I have been anxiously awaiting this book since I read The Edge of Never last year. Unfortunately, I was fairly disappointed. It was like deja vu throughout much of the plot. Camryn and Andrew go through a lot of drama and solve it by going on a road trip. Sound familiar? I kept hoping for some redemption towards the end, but it never came.
It really bothered me that the book jumped around so much. "Oh we're having a baby, now a miscarriage, now Camryn's popping pills, and to make things all better we go on a road trip." It was frustrating to read and I felt as though the characters said they resolved issues, but never really showed it. The scene where Andrew found out Camryn had been taking the pain pills had to be one of them most infuriating for me. He's clearly upset and angry, but remains quiet and then completely understands and forgives her. I realize they are just characters in a book, but they lose some of their humanity when they don't show proper emotions and are made into the "perfect man, woman, fiancé, spouse, etc."
Andrew seemed to be surprising Camryn ALL the time; baby shower, road trip, letter from Natalie, necklace, wedding rings, house warming party, etc. Honestly, it got to be redundant. You're a sweet, thoughtful guy, Andrew, we get it. Also, towards the end of the novel it brought up Aiden and Michelle's divorce and it seemed to insinuate that they weren't as lucky as Andrew and Camryn. Very annoying.
I feel a little bad that I just bashed this book. I expected better. That being said, I look forward to J. A. Redmerski's future work.
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