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Synopsis

I was right. I never should’ve fallen back in love with Quinn. I always knew we wouldn’t make it. And to make matters worse, not only did I lose my soulmate – I lost myself as well.

Everything was stripped away, leaving me bare and unable to breathe. No one told me it could hurt this much. I was unprepared for this level of agony from the
horrible weight of grief.

I planned to love him infinitely. But what is infinity, when love always ends?

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Review

3 stars

The second book in the Indefinite Duet, this is the second half of Quinn and Ashton’s story, and it is a doozy! Angsty, dramatic and emotional, it’s a raw and intense read, and it’s not an easy one to get through, and I have really mixed feelings about it. There is so much love out there for this book, and I absolutely understand why, but as much as I wanted to love it too, I struggled with so much of this story. It’s taken me a while to sort through my feelings and write a coherent review so please bear with me while I purge my thoughts.

Let me start this review by saying that I am a huge Corrine fan. I have read everything she has written, and will continue to do so, and the Consolation Duet remains one of my all-time favourite love stories. This series has been a bit of a hit and miss for me though because I didn’t really gel with Jackson and Catherine’s story (in the Belonging Duet) which was way too angsty for me and I was annoyed for the majority of their romance, and sadly, once again, I have experienced the same thing with this book.

The first book in this duet, Indefinite left off on a nasty cliffhanger, and this book begins right after that as we see the outcome of those final devastating moments, and the aftermath as Quinn and Ashton try to deal with it all (I don’t want to spoil anything so I won’t go into any more detail than that).

It’s absolutely, horrifically tragic, and Corinne really brings the feels, making you experience everything along with the characters. It’s heartbreaking and angsty, and while a lot of readers revel in all of that emotion, honestly I was just depressed. Depressed and annoyed. I’m not being judgey, because they are going through a horrible situation and who knows how I would react if that were me, but yeah, I was annoyed. At Ashton in particular…

I think I could have dealt with the devastation and heartache if it wasn’t so all-encompassing, but it went on for the majority of the book…

The one shining light through it all is Quinn. Wow. He has totally stepped up as a devoted, committed man who is so deeply, deeply in love with his girl, and desperate to be there for her. I fell for him so hard in the first book, and this one just cemented him as one of my favourites of Corinne’s heroes as he fought with everything he had for Ashton.

“I can carry both our pain, I’m strong enough, but you have to let me,” Quinn says as he brushes his thumb across my lip.

“Don’t pull away. I’ll give you the breath you need. I’ll warm you. I’ll do whatever it takes, just let me. Let me be your heart.”

I think seeing him so devastated by Ashton’s actions, and watching him try to be everything she needed and still being trampled over, soured me towards her as we watched him break with such raw intensity.

“I can’t fucking breathe, Ashton. I’m losing you.”

*sob*

The other big ‘huh?’ moment for me….

Despite all of the dark and depressing feels, the story does end well, with a great epilogue that left me with a big smile on my face. I just wished we could have seen more of the healing and happy times, and less of the drama. But that’s just me and my low tolerance for drawn-out angst.

“Just love me.”
He lifts his head, his blue eyes staring into mine. “I’ll love you forever.”

The book was beautifully written, and angst-lovers will love it, it just wasn’t the book that I wanted to read for these two.

3 stars.

An Advanced Review Copy generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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