Indefinite by Corinne Michaels Review

5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a second chance love story.

The day he said he’d never love me is when I vowed Quinn Miller would never break my heart again.

I wanted a family—but he wouldn’t give me that. As one of the top embryologists in the country, I’ve spent years creating babies in the lab for other people as my own dreams of motherhood fade.

I’m done waiting. I decide to start the journey to parenthood alone.

Then Quinn strolls back into my life, with all the finesse of a hurricane. I’m a fool to think I don’t want him anymore, and one reckless night of passion ends with me pregnant by the man I swore I’d never love again.

Now he doesn’t just want my heart, he wants it all. The baby. Love. A life where we’re happy.

But even as he promises me the future I always desired, I can’t help but fear that something will rip him away from me again.

This time . . . indefinitely.

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REVIEW:

I was braced going into this book, fully prepared—or so I thought—for the trip through the emotional wringer that is part of the experience when I read Corinne Michaels. She so expertly toys with my emotions, and hers is the kind of writing that gets me out of my seat and pacing the floor as I choke back tears and rail at whatever angsty conflict Corinne conjures up. Her words command not only my time but my full attention as I consume them. She uses those words to mercilessly rip me to shreds before she painstakingly puts me back together. She does this so effortlessly, that I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that her thirst was only quenched with tears of her readers. But I digress…

The Indefinite Duet is part of Michaels’ Salvation series, but it can absolutely be read as a standalone romance. I don’t want to say too much about Ashton and Quinn’s story, but I will say that this is a story that made me feel. I was all over the place, just like Michaels intended me to be, with the ups and downs of this couple’s story. Like the maestro that she is, Michaels created a symphony of feelings in those highs and lows, bringing it all together in that final, heart-pounding crescendo moment. Indefinite is a complex story in different ways. At the heart of it, this is a second-chance romance, but again, this is Corinne Michaels, and she doesn’t do simple, straightforward romances. There were elements of a few different tropes in this hard-fought romance that Corinne blends together seamlessly and thoughtfully. This is a couple with a long and complicated history, and the chemistry between Quinn and Ashton was so explosive, my Kindle was practically smoking in my hot little hands.

For years I’ve avoided cliffhangers at all costs, always waiting until all of the books were out before binge-reading the full story. I guess my reading tastes have evolved because I’ve somewhat changed my stance—with a few caveats—on cliffhangers in the last year. As long as the wait between the two books isn’t too far apart, I’ve found that I actually enjoy the experience of simply anticipating that second book. The build-up, the wondering, delaying the gratification in order to sink more deeply into the world the author created… it all contributes to a unique and satisfying reading experience. In this age of instant gratification, where binge-watching an entire series of shows on Netflix in one sitting instead of waiting for episodes to air every week is the norm, I found a simple sort of pleasure merely in the anticipation of having some of this story to look forward to. It actually ramped up my excitement for it, and thus my overall enjoyment of the story as a whole. It was a novel experience, an eye-opener for sure, and one I no longer shy away from. So if you’re hesitating to read Indefinite now because it’s a cliffhanger, don’t let that deter you from reading it. Read it now, and revel in those what ifs and unanswered questions, and do it knowing that this is Corinne Michaels, and not only will she not let us down, she’ll make it well worth the short wait.

Indefinite kicked off a love story that had my heart aching and racing, my cheeks burning, and my emotions churning. Michaels utilized a two-pronged plot to tell Ashton and Quinn’s story, blending their consuming romance with one heck of a suspense arc, and let me tell you that that part of the story was brimming pulse-pounding intrigue and excitement. I positively inhaled this story. I could not put it down and I was practically furious the few times I had to do so. Indefinite left me utterly gob-smacked and nearly desperate for more, and I loved every single second of it. Five smooches from me for Indefinite by Corinne Michaels!

~Danielle Palumbo

 

 


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