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Consolation by Corinne Michaels
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I read both books in this duet back-to-back, and I finished both in less than 24 hours. Natalie's husband died while she was pregnant. She felt broken and barely able to move forward. Now her daughter has been born and her husband's best friend, Liam, has moved to town and is helping her wrap up all her husband's affairs. She didn't expect to find herself a widow before she was 30, and she didn't expect to start having feelings for Liam. Now Natalie must decide if she loves Liam or if it was one night.
Natalie is such a strong and courageous woman. She went through so many things, and though she didn't feel she could truly live, she put her daughter ahead of all and continued to move forward. She has an internal struggle through so much of the book. Is she allowed to move forward after her husband's death, and even more, should she move forward with her husband's best friend? I understood and felt her struggle. Liam was so amazing. He was patient, and kind. I loved, not only his relationship with Natalie but his relationship with her daughter.
This book was so heartbreaking. I started crying in the prologue, and then so many times after. There were many times that I laughed, loved the chemistry and cried. Corinne Michaels did a great job writing characters that you loved, and so much emotion and drama. I felt so connected to these characters and am still thinking of them days later.
This book ends on a cliffhanger that made me gasp. I immediately picked up Conviction after reading the last word in this book.
Note - this rating is for both books in this series as a whole, as they have a cliffhanger and were read one right after the other.
Natalie is such a strong and courageous woman. She went through so many things, and though she didn't feel she could truly live, she put her daughter ahead of all and continued to move forward. She has an internal struggle through so much of the book. Is she allowed to move forward after her husband's death, and even more, should she move forward with her husband's best friend? I understood and felt her struggle. Liam was so amazing. He was patient, and kind. I loved, not only his relationship with Natalie but his relationship with her daughter.
This book was so heartbreaking. I started crying in the prologue, and then so many times after. There were many times that I laughed, loved the chemistry and cried. Corinne Michaels did a great job writing characters that you loved, and so much emotion and drama. I felt so connected to these characters and am still thinking of them days later.
This book ends on a cliffhanger that made me gasp. I immediately picked up Conviction after reading the last word in this book.
Note - this rating is for both books in this series as a whole, as they have a cliffhanger and were read one right after the other.