The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

Cuando comencé a leer este libro pensé que sería una versión paralela de Pushing the Limits, y bueno en cierta forma lo es, pero eso no es lo que lo identifica.

The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden es una historia arrolladora, real, con personajes brillantemente desarrollados. Incluso los secundarios (de quienes espero se escriba su propia historia, porque definitivamente quiero saber mas de Luke y Seth). Nada de protagonistas perfectamente atractivos y de los cuales todos se enamoran a penas los ven. Callie y Kayden son descritos como dos seres humanos reales, y eso es lo que hace a la historia atractiva.

Profunda, conmovedora, divertida (especialmente la parte cuando juegan "yo nunca", me reí muchísimo con eso).

El final fue lo show more unico que me dejó un mal sabor, ya que queda abierto de una manera, digamos que de una manera que deja mucho que pensar, asi que sino te gusta el suspenso espera a que salga el segundo libro de la serie antes de leer este, de otra forma te recomiendo que lo leas ya. show less

Cuando comencé a leer este libro pensé que sería una versión paralela de Pushing the Limits, y bueno en cierta forma lo es, pero eso no es lo que lo identifica.

The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden es una historia arrolladora, real, con personajes brillantemente desarrollados. Incluso los secundarios (de quienes espero se escriba su propia historia, porque definitivamente quiero saber mas de Luke y Seth). Nada de protagonistas perfectamente atractivos y de los cuales todos se enamoran a penas los ven. Callie y Kayden son descritos como dos seres humanos reales, y eso es lo que hace a la historia atractiva.

Profunda, conmovedora, divertida (especialmente la parte cuando juegan "yo nunca", me reí muchísimo con eso).

El final fue lo show more unico que me dejó un mal sabor, ya que queda abierto de una manera, digamos que de una manera que deja mucho que pensar, asi que sino te gusta el suspenso espera a que salga el segundo libro de la serie antes de leer este, de otra forma te recomiendo que lo leas ya. show less

In the existence of our lives, there is a single coincidence that brings us together and for a moment, our hearts beat as one."

wow and wow. We are all broken, just in different ways. We all struggled, we've all had to pick up the pieces of who we once were and try to put them back together.

But every now and again, two people are so broken and their pieces so scattered, that when their two paths cross - they are more whole then they were before. This is Callie and Kayden

I'm so glad that Kayden doesn't have anger issues and doesn't try to beat up every person Callie talks to. I love that he's not possessive. He's real. He's broken and he's struggling. And he's sweet beyond belief.

And Callie is so real in her need to hide, disappear and show more run. This topic is very real, very dear to me. And Jessica Sorensen does such a wonderful job or respecting the pain, the struggle to understand the loss of something not tangible - and the wonder at the healing process.

and together they aren't suddenly two halves made whole - they are finding themselves. It's a tough juggle to not make them co-dependent, and Jessica Sorensen does it flawlessly.

I just can't say it enough. I loved this book. show less

Man Oh Man WHY , WHY , did I do this to myself and leave myself with a major cliffhanger and now waiting for the rest .........

This Book consumed me for the last 24 hrs . It is full of emotion, heartache for the characters and everything else in between...

This story was more than captivating, it was breathtaking. The characters were endearing and their journey will undeniably stay with you. Be prepared for an emotional, shattering journey, bring some tissues, but whatever you do, don’t miss this experience.

"It's amazing how the things you remember forever are the things you'd rather forget and the things you desperately want to grasp onto seem to slip away like sand in the wind.”


There are those who don’t get luck handed to them show more on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved.

Luck was not on Callie’s side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After it’s all over, she locks up her feelings and vows never to tell anyone what happened. Six years later her painful past consumes her life and most days it’s a struggle just to breathe.

For as long as Kayden can remember, suffering in silence was the only way to survive life. As long as he did what he was told, everything was okay. One night, after making a terrible mistake, it seems like his life might be over. Luck was on his side, though, when Callie coincidentally is in the right place at the right time and saves him.

Now he can’t stop thinking about the girl he saw at school, but never really knew. When he ends up at the same college as Callie, he does everything he can to try to get to know her. But Callie is reserved and closed off. The more he tries to be part of her life, the more he realizes Callie might need to be saved.

“I take my time because I love how it feels to carry her, the way she needs me, the way I need to protect her.”

Characters: not only are Callie and Kayden so beautifully written, we also have amazing secondary characters such as Seth and Kayden’s friend Luke. Both Callie and Kayden have had a horrible childhood and they both have a dangerous way of coping with the effects. Although Callie’s trust has been shattered, she still cares about Seth (as a friend) and Kayden enough that she is willing to face her insecurities. Kayden’s best defense is to not let himself feel, but he can’t fight the way he feels about Callie.

There was so much emotional charge infused in this novel that I could not get my mind off of these two characters the entire time I was reading their story. I loved everything about this book … from the alternating POV’s, to the perfectly flawed characters, and the gradual build up between Callie and Kayden.

“I've never felt like this before, with anyone. It's against the rules of surviving.”

I hate , hate , hate cliffhangers and I knew better , but I could not wait , and NOW I am stuck waiting until Feb 28th to see what happens next ....... show less

This was the last book I finished in 2012. I read it after all the "Best of" lists and posts, which is extremely unfortunate, because this was easily one of the best, if not actually the best, book I read all year. I can't articulate enough my extreme love for this book! In no way, shape, or form, was I expecting this fantastic-ness.

I mean I really, really liked Ella and Micha and knew Sorensen had a flair for awesome contemporary writing, but seriously, Callie and Kayden blew my away. And yes, this is going to be a very gushy review. I'm not going to apologize either, just warn.

Intense, intense, intense. Definitely not "light reading" but oh-so-addicting! Sorensen seriously handles heavy moments and subjects so beautifully; As well as show more creating some awesome characters. I mean, come on, Seth? Move over, Callie, I want to be his best friend! I love Sorensen's way of making her secondary characters become just as memorable and great as the MCs.

The romance is spot-on. It's believable and there was absolutely no question that Callie and Kayden just had to find a way to be together. Kayden has taken the top spot as my favorite YA male character. (Previously held my Jude Ryder from Crash). He's sweet and adorable and so understanding of Callie
and her situation. My heart just breaks for him and his own life. Honestly, I found this story to be nothing less than perfection.

The only negative thing I can find is that dang ending. I seriously thought I still had a few more pages to go and then out of no where -BAM- there were no more words left. I'm going to go crazy waiting for book 2 to find out what the heck is going to happen!

GO READ THIS ONE NOW! show less

I loved this book so much, I really connected with both characters and I could feel their their pain right from the start. I enjoy reading books with a male POV and this one was no exception. I loved getting into Kayden's head and watching him slowly start to feel all these emotions that he hasn't felt before and his struggle to stop them from coming to the surface.
He has some issues and I wanted him to fight back so badly at the beginning but I knew he would need a reason for it and Callie became that reason. Callie has her own issues and something in her past has made her withdraw from everything and everyone. I could feel the tension when these two were together and I couldn't have enough of them.
I'm being deliberately vague because show more I don't want to spoil it for you but this is a must read and one of my favourite books of the year.
This is the first book in the series and ends in a cliffhanger that makes your heart stop and makes you want to know what happens next so badly! I need the next one NOW. Please. show less

4.5 stars because the ending pissed me off. While I enjoyed this book, the god awful cliffhanger at the end makes me want to hurt someone. :) I hate cliffhangers with an unbridled passion. That said, this book had everything I love. Damaged characters working through their issues as abuse survivors to find their way to each other. I loved the steady progression of Callie and Kayden and how they grew to trust each other. My only real complaint as I've said was the ending. It wasn't really an ending at all, but like I was reading and all of a sudden it was cut off in the middle of a climatic scene. Which is exactly what happened. It wasn't really an ending to a book. More like a chapter and you expect there to be a resolution to begin on show more the next page, only there isn't. It just ends. *throws hands up in the air* Now I have to wait god knows how long to see what happens. Not cool. ;) show less