The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden is the first book I have read by Jessica Sorensen and I really loved it! This story was emotional and absolutely captivating. I was drawn in from page one and didn't want to put it down. All of the characters have depth and are interesting, and I found myself really enjoying the secondary characters as well as Callie and Kayden. The thing that I really loved about this story is that its not about instant love. Its about two people who are broken and damaged and how they begin to heal themselves and each other. 
 Callie and Kayden have gone to school together for years. But they never really have spent any time together or associated with the same people. Callie interrupts a fight between Kayden and his father at a graduation party and changes their lives forever. Months after that night they end up at the same college and begin to spend time together. Callie is slow to trust after a horrible event in her past and is slow to let Kayden close. Kayden is determined to thank Callie for saving his life all those months ago and feelings start to develop for Callie as they spend more time together. They begin to open up to each other and forge a friendship that develops into much more. But when Callie's and Kayden's pasts collide will their new found love and trust shatter or survive? 
 Kayden has been barely surviving for years and is damaged on the outside as well as inside. He doesn't let anyone in and that's the way he likes it. But after that night with Callie he begins to feel for the first time and tries to fight it. I loved that he looked out for Callie and didn't try to push her for more than she could handle. It was also nice to see that he was interested in being friends with Callie for all the right reasons and didn't care what others thought about it. Besides the scenes with him and Callie, I really enjoyed his friendship with Luke. I found myself really enjoying the two of them and how they were there for each other like true friends should be. 
 I really loved Callie. She had been hurt in one of the worst possible ways, and the strength that she had was really inspiring. I was rooting for her from the start. It was great to see her begin to take baby steps towards recovering the life that had been taken away from her and it seemed so real to me because it was slowly over the course of the book and not all at once. I really enjoyed her with Kayden and the attraction between them! But some of my favorite parts were her and her best friend Seth! I think it would be impossible not to love Seth. Seth was a huge part of her growth and her relationship with Kayden, and I loved that he helped her to try and move past the fear of being with someone so that she and Kayden could move forward together. 
 My only real complaint with this book is that it ends extremely abruptly. It's worse than your typical cliffhanger. This book just seemed to stop at the end of a chapter, and I was left reeling. Luckily we don't have to wait long for book number two, The Redemption of Callie and Kayden or i'm not sure that I could handle it! Overall, I thought this book was extremely well written and a beautiful story about how even the most damaged and broken people can find happiness and a future that they didn't think was possible. Callie and Kayden's story is a must read, and I cannot wait to see more of them as well as more from their author Jessica Sorensen. 
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