“The Edge of Never” by J.A. Redmerski – How to Find Oneself

Practically every person who is living on this Earth, in first-world countries at least, has a daily routine, a world which has been carefully built; a family, friends, a career, relationships, favourite hangouts, food preferences… etc... etc... 

However, the truth is that there are many dissatisfied with knowing where their life is going next, at least from time to time, and wish for nothing but the ability to disappear and reappear elsewhere with a completely clean and blank slate.

Unfortunately though, going on a spontaneous road-trip into the void is something which would doom most people to failure, at least in the real world. However, literature sure as hell doesn't have to stick to any rules, and in J.A. Redmerski’s The Edge of Never, the main protagonist, Camryn Bennett, sets out on an adventure just like the one described above.

Over the course of her adventure Bennett encounters a man by the name of Andrew Parrish, and even though she has vowed never to let strangers in and fall in love again, that’s exactly what she does (big surprise). Needless to say, while at first everything is fine and dandy, things slowly start to go downhill, as Andrew is revealed to have a very dark secret, and the consequences of it could very well end up being disastrous.

The bulk of the novel is basically about Camryn fighting with her rational thoughts as well as her emotions as to whether or not she should go deeper down into the rabbit hole with Andrew or tear herself apart from him.

While the premise of the book was quite intriguing, I feel I may have been a bit hasty in purchasing it. What attracted me to it was the first part, the idea of total escapism and how it would work out. 

I anticipated this being a more or less psychological novel as Camryn travels further and further into uncharted territory and comes across numerous obstacles which help to shape her as a person and come to an answer of some sorts. 

However, when Andrew makes his appearance known this book becomes somewhat like Fifty Shades of Gray, complete with graphic sex scenes, a dark male protagonist and a young and innocent female who hasn't really experienced passionate love yet.

All I’m going to say is that if you liked Fifty Shades of Gray or are into these types of novels, then this will most definitely be your cup of tea... however, as for me, I’ll just have to pass on this one as far as my seal of approval goes.

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J.A. Redmerski Personal site J.A. Redmerski is an American novelist whose works have made numerous bestseller lists, including that of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. She is responsible for writing The Darkwoods, The Edge of Never and the In the Company of Killers series.