Rating: 5 Stars
As I started in on Inexpressible Island, the third and final book in the End of Forever Saga by Paullina Simons, I was pondering the many things that had thwarted Julian and Josephine in their prior lives. Whether you call it fate, destiny, bad luck or karma they just could not caught a break. I felt for them and I had to know how it ended for them.
This book is a difficult one to give you a synopsis of without some sort of spoiler. All I can tell you is that Julian is determined to make one last effort to save Josephine. It will be his biggest gamble to date and there will not be another “do over” at the end of this one. Yet, he is a fighter in both the literary and figurative sense of the word and if anyone could succeed it would be him.
I was so moved by this story that I kept thinking about it for days after I was finished reading. I was in such turmoil that I had to wait a bit before I could put my thoughts to paper. All of this is because the author gave us a main character that was loyal, strong and yet broken, and so very determined to keep trying or die trying. Everyone needs a Julian in their life and because of this character I was totally invested.
Yes, this is an epic love story and much more because it is filled with adventure and surprise. The story moved along quickly and I truly believe Julian would have gone to the ends of the earth for Josephine. It was filled with joy and hope and moments of the deepest despair. The prose was so good in this series that I can’t do it justice with my meager talents.
Stories like this are not a dime-a-dozen. So, if you like epic tales of romance and adventure you have to read, not just this book, but the entire series. I actually thought the series got better and better as it went along. Highly recommend! I received a free copy from the publisher, via Library Thing’s Early Reviewer program, in exchange for my honest review.