A Review for The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski

Posted by Donna
Release Date: February 28th, 2013
Finished Date: April 8th, 2013

Publishers: HarperCollins
Source: For Review

Format: Kindle

Pages:  423
Buy: Amazon UK / Amazon US / The Book Depo

--The New York Times, USA Today, and Wallstreet Journal bestselling blockbuster--

Sometimes life takes you off course . . .

THE EDGE OF NEVER

Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett thought she knew exactly where her life was going. But after a wild night at the hottest club in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, she shocks everyone-including herself-when she decides to leave the only life she's ever known and set out on her own. Grabbing her purse and her cell phone, Camryn boards a Greyhound bus ready to find herself. Instead, she finds Andrew Parrish.

Sexy and exciting, Andrew lives life like there is no tomorrow. He persuades Camryn to do things she never thought she would and shows her how to give in to her deepest, most forbidden desires. Soon he becomes the center of her daring new life, pulling love and lust and emotion out of her in ways she never imagined possible. But there is more to Andrew than Camryn realizes. Will his secret push them inseparably together-or destroy them forever?

The Review: “Just because one person's problem is less traumatic than another's doesn't mean they're required to hurt less” 

The Edge of Never has been a story that I’ve wanted to read since it was first release but I’ve just not had the time, so thankfully and luckily enough I managed to get an ARC – thus meaning I could bump this baby right up top in my review pile and am I disappointed with it? NO WAY IN HELL! It’s freaking awesome! 

Camryn’s story is one full of heart-ache and loss and she tries to keep herself to herself, so no-one can ever hurt her. I love that this was a self-discovery one and especially a road trip one. Cam really needed this time to herself, to figure out who she really is or who she really wants to be, but with the arrival of Andrew, her plans change. With Andrew’s arrival, Cam slowly starts to become a more open person, she starts to say whatever is on her mind and she also tries to do things out of her comfort zone. Andrew really is the light in this story – he’s open minded and fun but most of all honest. He says whatever is on his mind and Cam’s taken back by this. I think this is why they connected so much because Cam could always trust whatever Andrew told her. 

As a couple, they were fantastic. They weren’t without their problems because you know, no couple is perfect but as I said before, this was a story about self discovery and both Cam and Andrew discovered so much about themselves and each other. Their relationship wasn’t a rushed one, the author really took the time them to get to know one another and I loved that; it makes a huge impact on the story. 

“The heart always wins out over the mind, the heart, although reckless and suicidal and masochist all on its own, always gets it way. The mind may be what's best, but I don't give a shit what my mind is telling me anymore. Right now, I want to live in the moment.” 

The story itself is full of hidden secrets and emotions; it has the perfect blend of romance as well as hard times. At times, I had tears in my eyes but it’s wasn’t over done with emotions – it was just right....beautiful. 

The ending left me feeling……I’m not sure. I enjoyed but it almost felt as though it was a tad rushed. The real drama happens in the last 10% of the book and then it ends. So, I’m pleased there’s a second book – I’m eager to see what the author comes up with next.

Overall, The Edge of Never is a fantastic addition to the New Adult genre and I for one, hope J.A. Redmerski plans to write more outside of Cam and Andrew’s world.