Camryn and Andrew are back from their unorthodox road trip and preparing for Camryn's pregnancy. However, when things take a severe turn for the worse, what will happen to the couple that fought so hard against their own emotional issues to be together?

Having highly enjoyed THE EDGE OF NEVER, I was excited to start THE EDGE OF ALWAYS by J.A. Redmerski. While this book holds much enjoyment and catharsis, it did not hold up to the standard I expected after reading the first book in the series. Camryn and Andrew are a wonderful couple, and they grow in different and new ways in THE EDGE OF ALWAYS than they did in the first book. Their character development is a strong highlight to this book. However, for me this book lacks a big enough overarching plot. Their journey both together and apart continues on, but it feels less direction driven than anticipated. The writing voice is still very smooth, and I love the alternating narrations Redmerski craftily uses, but I miss the direction it goes. An issue here and there might be resolved, but I feel that it doesn't have one definitive problem that needs a resolution. Their characters do take on a bigger form, but it doesn't feel like a strong plot resolution exactly.

Having said that, I do think fans of the first book or of her writing should read this, but more as a long epilogue to their original story than an exact continuation of it. I feel like it provides great closure to what happens to them, but doesn't necessarily grip the reader in twists and turns throughout the story. For someone who loves the characters, I think this is an excellent story to turn to to see where the characters end up, but not one to have the reader on the edge of their seat to find out what happens next.

Overall, THE EDGE OF ALWAYS is a good novel. It contains beautiful character development and solid writing. Even so, its lack of a firm direction lowers it on the scale of enjoyment for me, but still very much worth the read in the end.