This was an interesting book that I chose to read in advance of the upcoming Endeavour Virtual Historical Festival in April 2016. Although I didn't get goosebumps or any tingly feelings that I would usually get from a paranormal book, I still enjoyed the story.

For some reason that I can't quite explain, I didn't really take to Rose, the main character; she just seemed a little bit wishy washy to me. Rose was living in London and, following a knife attack, decided to move to the Cotswolds. Her husband didn't go with her so I got the feeling that their marriage was on the rocks, further evidenced by the fact that neither party makes any attempts to save it.

I liked the link to the past and I found myself looking forward to the story of Emily and Will together with Rose's attempts to find out what happened to Will so that he could rest in peace. I also enjoyed the comparison of the afterlife with time travel. Perhaps we are all existing at the same time but on a different dimension to our ancestors. A really interesting thought. Will certainly felt that Rose was encroaching on his patch!

Endless Love is a pleasant story of investigations into the past and never forgetting the one you love.

I received this e-book from the publisher, Endeavour Press, in exchange for an honest review. ( )

I was pleasantly surprised with this book as I progressed with it, after feeling somewhat unsure about it at the beginning.

It's not really so much a paranormal romance story as the title, blurb and cover suggest, as a book about a woman going through a mid-life crisis, with some paranormal goings-on and research into a past love affair as part of that. Which is good, as it saves me comparing it (unfavourably) with Barbara Erskine's River of Destiny, which it would otherwise resemble quite a bit.

At first I found the narrative to be a bit flat and clumsy. It's told in the third person and is very much telling not showing, but I did get used to this after a while. It's also prone to go off on tangents explaining past events and scientific concepts that explain what the protagonist is thinking - it does get close to 'info-dumping' territory, but manages to stay interesting and mostly relevant.

The story itself isn't the strongest and doesn't contain a lot of action (or at least is not described in a way that makes you feel like much is happening), but this is fine, as it reflects how the protagonist is feeling. What I really liked about this book was how human it was - definitely more reflection than action.

The copy editing was terrible unfortunately, perhaps I am picky as I used to be a copy editor, but there were a lot of typos, some of the text did get clumsy from time to time, and I picked up on at least two inconsistencies within the story - both pretty minor but jarring for me.

Overall I enjoyed reading this, and will look for more from the same author.

Note: I received this book free (no strings attached) from the publisher, Endeavour Press, as part of their online Historical Festival. ( )