Book: Sweet Redemption by Bella Matthews
Reviewed by Desi Disassociates
Rating: 3.5/5
Hendrix Sinclair is the star hockey player that's finally come home to play with his team and raise his son as a single dad (widower). Serena Kingston is the woman that has loved him since they were teens whose heart was broken three years ago by the only man she's ever loved. After her soccer career ended with an injury, she's trying to figure out her life when she's thrown for a loop when Hendrix is forced back into her life and orbit. But they haven't talked in years and she's certainly not going to start now.
I find that second chance romances can be really hit or miss depending on how they're done, but Sweet Redemption is kind of in the middle of the pack for me. I think because I really enjoyed a lot of the other Love & Legacy books, especially Olivia and Logan's story in Sweet Salvation, I had this one up on a pedestal that it just missed a bit for me.
I do want to say, I loved Serena as a character down to the very last sentence of this book. She's dealt with heartbreak, of course, but she was really doing everything she could to keep her distance and try to come back stronger on the other end. But where I struggled with this one was Hendrix and his backstory, especially with the relationship he had with Britt and Melissa. I will not post any spoilers, but man, those parts really just gutted me and made me not like him at times. For that reason, I'm giving this one a sub-four star review.
It wasn't a bad story, it just didn't resonate with me in the same way as some of the others, and I think it's just because I was comparing it to the last two books in this series that wrecked me and left me in actual tears. I'm not sure if there are more books in this series, but if Bella does add to it, I'll still pick them up in a heartbeat. I think this one was just a blip in the radar for me.