Although The Redemption by
SL Scott is a stand alone, it really is a continuation of the story of characters
first introduced in The Resistance. This
book focuses on newly widowed Rochelle Flores and bad boy drummer Antonio “Dex”
Caggiano.
Rochelle is devastated by
the loss of her husband, The Resistance drummer Cory. She is trying desperately
to get herself together for the sake of her boys, but she hasn’t really allowed
herself to grieve. Lonely and sad, she
just carries on with her life.
Dex is the bad boy partier
and drug abusing drummer. He is
struggling to become a decent and deserving man, but he just can’t seem to
believe he is worthy of happiness. A
crappy childhood, struggles with addiction and a disastrous hook up with the
girl of his dreams, leave Dex a complete mess.
The two come together over the years and finally admit they have feelings for each other, so they attempt
to begin a relationship. I love how SL
really shows how much these two struggle with their pasts. It seemed that the only time Rochelle and Dex
found real happiness and peace with each other was when they were alone
together in their own private bubble; their Neverland.
“My feelings for
you are real. But for you, I’ll be your Peter Pan and you can pretend to be
Wendy and we’ll stay in Neverland until you’re ready to see that Neverland
doesn’t have to live only in our imaginations” - Dex
No matter how strongly
they feel for each other Rochelle and Dex just cannot seem to find a way to be
together in the real world. If she is
not running away and feeling guilty, then he is pushing her away.
My heart really broke for both Rochelle and
Dex. He wanted to be loved and be able
to love Rochelle so badly, but he would not let himself do that until he was
100% ready. Rochelle was so strong as
she faced her own fears and waited for Dex to let himself find peace.
Don’t get me wrong, there were times I wanted
to smack him upside the head so he would wake up, but for the most part I was
glad that they didn’t just jump in and regret it later.
“I know you, the
real you, Dex. You don’t ever have to hide from me” -Rochelle
I especially loved how Dex
communicated with Rochelle and her boys through old fashioned letters. Whether he was on the road touring or in LA, it seemed like that was the only way he
could talk about his real feelings and be himself. It was in those letters that Rochelle was
able to see who he really was and where he came from.
“I’ll give you
everything I can because you gave me a reason to live. You gave me life” -Dex
I really loved these 2
characters and I enjoyed reading about their journey to continue to live in the
aftermath of tragedy.
I am giving this book 4
Best Book Boyfriend lip smacks!!
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