The Impossibility of Tomorrow (Incarnation, #2)

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The Impossibility of Tomorrow (Incarnation #2)

by Avery Williams (Goodreads Author)

4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 · rating details · 72 ratings · 33 reviews

The immortal Seraphina is forced to face the darkness of her past—and risk losing the love of her life—in this second novel in the Incarnation series.

Seraphina has been living for centuries, thanks to a special method of alchemy, but only recently has she really felt alive. She’s finally broken free from her controlling boyfriend, Cyrus, and after years of swapping bodies...more

Hardcover, 375 pages

Published June 4th 2013 by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

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Jun 10, 2013 Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, paranormal-romance, hybrid-multiple-genre

I want him to realize how much he's always underestimated me.

3.5 stars. When I read the first book of this duo, I hesitantly hoped that 2012 was going to be the year of the villain. Here we are now in 2013, and while "true" villains haven't been running amok in recent literature, I will say that I am thankful for Cyrus staying bad to the ~~bone~~ core (sorry for almost throwing cheese there).

Just a couple of reviews ago, I had mentioned that I don't mind reading about characters who you love to...more

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Jun 01, 2013 Olivia marked it as to-read

Shelves: not-released, can-t-wait-to-read, follow-up-books-i-have-to-read

OMIGOD THERE IS A TITLE!

Update 03/01/13
Now I'm over "DO WANT" and bordering on "GIVE IT TO ME NOW OTHERWISE PEOPLE WILL DIE!!!!"
Just a few more months...

Update 17/01/13
Dear diary, I have endured two more weeks of this torture. I NEED THIS BOOK NOW!!!

Update 13/02/13
I no longer know if I am going to survive the wait for this book...

Update 21/03/13
After yet another month and a week, I absolutely KNOW that I won't survive the wait. Just 3 more months .-.

Update 02/06/13
Omigod. It's in 2 days o_O

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Jun 12, 2013 Kara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, california, didn-t-live-up-to-expectations, fantasy, finished-series, for-review, romance, young-adult, edelweiss

When I read The Alchemy of Forever last year, I remember loving the book for its unusual premise, and I remember thinking it felt like that type of story had not been done before, even if it had. Though I am not sure, all I knew was that I had never read about alchemy and immortal souls. The book was not perfect, but what it lacked in execution, it made up for in plot and excitement. I would have never thought I was able to feel for a character that kills each new body she switches to. But I did...more When I read The Alchemy of Forever last year, I remember loving the book for its unusual premise, and I remember thinking it felt like that type of story had not been done before, even if it had. Though I am not sure, all I knew was that I had never read about alchemy and immortal souls. The book was not perfect, but what it lacked in execution, it made up for in plot and excitement. I would have never thought I was able to feel for a character that kills each new body she switches to. But I did, and I wanted Seraphina to get away from Cyrus and find her happiness.

The Impossibility of Tomorrow starts out where the first book ended, with that brutal cliffhanger that I still remembered as being one of the most unfair cliffhangers I have ever read. It was outright emotional manipulation. It pissed me off. I was angry. I don't like books that do that, and back then I was not marking down for cliffhangers like that. If I read it now, that book would have gotten three stars. But since I don't change my ratings, it stays a 4. This book, surprisingly, gets off to a pretty boring start. Based on that cliffhanger you would have expected some major excitement in the beginning. But not really. That being said, I was really invested in this story after the first book, so I dealt with the slow beginning. I never really thought the book was boring, but I was underwhelmed.

The plot of book two is pretty simple. It's Seraphina/Kailey trying to figure out what body Cyrus is in now so she can kill him. There are a lot of suspects, and it's pretty fun trying to figure out who is who. The author nicely places red herrings in the narrative to throw you off, and though I would have liked the mystery aspects to be a little smoother, I was never completely sure who it was all the way up until the end. I had narrowed it down to two suspects, and it WAS one of those two, but I was still thrown for a loop, so I have to give the author credit for that. I thought it was a unique way to write a whodunit and I just adore books that do it well.

I didn't find this book to be as good as the first though. There was something missing that I can't put my finger on. There was a lack of action in this one that was present in the first. The sequel is very conversation driven and the book almost feels like a series of conversations that propel the plot along. Many books are like that, of course, but I feel like it stuck out in this one in an obvious way. Towards the latter half of the book, the pacing picked up and then I was dying to know what was going on, but I wasn't completely engaged until about the halfway point.

Obviously I liked it enough to rate it three stars. And I'm not sure if this series is done now because the ending, though concluded, was a bit open ended. And you know what? I really liked that. I like when books aren't perfectly tied up with neat bows. It's not an unsatisfying ending at all. It's just different and not what I expected. Another thing that surprised me.

So why only three stars? Well, the uneven pacing, and the fact that there were some small issues that irked me. For instance, a character calls the hospital twice and gets patient information over the phone that would never be released over the phone to anyone but a family member. She was NOT a family member. Hello, lawsuit. That would never happen. Then there was a stupid line about a knife being worthless because someone was running at the protagonist with full force. So she throws the knife to the side!! How damn stupid is that? Like what the fuck. How about holding that knife out in front of you so that person runs right into it? DUHDUHDUH. Stupid instances like that had me eye rolling and knocking a little off each time it happened. I don't do bad writing well. So yeah, uneven writing is another reason. I've noticed a couple of times now that Simon and Schuster books have sorely needed some developmental editing. I do hope they get some talented people and increase their editing budget. It's needed.

Final verdict? A very positive 3 stars. I think this author has a lot of talent and she's a great storyteller. The writing needs a bit of work but I Have every confidence she can get there. I would happily read her next book.

Also, this series is very heavy on the romance and is about a human in love with an immortal. It's interesting in that it's the female that is the immortal, but if you are a reader that has trouble with that theme and the angst it brings to the narrative, I would advise skipping these books.
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Jun 12, 2013 Blythe rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2-stars, 2013-reads, almost-fell-asleep, arc, caught-in-a-bad-romance, creeeeepy, disappointments, highly-anticipating-2013, i-totally-saw-that-coming, judge-a-book-by-the-cover, meh, unmet-potential

I won't make an attempt at sugarcoating it--The Impossibility of Tomorrow was a really, really frustrating read for me, in a variety of ways. Having been an impressed reader with Avery William's debut, as well as this novel's predecessor, The Alchemy of Forever, I went into The Impossibility of Tomorrow with reasonably high expectations, predicting for all of those expectations to be surpassed. Ultimately, The Impossibility of Tomorrow proved to be an entirely disappointing read, meeting a porti...more I won't make an attempt at sugarcoating it--The Impossibility of Tomorrow was a really, really frustrating read for me, in a variety of ways. Having been an impressed reader with Avery William's debut, as well as this novel's predecessor, The Alchemy of Forever, I went into The Impossibility of Tomorrow with reasonably high expectations, predicting for all of those expectations to be surpassed. Ultimately, The Impossibility of Tomorrow proved to be an entirely disappointing read, meeting a portion of if not none of my preconceived expectations.

Whereas the biggest downfall in The Alchemy of Forever was the character development, or lack thereof, the biggest downfall in The Impossibility of Tomorrow is undoubtedly its pacing, which, oddly enough, wasn't an issue in the slightest in the novel's predecessor. While there are still definite flaws concerning the character development, and I really don't have a concrete understanding of who the characters are behind the basics even now, that flaw that was so glaring in The Alchemy of Forever was just among the least of my concerns in The Impossibility of Tomorrow.

When it takes more than three quarters of a novel for me to become even remotely interested in what is going on, there's an absolute problem. With an ending like the The Alchemy of Forever's (no spoilers, don't worry), I genuinely thought The Impossibility of Tomorrow would be a surefire thrill ride chocked full of suspense at every turn. But no. The little twist introduced to us at the end of The Alchemy of Forever? Resolved within the first fifteen percent or so of The Impossibility, and in one of the most frustrating ways imaginable.

From that frustratingly tidy resolution of an awesome twist onward, things hadn't gotten better in the least, much thanks to aimless pacing and plotting. When things finally did pick up and got interesting, thrilling, and intense like I had expected the entire novel to be (this was all in the last quarter at most, mind you), I was unable to muster up any significant amount of interest concerning what was going on, and really I just wanted it all to be over.

I'm giving this a half a star for getting interesting, and an extra half of a star for surprising me with a twist by the end, despite the fact that I likely would have gotten the twist down had I been more attached to the novel as I read it, bringing this rating to a wholly generous two stars. Based on the ending of The Impossibility of Tomorrow, whether or not there will be a third novel to follow The Alchemy and The Impossibility can go either way, but I think it's certainly safe to say I will not be sticking around to read it.

Unless I'm informed that everyone with the exception of Noah dies. Yeah, maybe then I'd give it a shot. (less)

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May 26, 2013 Brichimt rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

This review contains spoilers!

The storyline in this second installment picks up where the first book left off. Sera has successfully made a run for it from Cyrus and the coven and although it was an accident, took on the body of accident victim Bailey Morgan. Sera is an immortal incarnate that was made an incarnate by Cyrus in the 14th Century. Cyrus's dad, a gifted apothecary, developed a formula for an elixir that granted anyone who drank it eternity by allowing their soul to grab any human bo...more This review contains spoilers!

The storyline in this second installment picks up where the first book left off. Sera has successfully made a run for it from Cyrus and the coven and although it was an accident, took on the body of accident victim Bailey Morgan. Sera is an immortal incarnate that was made an incarnate by Cyrus in the 14th Century. Cyrus's dad, a gifted apothecary, developed a formula for an elixir that granted anyone who drank it eternity by allowing their soul to grab any human body they chose. Cyrus claims that his coven is the only group of incarnates on earth. (view spoiler) After successfully disguising herself as 16 year old Bailey for a couple of months or so, she's really digging just being in normal relationships, but signs are starting to pop up indicating that Cyrus has discovered she's in Berkeley, which is not all that far of a reach from the San Francisco coven. Knowing just how pshychotically dangerous Cyrus is....that he will kill just to kill...just to bring her to submission, Sera paranoia starts to reach manic proportions.

She starts to read signs of Cyrus is everyone she's in contact with. In fact she initially thought Cyrus was actually Noah and plots to smash his brains out, but was saved just in the nic of time. Then one of her high school teachers disappears as well as her friend Eli, and when the police officer / detective assigned to the missing persons cases starts making appearances in and around school...he even approached her and Noah questioning them.
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When Sera and Noah are approached by Madison to be on the winter dance committee, she really doesn't want to but Noah does so she goes along. Madison wants Sera to work on a mural for the dance, but Sera is not the artist...Bailey was. Instead of blowing her cover she enlists another friend to join the committee with the actual talent needed. Right after one of her meetings in the hallway with Madison, Sera sees a note on the schools memorial to the dead teacher with a familiar penmanship. She immediately breaks it off with Noah because she knows that Cyrus is somewhere watching.

I am not going to reveal another clue to this second installment of the Incarnate series, but I've got to tell you the ending stone cold ROCKS!!!! (view spoiler) Man Avery Williams rocked this storyline!(less)

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Jun 07, 2013 MsLucy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, paranormal-romance, favorites

Ever since I finished reading the first book earlier this year, I practically stalked the release date for this book. And let me tell you something; it was so worth the wait! The characters were such a joy to read about.

In the first book, you get a pinch of how cruel and controlling Cyrus can be. Little did I know that the book The Alchemy of Forever was just the tip of the iceberg. In The Impossibility of Tomorrow you really get a feel for how manipulative he is. He will take down anyone who ge...more

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Jun 07, 2013 Michelle Arrow rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

The Alchemy of Forever was amazing, but when I started this one, I was really sure that this one wouldn't be good, at all for that matter. But, eventually, it did get better, and better, but never made it to that 5 star rating mark, which is still excellent.

It took me a while, for my usual pace, let me tell you. I was like on the same chapter for three days! I couldn't pick it up, until I forced myself yesterday.

This plot was slow-paced in the beginning, towards the middle of the middle. (y...more

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Jun 03, 2013 Alex rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: to-read-in-2013, owned-books, drama, female-pov, fantasy, fiction, mystery, romance, suspense

Okay, I just need to breathe. That book was intense!
When I read the book, I'm thinking, oh okay, but there's so much more... what! I just got slapped in the face real hard! I wasn't expecting that turn at all! Wait, what? Where is... who... what?
Throughout the book, Kailey makes some heartbreaking decisions and groundbreaking turns to her life. The entire book (especially the ending) leaves you wanting even more, but all the while, you're completely satisfied.
I recommend this series to anyone!...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Saniya(Will Herondale is mine) marked it as to-read

Ah, I love this! <3 Especially the way hes looking at her! :D
Can't wait to read this. I hope I get an ARC for this! :'D

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Jun 16, 2013 Carie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013

I ended up really liking this book, though it did give me some worries and frustrations along the way! I was really bothered that I often felt like the main character wasn’t as smart as she could (should!!) have been. I wanted to shout at her several times, especially when she was (view spoiler)...more I ended up really liking this book, though it did give me some worries and frustrations along the way! I was really bothered that I often felt like the main character wasn’t as smart as she could (should!!) have been. I wanted to shout at her several times, especially when she was (view spoiler)! But, wow, there were some incredibly tense, nail-biting moments in this book! The whole body-stealing idea is SO scary and some of the twists the story took were really terrifying!

Is this the end for this series?? I really hope not, since I had a lot of questions and concerns at the end of the book--and I felt like some loose ends really need to be addressed/resolved. Like (view spoiler)!! Though I really liked the ending with (view spoiler), I still feel like there’s A LOT more story to tell!!
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Jun 07, 2013 Rebecca rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romances, female-pov-s, dont-own-to-read, favorites, mystery, owned-books, paranormal-romance

This book was so good. I loved everything about this book. I had so much mystery in the book. You had to find out who was Cyrus and I would think one person then after a bit i would guess someone else. I loved Noah in this book. This book, to me, was alot better then the the first one but then again I haven't read the first one in over a year. I waited so long for this book and I had a really high expecttion and those expectations were meet. The only thing that bugged me about this book was how...more

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Jun 11, 2013 Anne rated it 5 of 5 stars

So much fun to read!! But, also beautifully written. One of the best endings ever. I truly couldn’t put it down. Snuck it out to read in cabs, buses, stayed up late and sacrificed early morning workouts to finish. Movie???? Some studio please make this series into a movie!

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Apr 04, 2013 YA Reads Book Reviews added it

Shelves: nichole

DNF at 144 pages.

I couldn't get into this book. It was very slow. Sera is trying to find out what happened to Cyrus. Honestly....you learn who Cyrus is within the first several chapters...so it was really weird that that's what the book was focused on and that Sera couldn't figure it out for herself until almost 150 pages into the book.

I wanted the book to have more mystery than it actually did. I already knew who Cyrus was...most people will...so there was no mystery whatsoever.

I'm not rating...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Mark marked it as to-read

Shelves: 2013-release, i-need-this-book-in-my-hands, want-to-read-so-badly, wish-list, highly-anticipating

IT'S STILL COMING OUT IN JUNE.
are you serious.
i cant.
how.
how do you expect me to wait this long.
with that ending?
you're kidding.
Avery, why.
Just give me an arc and I'll scream the loudest of screams.
please.

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Oct 09, 2012 Amy Fournier marked it as to-read

I am a bit sad that they changed the cover. They are pretty now, but I love the first book original cover and wish they had stuck with that theme for the hardcovers at least. :(

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Sep 23, 2012 Heather (hungrycookiemonster) marked it as to-read

Shelves: followed-series

Release date changed to June 4, 2013.

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Jan 15, 2013 Lucille marked it as to-read

Shelves: 2013-to-read, june

I love the cover!

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Feb 18, 2013 Avey Guinto added it

oh nooooo! i thought it will be released early this year!? now the release date has been moved. ugh. im furious!

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Jun 17, 2013 Mithila added it

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THIS BOOK WAS SO AMAZING OH MY GOD. My heart was pounding as I read deeper and deeper into the story. It was just so creative and well written, everything fitting perfectly together. All the connections, the possibilities of who Cyrus would be and the rest of the crew. Truly it was amazing. The last few chapters I cried out when I found out who was who and my heart was beating so loudly. That hardly ever happens.
I literally ran to the kitchen crying OH MY GOD I KNEW IT. BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE IT O...more

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Jul 10, 2012 Brianna marked it as to-read

Blahh I can't wait for this one!!! I've read the first book like 12 times

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Nov 27, 2012 Giselle at Book Nerd Canada marked it as to-read

Nooo they changed the covers :( boo..

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Jun 29, 2012 Maria marked it as to-read

I can't wait for this book!

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Aug 12, 2012 Carmen marked it as to-read

Shelves: dying-to-read

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Ze cover is BRILLANT! A very different undertone though. Much brighter than the other one.

320 pages. Thank the gods that it's longer.

I love the title BTW.

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Jun 10, 2013 Dashielle Faye rated it 4 of 5 stars

Loved the plot twist. :P

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Aug 04, 2012 Lalaine ( Ficbookreviews ) marked it as review-wishlist

Shelves: january13

OMG I cannot freaking wait for this! I loved loved Seraphina!!!! <3dunno why some ppl didnt like this book.. but anyways! Hurry up January!

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Aug 11, 2012 fяσzєη marked it as to-read

Update: Nice title.

Update #2: Is this really the cover? o_O It's uhh....not what I expected.

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Jun 16, 2013 Tara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: really-want-unreleased, unreleased, egalley, own, needs-review

I love these books so much. They're so not my typical books, but I just can't help it. Loved it! Full review to come!

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Aug 11, 2012 VictoriaSong marked it as to-read

I can't believe they changed the covers from now on. I really loved the look of 'the alchemy of forever' :o

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Jun 05, 2013 Aliza Katz is currently reading it

I cant wait for this book :)
Cover is so cute!
Hope I get an ARC for this!!!

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Jun 13, 2013 Miyu rated it 4 of 5 stars

Now I feel complete, but I have to look for a new book to be excited about :(

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