Review: Immensely enjoyable, as always
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 10, 2013
First of all, you should only be reading this AFTER you’ve read the first two books in the series. If you have not, then STOP NOW before I unwittingly spill out the beans. But if you’re like me who purchased the third book in Liv Bennett’s The Pursuit series because the second book (‘The Pursuit of Passion’) left you anticipating about what’s next, then read on.‘An Everlasting Pursuit’ presents a different set of dilemmas for the characters you’re already familiar with. Just when you thought Adam Garnett is practically unmarriageable, he ties the knot with the woman of his obsession: the previous book’s Taylor Doheny. Everything would have fallen in the right places, if not for the couple’s past and present that tend to cloud their future. Taylor could not conceive, and knowing Adam’s past as an indefatigable womanizer, she’s always on the edge of a nervous breakdown—this is something uncannily realistic. The insecurity that hounds them both overwhelms them at certain choke-points, but that doesn’t mean they’re totally unhappy—the marriage between Adam and Taylor, all things considered, is still blissful. But not for long.‘An Everlasting Pursuit’—the clue is right there in the title—is both an exquisite rollercoaster ride and can be a source of multifaceted reassurances, especially for those people who find themselves in a similar boat. Because while this is fiction, author Liv Bennett touches upon several realistic relationship issues often discussed on, say, ‘Oprah’ that you could not help but really feel the story. Overall, the third book is just right—it feels just spot on, an emotionally satisfying “thirder” to an incredibly entertaining romance series. Liv Bennet always delivers, as you know by now. Five stars, as always.