The Redemption of Callie & Kayden

The Coincidence #2

by Jessica Sorensen

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden comes an emotional new story about two troubled souls sharing one all-encompassing love . . .

The dark secret Kayden has kept hidden for years is finally out. Worse, he's facing charges for battery. The only way to clear his name is for Callie to speak up-something he'll never ask her to do. Instead, he'll do whatever he must to protect her . . . even if it means letting go of the only girl he's ever loved.

Callie knows Kayden is going back to his dark place and desperately wants to save him. But that means facing her greatest fear and admitting her own painful secrets aloud. The thought of breaking her silence terrifies her-but not as much as the thought of losing Kayden forever.

Deep in her heart, Callie knows the time has come for her and Kayden to forget the pain of the past. With the help of her friends Seth and Luke she makes a plan to show Kayden the life they could have. But can she convince him they can make a fresh start together-or is she already too late?

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary, College, Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Abuse

404 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2013

About the author

Jessica Sorensen is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.


http://www.jessicasorensen.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jessica...

Reviews

[Jessica Sorensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ebook will be released tomorrow, July 30th :)

[Aestas Book Blog]

NEW COVER REVEAL!!!


GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE RELEASE DATE!! The one you see there for Feb 11, 2014 is for the PAPERBACK!! The eBook will be released much earlier and we'll have a fixed date very soon :) YAYYY!!!

EDIT (just after finishing book #1) -->
Holy brutal fucking cliffhanger!!
Please please pleeeease let this book have an early release.
Tomorrow would be good.
Or today.
I'll take either one.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS DAMMIT!!!

If you have already read book #1 and want a leeeetle relief, check out this Teaser From Book #2

[Annie Brewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread 4/2/21

So many emotions from this book rolling through me. Callie and Kayden are still as amazing as ever and after all the bullshit they’ve gone through, they’re still so strong. And together, they’re perfect. Yes, I wish some things were resolved...such as with Caleb and Kayden’s parents etc but I’m hoping that’s what their last book revolves around so they can finally put their pasts behind them and move on happily together.

I realize I never got to finish the Resolution of Callie and Kayden so it won’t be a reread. I’ll finally get answers after all this time.

I’m off to keep myself immersed in Callie and Kayden’s heartbreakingly beautiful love story.



*****

So, I'm not gonna do a big review yet, but I will say it's worth the wait. I loved this book! I loved Kayden Owens and his amazing heart! I loved Callie and her will not to give up where Kayden's concerned. They're truly a beautiful couple together. They're strong and flawed but their imperfections make them real and I loved it. I lalalalala-LOVE Luke. He's such a badass and just awesome! Seth is also an incredible character and friend. I really loved this continuation of Callie and Kayden.

But...there was a couple things I'm not happy about that happened...or weren't resolved I should say. Though it makes me more anxious to read Luke's book next!! Maybe we'll get answers there! YAY for Luke's book, I love him! Oh and I love Kayden, really. He's just....*sigh*



IT HAS A COVER......LOOK AT THAT COVER. LOOK AT THAT COVER. I JUST HAD MAD COVERGASM. AHHHHHHHHHH CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE THE COVER. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE KAYDEN KAYDEN KAYDEN KAYDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


OMG guys....it's out in August....of THIS year!!!! Omg I was stressing about having to wait for a year, but it's not true. So sorry i mislead you all...but it said it on GR so i thought it was true. I guess that makes GR a liar, eh? This made my mother 'effing day!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kayden. Kayden. Kayden!!!!! Can't wait to spend more time with him!!!!

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4-4.5 Stars!



It feels as though I’ve been waiting for the conclusion to Callie & Kayden’s story for the longest time. I love these books. I love these broken characters. And although the second Callie & Kayden book didn’t end in a cliffhanger, there were still lots of things in both of their lives left unresolved. Jessica Sorensen tied everything up nicely in their final book.

Callie & Kayden are together and happy. Things are going good for the two of them. Their relationship is steady and secure. They’ve overcome so much together. Callie is stronger than ever. Kayden, he still fights some of his demons. If only his past would stay in his past.

Callie can tell something is up with Kayden. All she’s ever wanted was to be there for him, to help him move on, to save him, just like he saved her. And she helps. Without Callie, Kayden would be lost.

There is one person who always gets me through my despair... Callie Lawrence. She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me- my ray of sunshine through the rain.

Callie helps Kayden to be able to open up, to be able to face his past. She also spends her time convincing him that he is good for her. That he makes her whole and happy. Kayden has suffered a lot of abuse in his past and that makes it hard for him to believe that he is worth much. I love that Callie never got impatient with him, never gave up on him. True love is standing beside someone through the ups and the downs. No matter what life throws at you.

“You are my good, no matter what you want to believe. I’m sitting here, happier than I’ve ever been, because of you. You are my happiness.”


Even with all the family drama and set backs, Callie and Kayden are very much in love and happy together. If anything, they are more in love now than ever.



While Kayden finally confronts his past for good, Callie is right by his side. As long as they can stay strong together, nothing can ever tear them down.

“We can do anything- you and I- when we’re together.”

“I want this.... you and I... forever.”

Callie has so much strength. I love how devoted she is, how kind and caring, patient and loving she is for Kayden. Callie has a lot of baggage from her past, but she’s found the strength to move on from it and she’s able to help her man do the same.

Kayden Owens... my beautiful broken boy. My heart breaks for him, and for his feelings that he doesn’t deserve anything or anyone good. I’ve loved him from the very moment I met him and that didn’t change at al in this book.

The conclusion to Callie & Kayden’s story is emotional, beautiful and moving. Sometimes a love this strong is really all you need to heal and move on. Kayden got his resolution, as did Callie. And that’s really all they ever wanted or needed. I do wish it had been a little longer. It felt a little on the short side for the final book.

Overall, I love Kayden and Callie’s journey. They are both special characters to me. I’m happy with the direction their final chapter took, and that epilogue... PERFECTION.

I am simply Callie.
And he is simply Kayden.
And we are simply us.
And it’s the realist form of perfection that’s ever existed.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Beautiful and Healing Stars!!!


In ‘The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden’, Callie Lawrence was saved by Kayden Owens. Now Kayden may be the one who needs saving...

It’s been 7 months and 14 days since I’ve read ‘The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden’. It was easily one of my favorite books of 2012. And we all know it had one helluva cliffhanger! Well, it was worth the wait! I thought the sequel was fantastic. And it picked up right where the first book left off...



Callie is worried about Kayden. After finding him the way she did, she needs to see him. Make sure he’s okay. His mother (evil) is making it very difficult.

My poor, damaged Kayden. Kayden is one of my favorite book boyfriends. Something about this guy just tugs on my heart. Kayden is stuck. He can’t tell the truth about what happens, so he lets people assume what they will. By doing that, he pushes away the people that matter most to him. He doesn’t want to burden them.


“You deserve better than this.”

It is a struggle for these two at the beginning of the book. Once they can get to the point where Kayden can trust Callie and open up to her, things were much better.

“I trust you, Kayden. Even if you don’t want me to.”

I want him to me like I trust him. I owe him that much.
I owe him a lot
I owe him everything.

There is something about someone trusting you enough with their secrets that it makes it easier to trust them. It’s like they’re opening their heart and in return yours should open up to them, too.

The thing about Callie and Kayden that I love so much is that they both are broken. They both are tortured souls with traumatic pasts. They both have a ton of issues. Separate, they are kind of a mess. But together... together they are better. Whole. Perfect for one another.

I realize how perfect we are for each other and also how disastrous we could end up being. Because even though we can help each other pick up the pieces of our lives, we could also break at the same time and then nothing would be left to catch us as we crumble.

The turning point is when Kayden realizes he doesn’t have to do this alone. He has people he can trust. That love him. That want to be there for him. That understand him.



All he wants is for Callie to be happy. He’s the only thing that makes her happy.

“Just tell me what you need to make you happy.”
She looks me in the eye with tears streaming down her cheeks.
“You.”

Callie and Kayden have a special bond, a connection. It’s like they were made for one another.

Whenever she looks at me, I swear she steals another piece of my soul. Unlike most people, she doesn’t care if it’s damaged. And once we kiss, I’m gone. The broken, soulless, empty Kayden who’s existed since the first time his father beat him no longer lives. She owns me and I want nothing more than to be with her.

But to truly be able to move on and get over their past, they have to confront it. It’s a very scary thing to do. It’s one thing to confide in each other, but to get it out in the open to someone else. It’s not easy. But necessary.

“You don’t forget. You just move past it. Let go. Be who you are supposed to be instead of who they make you feel like you should be.”

They can do this. As long as they are in it together, they can do it. Move on. Confront their demons.

Okay. We can do this. Because I think we’re stronger together.”

They are there for one another, but this may be something they need to do alone.

“Thank you for saving me.”

“Thank you for saving me too.”

The best things about this book:
~The BFF’s. Not only do I love both Callie and Kayden, but Seth and Luke are two of the best friends/supporting characters. I know we are getting a Luke book (which I am stoked about) but I’m really hoping for a Seth book as well.
~I love the #’s (example) #10 Face the truth and let it go.
~Callie is the perfect heroine. She isn’t annoying at all. She is always there for the ones she loves, and her strength. She is so strong in this book. Not only is she facing her own demons, but Kayden’s as well. She is there for him. Gets him to open up and move on.
~Kayden. My beautifully broken boy.

A beautiful and emotional story of love, hope, healing, freedom, moving on and learning to give and accept love. If you haven’t read this series, I highly recommend it. A solid 5 star read for me.

[Jodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review

‘I’m looking into his eyes and he’s looking into mine and I wonder if maybe it wasn’t coincidence that brought me to him that night in front of the pool house. Maybe it was fate that guided me there so I could save him and he could save me and then it could lead us here to this moment where we are both completely content and free and glad we’re alive.’
- Callie, THE REDEMPTION OF CALLIE AND KAYDEN

If I were good in finding romantic images that resembled Callie and Kayden, I would have pasted my review full with it. But unfortunately, I am not good in finding those images. Le sigh

First things first, what I really liked about the COINCIDENCE SERIES is the fact that the characters seems so alive. This is a well-written story. Love it.

After reading the first book in the series THE COINCIDENCE OF CALLIE AND KAYDEN in December 2012 and realizing that the second book was due to release in February 2013, I can say that I was friggin happy because that cliffhanger was unacceptable. I repeat, unacceptable. But then we all realized that the release date had been pushed back - several times. From February 2013 to February 2014 and from February 2014 to July 30th.

Dear fellow Callie and Kayden obsessed readers, we have been waiting for a very, very, very long time for the release of the second book in the Coincidence series. Let’s say that I was depressed and frustrated that the release date of the book got pushed back many times and that I was surprised that it finally was available after coming back from a three weeks vacation. I totally forgot about THE REDEMPTION. Ok, not really ‘forgot’ the thought of it was still somewhere in my mind but it has gone to the background.

THE REDEMPTION -for short- was one hell of a roller coaster... Well maybe I am over exaggerating but…whatev’ . To be honest, I don’t remember everything from THE COINCIDENCE except for the most important parts and the fact that I fell in love with both Callie and Kayden as main characters. But there is a clear difference between THE COINCIDENCE and THE REDEMPTION. While the first book of the series was the lighter part of the story, the second books dealt with the heavier part: saving each other… or rather finding their redemption. And I preferred the first book to the second book just because of that. Though I wanted them to find their ‘freedom’, I liked reading about them together but because of the problems they had to deal with first, the time of them being together being sweet and all was pretty short and practically not enough.

My mind was pretty blank while reading THE REDEMPTION. What will happen? Where will it take place? How will the story develop or how will they find their redemption? We didn’t know. I didn’t know. I didn’t know that Kayden had it that bad. Nor did I know that Luke’s life wasn’t that easy too. And the blurb wasn’t helping at all.

But here we are and I am glad that we finally got some closure. Please note and pay attention to my emphasis on the word ‘some’, because you’ve to realize that this is not the end…YET!

original review @ moringo reviews


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I can't wait.
And because the ''Keep Calm ...'' images are like a hype now...I have created my own



28th February. We can do it, now the world did not end!


Update <#insert date-blegh>:

You must be kidding me.
Yes you are.
I feel cheated.
How come that the publication date changed at the very last minute.
This must be a dream - wake up -!



You know what forget it. There is not even a date yet :) Hurray.. *sarcasm dripping from every word

Ebook might be released earlier, though!

Reality sucks.

I love the teasers. I am glad we have them..but it is not helping me at all. We have got a long way to go.

[Jennifer Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ~ 4.5 Stars

”In the existence of our lives, there are many coincidences that bring people together, but there’s only one person that will own your heart forever,”



Finally a happily ever after for these two I swear I didn’t think I would live long enough to read it. I thought the author was planning on dragging their story out further and yes I would have read more because there’s something about Kayden and Callie…I just love these two.

Callie was ADORABLE in this book, she is happy from beginning to end and Kayden has to face some family drama but he did it! He is free and happy and these two can be filed away in my mind free from their pasts and completely happy together which is all I have wanted for two long years.

”Is it possible to fall in love with someone even when you’re already in love with them?”

Truthfully, this series could have been condensed as each book is in the $4.99 range and pretty short but I’m a Callie and Kayden fan and I enjoyed how the author threw other characters in between like Luke and Violet’s twisted tale till I got to my couple.

The drama in this story is kept at a minimum and it had a sweet and happy vibe the whole book. I will say that Seth is like two different characters in this series. In Violet and Luke books he’s one way and in Callie and Kayden’s books he’s the best friend girls dream of. I’m wondering what Seth will be written for yes you guessed it his book.

Overall, this is a quick sweet read about a great couple that got what they deserved…their happily ever after. (Although the epilogue was way too short but I'm assuming we will see more of them in further books in the series.)

”I am simply Callie.
And he is simply Kayden.
And we are simply us.
And it’s the realist form of perfection that’s ever existed.”

[Jennifer Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just loved it...Love that Kayden!! Full review to come

[Brandie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

I can't even begin to describe all of the emotions this book made me feel while I read it. Not to mention I couldn't put it down. This was the PERFECT sequel.

If you haven't read The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden - then please read no further.

We begin book two with Kayden in the hospital and Callie is not allowed to visit him. Unable to tell the truth about what really happened, he's resigned himself to going back home to his parents house and keeping his pain and the truth buried. He is such a broken man that he doesn't feel worthy of Callie and her love. While trying to figure out how to deal with his demons, he pushes her away.

Callie is also carrying around a heavy secret that has traumatized her for the past 6 years. She will have to decide if it's worth confronting her past in order to heal and have a future with Kayden.

I just LOVE these two! I felt the horror and pain they went through and it broke my heart. They understood each other having both suffered such traumatic experiences in their lives. I wanted desperately for them to find happiness and make peace with their pasts. Their story is completely addicting. Through all of their pain and suffering, they found comfort and healing with each other and it was so beautiful. There is no major cliffhanger (THANK GOD), although the ending does leave it open for the story to continue. I saw that the author has put on Goodreads that there will be another book for Callie and Kayden and I can't wait!

I can't express how much I love these books. They are must reads!

[Jenny Levine]

02.28.13

I NEED THIS BOOK ASAP!!!
HURRY UP!!!

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars !!! I loved this book HARD !!!

Kayden


"I can't really do anything with you right now." ~ its the stupidest thing that's ever left my lips, but it needs to be said. She deserves better than the broken piece of shit that I am.

You need to walk away from me. PLEASE, walk away.

Kayden ! What a beautiful soul ! There was something about Kayden's story that took hold of my heart from page one of and never let go ! I was seeking personal redemption for him......

I'm looking into his eyes and he's looking into mine and I wonder if it wasn't a coincidence that brought me to him that night in front of the pool house. Maybe it was fate that guided me there so I could save him and he could save me and then it could lead us here to this moment where we are both completely content and free and glad we're alive.

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re·demp·tion

1. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed.
2. Recovery of something pawned or mortgaged or stolen
3. The payment of an obligation
4. Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue.

I really, really, really needed this redemption to be happening for these two broken characters. I wanted to take back the precious moments in LIFE that were stolen from them.

Callie


Skittish cat turned sex-kitten......I loved how Callie evolved ! She was this mouse of a girl and then....self-discovery and healing lead to a really amazing character. I found no fault with her. i repeat.....she did not even give my Kiera nerve the tingles. Her attitude was kick-ass and although she definitely had reasons to be weak.....she was strong as all hell. Girl power. The love she had for Kayden is what helped him to heal. Callie's love definitely healed all Kayden's wounds.

I don't know what I'm doing and all I can hope for is the best. It's the worst feeling in the world because hope has never been that kind to me.~ Callie



I.CAN'T.DO.THIS.WITHOUT.YOU.I.CAN'T.LIVE.WITHOUT.YOU.

#16 Make someone understand that you understand them no matter what it takes

There's this mind-blowing moment when I realize something. Someone understands me. Callie understands me. She gets it and she's not afraid of me or what's inside of me. And while I don't understand it, I want it-I want her.

Maybe if I try hard enough, we'll fall into each other and become one single person and we can share our pain instead of carrying it by ourselves.

You are the only person who I can ever feel whole with.

#10 FACE THE TRUTH AND LET IT GO

Here is about the time in the book when I lost my shit. FREEDOM. Beautiful moments of when they decided to let the truth set them free. I was having those type of random bursting into tears moments....the ones where it wakes my hubby up from a deep sleep and he thinks I'm having a seizure.....I was crying !!!! GOD sooooo beautiful. I love how they let it all go.....overcoming their fears and just let it all go............

You gave me good. I never had good before.

Something Like Me by Staind

But every time you say you love me
I just have to stop and catch my breath
How can somebody love something like me ?
And every time I feel I'm falling
You'll be there to save me from myself
Little angel watching over me

Jessica Sorensen ~ the queen of slow burn. You had me at Micha ....and now Kayden...and HOLY.SHIT....now my heart just transferred to Luke. I'm greedy. Please hurry and BRING IT ! I will read anything you write....to-do list, grocery list, shit-list.....you write it ....I will read it and weep........

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

LIVE http://www.amazon.com/Resolution-Call...

4.5 Stars



The Resolution of Callie and Kayden was the perfect conclusion to their story. The story runs parallel with The Certainty of Violet and Luke, but there really isn’t any overlap or repeated situations.

Resolution begins with Kayden dealing with the aftermath of his father’s abuse and his mother’s lies. He has been in therapy, and with Callie he is working to overcome his issues, but when things have been drilled in your head for 18 years they do not go away overnight.

Caleb is still free, but Callie is trying to focus on the positive, build her relationship with Kayden and rebuild her relationship with family.



The conclusion is the perfect balance of happy ever after, drama, and resolution. At the end of Redemption there are still things that need to be resolved, feelings that need to be developed. This story allows those things to be addressed without giving you anxiety or depression. I really felt like it was the perfect ending to Callie and Kayden, and the ending…swoon - LOVE KAYDEN!



I have loved reading about Callie and Kayden, and highly recommend this series!

ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review

[Akanksha❤ Søren♰ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cut one star for the stupid, rushed and abrupt ending.. I mean seriously author, we read for the endingings!!
Hope their 3rd book comes out ASAP!!

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Stars



Redemption picks up with Kayden in a mental health facility, and Callie lost and confused about how to help him. Kayden cares about Callie and wants to protect her at all costs. He knows he is damaged and the last thing he wants for her to bring her down with him, but Callie doesn’t want Kayden to withdraw and protect her. Callie cares about Kayden wants to be there for him to help him.



Lost on what to do and how to help she gets roped into a road trip idea with Seth and Luke. Their plan to convince Kayden that taking this trip would be best for everyone.



Callie and Kayden have a long way to go, but both have made plans to get better. They now understand that hiding from their problems isn’t going to make them go away.

I loved where this sequel took us. My heart broke for Callie and Kayden. Callie is so selfless in her love for Kayden, and Kayden may not understand his feelings, but he knows she deserves the best.



This series continues to blow me away, if you haven’t had a chance to fall in love with Callie and Kayden I suggest you start now!

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[Farah · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 soul touching stars!

"You don’t forget. You just move past it. Let go. Be who you were supposed to be instead of who they make you feel like you should be.”



You know when you are following a series and you left with a horrible cliffy from book 1? Sometimes you cannot wait for book 2, sometimes you don't care and forget about it...?



Well let me tell you that this book is one that definitely cannot be forgotten about.



This filled with pain, raw emotion, hurt , unconditional friendship, love and redemption and hope..

"When our mouths unite, I can finally breathe again. It’s like I’ve been drowning for the last month, only coming up for air when my lungs are about to burst. But her kiss has brought me to the surface."

Callie and Kayden both have issues. Deep traumatic issues.



Kayden is alive! Thank god!!
what good is being alive when he feels empty inside?



Dealing with what happened to him, Kayden is in a dark place.



"Each word was a cut—a scar. On and on. Cut. Slash. Scar. Scar.



The only person who can bring him into the light to feel the things he deserves to feel is Callie.

"Whenever she looks at me, I swear she steals another piece of my soul."



Callie is so strong in this book. I am amazed by her. She let's out her secrets, faces her fears for Kayden and herself.



"And what do you think will come from us telling someone?"

"Freedom.”

Their true strength is only seen when they are together...



"You saved me from a lifetime of self-loathing and torture. You saved me from myself, from my past, from the painful, lonely future I’d set up for myself. Sometimes the best things are the ones that aren’t planned, the decisions made while living in the moment."

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

07.03.13

4.5 Stars



I feel like I say this about every Jessica Sorensen book I read but I swear this woman puts me through a gamut of emotions. Redemption of Callie & Kayden was one of my most anticipated sequels of 2013 and I don't even know if I can grasp everything that happened or begin to explain to you how I felt. My thoughts and feelings are in a complete cluster f*ck right now. I cant even.

*Full Review to Come
** ARC provided by Publisher via NetGalley

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This is me waiting for this book…

[Nitzan Schwarz]

OH MY FUCKING GOD.
Thank goodness there is a sequel. I all but died inside when I real the ending of The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden.
I literally didn't know what I'll do with myself if there isn't a second book.

[Catarina · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Amazing redeeming starts!!

I’ve waited months for this book and in the end of reading it the only thing I have to say is: Totally worth the wait!!



“I wish for happiness in a world full of sorrow. “

After that horrible and crazy cliffhanger in the end of the first book, things aren’t looking pretty for Callie and Kayden.
She doesn’t know how to help him and can’t even see him which doesn’t help with her own problems that seem to aggravate during the time Kayden’s closed in a mental facility.
But although Kayden realizes that the only thing he truly wants is Callie, he refuses to let her get into his messed up life and head. He doesn’t think he can be saved or loved, so he pushes away everyone that is trying.



But Callie knows that even when Kayden pushes her away that’s his own way of asking for help se decides that she will not give up on him. She will save him, even when he thinks he doesn’t want to.
She will show him that he deserves love and happiness, even when it means her giving up her own secrets and traumas.



And Kayden, even believing that there’s no solution for him, he knows that he can’t give up on Callie. He has to protect from her past, from her ghosts and make her life bright again. If if that brightness comes from a place where he doesn’t belong in.



So not giving up on the other they will eventually find strength together to deal with their ghosts and the darkness in their pasts, so they can finally find happiness in a world where sorrow peaks in every corner.
And their ride is just beautiful! : )



This book was even more angsty and broken than the previous one. But not less achingly beautiful.
Although Kayden pissed me off in several moments, I could see where he was coming from and I still loved him. And I especially loved Callie, her strength really surprised in this one.
Luke and Seth were here too and they are their awesome selves. We find out a little more about Luke and I can’t wait to read his book! ;)
The parents were all awful, really, all of them. I felt like killing them every time one of them appeared.

Anyway, this was a really good reading and I’m happy that I could read their story! ;)
If you haven’t started on these books yet, you probably should start right now!

[Aestas Book Blog]

SQUEE!! I love that title!!

** THE RESOLUTION OF CALLIE AND KAYDEN **

[Pearl Angeli · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You saved me from a lifetime of self-loathing and torture. You saved me from myself, from my pain, from the painful, lonely future I'd set up for myself."

(Finally made a review. :D)

I finished this book weeks ago and I rated it 5 stars. Why? because it's simply beautiful!

The Redemption of Callie and Kayden is way too intense, touching, and emotional compared to the first book The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden. There is so much to love in this sequel. I really feel the emotions when both Kayden and Callie experienced so much pain and struggle just to to survive and be healed from their awful situations.
I literally cried… especially during the time when Callie finally told his family about what happened to her and what Caleb had done to her. I don’t normally cry while reading but this totally got me. Have I known, I would have picked lots of tissues before I started it in the first place.

The romance between Callie and Kayden also got me in my feels! Their sweetness and the way they were too comfortable around each other was totally my undoing. (Where can I find a Kayden Owens in my life??)

I admit the start was a bit slow but halfway through it already became more and more interesting. The ending, on the other hand, was satisfying and it led towards Luke’s story—which is definitely a must-read, too!

Rating: 5 Stars

[Penny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this book. I didn't like the first 40% or so, I wanted to dnf it multiple times but then I thought that I have already read the first book and it would be a shame to just leave it.

I liked the rest of the book more but the epilogue didn't meet my expectations. It felt rushed and tbh it felt like it wasn't an epilogue since the story didn't wrap up (please note that it's marked as an epilogue, it's not just the last chapter). I know that there are a few books left in the series the epilogue wasn't what I hoped it would be.

Something that bothered me was that we get to see many scenes by both of the characters pov. I don't know why I didn't like that, I'm okay if that happens a couple of times or so but in this book that happened too much. It's totally a personal preference though, maybe someone enjoys it.

Overall, it was just an okay read for me. I'm not going to read the rest of the books in the series though, at least for now. 3 ⭐

Please check the trigger warnings before you pick it.

[♥Rachel♥ · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Redemption of Callie and Kayden was a brilliant sequel to their story!

The story picks up right at the horrible ending of The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden and took me on a journey of healing and love. Kayden is so broken when we first see him again and Callie is in a turmoil over what happened. These two are the perfect combination and when one is lacking strength and conviction the other steps in to bolster their resolve, confidence and courage. This romance was one of my favorites to date and I loved how Callie never gave up even when she might have felt like it. There is plenty of swoon and I have so many passages highlighted in my Kindle so I can go back and glory in the memories.

Seth and Luke are back in the story and I loved them as secondary characters. They were loyal friends lending support even though they had their own problems to deal with.

Now I can’t wait to read Luke and Violet’s story next in The Destiny of Violet and Luke. They seem like a dark pair and I can’t wait to find out what’s lurking in the shadows!

This story was beautiful, emotional and touching! Fans of Callie and Kayden will not be disappointed!


One of my favorite quotes:

“Okay,” she says with a look of ecstasy on her face, and then her eyes shut. “Whatever you want.”
And she means it. She would do anything for me—she already has. She gave up her secret, she gave me herself, she gave me her love. And even though I can’t tell her yet, I feel the same way about her. She owns me completely, uncontrollably, irreversibly.*


A copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

*Quote taken from an uncorrected proof and may change in the final copy.

[Jessica Sorensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Catarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 Forever Stars.



For those who followed this couple since the beginning you know what they’ve been through. You know that they suffered. You know how they hidden their fears and secrets from the world until the day their paths crossed. And when they finally did, a lot of obstacles was thrown in their way making their love a hard journey. But they are finally happy. Maybe now it’s time for their happy end.



But when new obstacles come again in their way they have to realize that maybe happily ever after’s don’t exist. Maybe they have to build their own happiness… but are they read to finally do that?



Rating: 4,5 Stars.
Storyline: A great finale for those who followed this story and fell in love with Callie and Kayden like I did. The first book was one of the reasons I fell in love with NA and this was the amazing and highly anticipated end they deserved. It was an amazing journey and I sure will miss them.
Writing Style: First Person. Dual POV. Emotional, heartwarming and amazing.
Character Development: I’ve said it before and I will say It again. Nobody creates such amazingly broken characters as Jessica Sorensen. She knows how to make us fall in love with them almost immediately. I loved Callie and Kayden for the first time I met them and it was amazing to see how much growing up and evolving they did trough this books. They will remain forever as one of my favorite couples. As ever, an amazing group of supportive characters.
Steam: Some heated scenes.
HEA: Yes. Lacked a longer epilogue.

[saania jamal ✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Before diving into this, I tried to push away that gnawing voice and it's plaguing whispers of it's just another cliche, IT'S JUST ANOTHER CLICHE to the back of my head and carry on- and I believe it worked. Although the main issues this novel deals with have no direct relation to me, I still found myself forming a weird connection to it; my guess is it's because of how shitty parents can really be sometimes. It also kind of made me realize that I haven't got it too bad.

Another reason why I might have liked this more than I normally would maaay just be because of this Bollywood movie I watched prior to my reading fest (it's called 2 States and yes- shitty parents strike once again!)

Even though about 95.8% of the time, the situations that authors like to present to us through these romance stories never actually exist in real life, it's still nice to have a little hope instilled within you every now and then, right? Well, Jessica Sorensen here feeds us just that, but doesn't forget to acknowledge the fact that sometimes, some people simply aren't lucky enough to have that something or someone save them before it's too late.

Call it overdone or whatever you want, but honestly, it feels good to read books like these once in awhile- especially when you have a bittersweet happy ending in store for you.

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading the first book in the series, The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this installment. The cliffhanger left me stunned. I was reeling from shock. And I was literally choked up. Jessica Sorenson delivers another emotional story that left me satisfied… but with mixed feelings.

The Redemption of Callie and Kayden picks up where book one left off. Kayden is in the hospital after his abusive father stabbed him. Kayden is trying to recover from the trauma but feels overwhelmed and shuts out everyone, even Callie. She wants to help Kayden but feels helpless. Finding out Kayden is a cutter makes her fear for his life, yet she is too timid to confront him on it. While Callie struggles with finding a way to re-establish a connection with Kayden, he is slowly drowning in pain and despair. The way his mother treats him is cold and leaves him feeling hopeless that his life will never change. The strong bond that ties Kayden and Callie together begins to unravel as they grow apart. Kayden must find a way to release the darkness inside his head so he can move on with his life.

There are so many questions that floated through my mind once I started this story... Can Callie and Kayden rekindle the connection they had for each other? How do you overcome the darkness left after your father stabs you? Is there hope for a better life? Does Callie finally tell her family about the rape? Will there be character growth with these characters? Jessica Sorenson does not leave us hanging. We get answers.

“Maybe if I try hard enough, we'll fall into each other and become one single person and we can share our pain instead of carrying it by ourselves.”

Callie and Kayden are really lucky to have found one another. They are wonderful together. It was nice to see Callie and Kayden finally open up to each other and unload their heavy secrets. With each other, they find comfort and understanding. They find strength in one another to share what they’ve been hiding for so many years. It will take time for them heal from it all, but now they realize that silence is no longer an option. Eventually, the fragile connection they had at the beginning of the book becomes emotionally stronger. Callie and Kayden have lived with so much pain and suffering in their lives that they are broken emotionally and that makes it really hard for them to be normal teenagers in love – which means they have a long road of healing ahead of them.

Jessica Sorrenson does not let up in this installment. This story is MUCH darker than the first book. There is A LOT of angst. TONS. Both characters have so much inner turmoil and it was intense. Confusion, sadness, heartbreak, guilt, anger… All war within these characters heads. But Kayden is the one suffering the most in this book. I really wanted to love this story, but I found being inside Kayden’s head at times was overwhelming. I knew he was suffering a kind of pain that I could never imagine, but the angst was just too much. Too heavy. It overshadowed the storyline at times. There were even times when I just put the book down to feel something other than all that angst. I really needed a hug when this story ended.

I really enjoyed the scenes with Seth and Luke and Callie. Seth is awesome and a really good best friend to Callie. I do like that Callie finally found her backbone in this story. She showed a great amount of strength to help Kayden during his time of need. She helped him realize that picking up a razor wasn’t the only solution to his problems. Callie deserves a high five for how far she’s come.

The next book is called The Destiny of Violet and Luke and I’m looking forward to reading Luke’s story. Oh, Luke. I adore him. I have a strange and shivery feeling that the secret Luke is keeping will be extremely gut-wrenching. And Violet, Callie’s roommate, definitely has some issues that have been hinted at since the first book. Both these characters are a mystery and I can’t wait to read their story.

The Redemption of Callie and Kayden took me on one hell of an emotional rollercoaster ride that never let up. Not once. Their story will tug at your heartstrings repeatedly. This story may be dark and sad and painful, but the romance is sweet enough to make your heart smile. While there was some resolution in this story, there are definitely a lot of things that were not resolved. This installment may have left me with mixed feelings but I still think it’s worth reading.

Rating: B- (3.5 stars)
Heat: Warm


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[a · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars!

I don't know...I feel kind of let down. After waiting almost two years to finally pick up this book up, I was expecting...more.

I don't know what it is with this author and always trying to milk a damn story. It can never be just two books. Everything ended but it ended in a weird place. Things are still up in the air, which she obviously did on purpose so now she can write another two books about them. I don't feel like there needs to be another book on them, this book should have been enough.

Honestly at this point I'm pretty annoyed with this author.

There's not much to say about the story itself since not much happened. There was acceptance, love, a few funny moments and people trying to move on and yet there's still a big question mark over their life.


Here were my thoughts when I first found out about this book: New Release Date: February 11, 2014...





I REALLY hope that there was some kind of mistake and that it will keep it's original release date. Because honestly? If we have to wait over a year for the next one I am DONE with Jessica Sorensen's books.



First it was The Forever of Ella and Micha who's date got pushed to a ridiculous time and now this?! And what makes this worse is that this book has an insane cliffhanger and I'm sorry but I'm not okay with her changing the date on us EVERY TIME WE GET CLOSE TO THE RELEASE DATE.



*15 mins later*
Okay, so I've had some time to calm down and while I'm still mad as hell what I feel most is disappointed, and sad.



I just...I was REALLY looking forward to this book. I've literally been counting the days and been ranting non stop to anyone who would listen about this book. And now...we have to wait all over again. Please, just please tell me this is a mistake.

[☆ ĄňŊǡƂėƮĦ ☆ ŞŧŎŋė · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was going back and forth trying to decide whether to give this book a 4 or 5. I've decided on 5 but really thinking it as:

4.75/5

The second installment of the The Coincidence series started after the major cliffhanger at the end of The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden where Kayden was so broken and Callie devastated from seeing him like that. Kayden is charged for battery and realizes that the only way to get out of it is for Callie to tell what had happened. Instead of making her do that, he is determined to protect her which means leaving her and letting her go.

Callie knows what he is going through and wants to be there for him. To do this, she would have to dig up her past and share to everyone what had happened on her 12th birthday. She would much rather that than losing Kayden.

With their friends help, Callie tries to make a plan to show Kayden the life they all want and deserve. She just hopes that it is enough for them to be together.

They learn to move on from their dark pasts and heal together. Their love is even deeper from their understanding the hardships that both of them have been through.

This quote is one that I remember sowing how much they love each other:

"His scruffy face is like sandpaper against my skin as I clutch onto him, wanting him to touch me all over and terrified by the thought of him ever letting go. I’d latch onto him endlessly if I could, so I know he’ll be okay—we’ll be okay."

I loved this book more than the last one despite the fact that there were more scenes or parts of the book that I skipped over. Seth is still very funny and I'm happy that he is also overcoming his past. I know that the third book is about Luke which is good since he is still a mystery after these two books.

I was touched and was able to relate and understand these characters despite never going through anything remotely as difficult as that. Ms. Sorensen is obviously a very good writer who is able to write a great second book.

I'm going to read the third book but I am definitely going to have to get used to it being about different people.

[Ania (literackie_serce) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5
Jeszcze nie wiem, ale pewnie przeczytam dalsze części tej serii :) Ciekawi mnie jaka historia kryje się za Violet i Lukiem

[*.Amaia.* BlackMagicRose · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Let-Go-Of-The-Past beautiful STARS!!



There is something about this story that makes it perfect for me, one of my favourites. I don't really know how to express it, it's simply that all this suffering and injustice clashes with an incredible beauty and creates a perfect mix that I don't wanna stop reading.
Witnessing how these characters, especially Kayden and Callie, survive, learn and love is amazing.



****This review contains spoilers from book 1****



Book two starts right after Kayden was stabbed by his father and he tried to cut his wrists to make it all go away. Fortunately, Callie got there in time and Kayden was lucky to be taken to the hospital.

But terrible desperate acts have consequences... and sometimes the tough part comes when you have to survive, and face your feelings, your thoughts, your fears and your future.

"I don't believe in luck though, and I'm not even sure I believe that surviving means I'm lucky."

This book goes deeper into both Kayden and Callie's feelings. What started in book one is taken to a higher level here. We meet a completely devastated Kayden, full of self-loathing, but we also meet a stronger Callie in this book.



They are the only ones who can save each other from their past...



But fear from telling the truth, from making it finally real is stopping them...




This is a story about two people who have been hurt so bad that they are afraid to feel anything or face their feelings. Surviving a traumatic experience doesn't mean you are safe, doesn't mean you are alive. It's all about learning to love yourself, to feel worthy, to have hope and find your reason to live. It's all about redemption.




Can't forget to mention both Seth and Luke, awesome secondary characters I love almost as much as the heroes *.*

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About the ending:
OMG!!!! :O
It was actually kind of bittersweet, cause I'm happy for Kayden and Callie, but I can't help feeling really sad for Luke, learning what happened to his sister was pretty shocking :( And I'm looking forward to reading his book more than ever!