The Edge of Never (Edge of Never, #1)

by J. A. Redmerski

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The Edge of Never has been such a pleasant surprise! If you recall, I was not enthusiastic about Redmerski's writing in The Mayfair Moon, her debut book. But this time, I thought it was fantastic! You can see how her writing got better with each book she wrote, I guess :-)
Anyway, I loved this book. I loved the characters, the relationship, the plot-line... It was great!

This book had what I call a "slow start". It took me about 20% of the book--right until Andrew showed up--to really get into it. But once I did, I was unconditionally drawn into the book and couldn't pull out until the inevitable: the book ended. ~sniff sniff~

Camryn is the female main character of the story, and she tells about 65% of it. I liked her character; I love how she loved completely and unconditionally, her spirit that longed to roam, and that she wasn't afraid to tell her friend the truth - even if said friend reacted stupidly. Besides, I'm thankful to that friend. It made Cam meet Andrew, didn't it? :D

Andrew is such an amazing person!! OMG, I absolutely loved him!!! He was so sweet and charismatic and caring and plain sexy! I really enjoyed reading the parts of his POV, and wish they were longer.

As for the two of them together... ahem, lets just say this ice-cream? That's figuratively me when I was reading about the two of them together....

They were so HOT together! What a scorching couple! Their intimate scenes were just... look at the ice-cream. Do I really need to elaborate farther? (though, just for your information there is a light dominate-submissive theme going on here).
And their romance and love was just p.e.r.f.e.c.t! They fit together so well! Andrew knew what was on Cam's heart even when she didn't, and she was the only one who could calm him down. I loved how they instantly responded to one another on some level, but didn't jump into it. It was so fairy-tale like, the whole situation, as Natalie (Cam's best-friend) said to Cam, and yet it was completely real.
*sigh* I want a romance like this :

The ending...

Mrs. Redmerski is cruel woman! She had me crying and weeping, and I'm not a crier! I knew a bit about what's going to happen - because accidentally I read a comment on GR from one of my friends that was a total spoiler - but I didn't know to whom she was referring, so some element of surprise remained.
And still, I was crying. I was so scared and praying for the happily-ever-after I felt those characters deserved.

As I mentioned above, the thing I was perhaps most surprised and happy about what that I loved the writing. As someone who didn't enjoy the writing of The Mayfair Moon, I was happy to learn I did like the writing here. I think she pretty much fixed all the problems I previously had with her writing :>
What I did notice is that she has a unique style. This is a road trip story, but you don't get much descriptions. The only thing really detailed are posters; how one sits, lies, walks. You can literally see how they do those things in your head, making a perfect picture of the characters. You can tell a lot about people from the way their body moves, and I thought it was quite incredible here.

If you love New Adult, wonderful romance, well fleshed out characters and wonderful plots - this book's for you!

For this review and more, pop by my blog - Drugs Called Books

January 2013 read:
100.0% "My god, this book made me cry!!! ~sniff sniff~
J.A Redmerski, you are a cruel woman indeed! But I still love this book 3
5 stars!"