it a little for me. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.

A twist on a romance, this was just delightful. Highly recommend this one!
I'll be checking Sarah Lotz's previous works now.
Thanks for the opportunity to read this ARC.

DNF

Sadly I was unable to finish this book. I got to 35% of this LONG book and realised I just wasn't interested in what happens. The humour that was funny to begin with startednto grate on me and I found some aspects of the story to be a little tedious. Sadly not for me!

Impossible by Sarah Lotz is one of the most unique, inventive and original romances that I’ve read in a very long time. There is so much I want to say about this book, and I cannot wait to discuss it with other people. That said, this is a book that is best approached totally blind, so as to really appreciate what Lotz has written.

Impossible centres on Nick, a failed writer, failed husband and owner of Rosie the dog and Bee, dress maker, serial dater and Pringles enthusiast. Nick and Bee’s paths cross one day when an email Nick sends accidentally gets to Bee. Their connection is instant and electric. They decide to meet, setting the time, date and place. They think they know how it’ll go, and so do we. But this story is full of more twists than you’d ever anticipate. This is Impossible.

Impossible is a very original love story. It is ever so witty and funny. The banter and humour between Bee and Nick is excellent, and at times very dark. They are each very realistic protagonists. They’re far from perfect, their lives are complicated and messy, much like their love lives. They make some questionable decisions throughout, yet it’s easy to understand why they’ve done so.

Lotz uses duel points of view narrative so that we get to hear from both Bee and Nick as their story unfolds. Sue also used emails between them to tell their story. Lotz writes Bee and Nick’s narratives in a very knowing way; they know what’s coming, after all it’s their story they’re telling, yet we as the reader are experiencing the twists and turns as we go. And what a twist!

This was a brilliant read, one I thoroughly enjoyed. It is best read with no prior knowledge, and then discussed at length with a friend afterwards. A fantastic and unique love story.