Impossible by Allyson Young

Impossible by Allyson Young
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (44 pages)
Other: M/F
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Celeste Hill and Elliot Godwin have a short but intense time together, something very special. But they’ve both learned that good things aren’t meant to last…

She heads off to a coveted job, leaving him to puzzle out how he might pursue a connection he’d never dreamed of having. And, despite pursuing her dream, Celeste can’t stop thinking about Elliot and what might have been.

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But miracles do happen and men can come to their senses. Will Elliot follow his heart? Can Celeste learn to forgive so they can have their happily ever after?

Elliot and Celeste had only shared the briefest of connections before she’d gone off to start a new job. When she turns up pregnant Elliot knows she’s trying to trap him, that the child couldn’t possibly be his. Not because condoms are infallible, but because he’s sterile. Or so he thought. Can Celeste convince Elliot the baby really is his, and can Elliot begin to trust Celeste when he’s never been able to trust a woman before?

This is an emotional story that I did enjoy, but I found the plot a little over-complicated. For such a short length I really felt the author struggled to do the depth of the issues justice and the main casualty from my perspective was the attraction and chemistry between Elliot and Celeste. After a one night stand it was quite a stretch for me to believe that Elliot and Celeste made such an impression on each other that they could fall in love in the space of a few short conversations together. Further hampering their chemistry and my belief in their attraction was the first half of the story was filled with mountains of baggage, distrust and conflict brewing between them. Elliot genuinely believed he was infertile so he instantly dismissed Celeste’s insistence the baby was his. And despite Celeste outwardly appearing to understand Elliot wouldn’t instantly propose or declare his undying love to her and the baby – she sure acted to my mind as if that had been what her heart wanted when she told Elliot about the baby.

Add in a number of secondary characters who all added their two cents – Celeste’s sister and best friend and a friend of Elliot’s too – and for a 44 page short story there really was an awful lot happening all on top of itself and I really feel this detracted away from the romance between Celeste and Elliot. There is a fairly brief sexy scene right near the end, but it was a little short and late to help cement the believability of Celeste and Elliot’s relationship to me.

I can’t fault the meatiness of the plot – the author managed to jam pack a huge amount of stuff into the short story, but personally I would have enjoyed this story a great deal more had there been one or two aspects of the plot and a lot more focus on Celeste and Elliot building their trust and starting their relationship – that part really felt rushed to me. For me personally, the building of trust, the starting of Elliot and Celeste’s relationship – and in particular the story of their romance – was what I wanted to read, even above all the other plots and conflict.

While the slightly old-fashioned style of plot (a one night stand turns into a pregnancy) might not appeal to all readers, I feel the author managed to cram a lot of plot and a fair bit of a modern twist onto the story as a whole. There is a bit of sexy action toward the end that should appeal to readers who like some sizzle in their romance and the writing pace is fast so this short story can be quickly and easily read and enjoyed.