Review: Undefeated, Perfect Title for This Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
Undefeated, by Scott Hildreth is a novel that everyone should read! This is not only a love story, but a story that takes on a very serious issue, abuse. This is not necessarily an easy read but anything worth having isn't necessarily easy to come by.This is the story of Shane and Kace. Both, are broken, one outwardly one inwardly. Shane is boxer who just lost his grandfather and trainer/manager. He sets out from Compton, California to Austin, Texas to start fresh and obtain a new trainer, Kelsey. This is where he meets Mike Ripeton aka Rip! After getting in the ring together to see what Shane was made of (and knocking out Mike) the two became fast friends, brothers. Shane is quite and reserved and to some cocky, to others confident, but in the ring all bets are off! The ring is where he excises his demons. "On the outside, I am always kind, polite, and considerate of others. On the inside, demons reside...I keep the demons fed, and they allow me to live an otherwise peaceful life...As long as I continue to fight, they're fed. WHen they are fed, I am allowed. Allowed to live."Kace is a woman who has been in an abusive relationship for over 10 years. It's not that she's weak that prevents her from leaving the relationship, it's more complicated then  that.  It was more that she didn't know how to leave. I've been fortunate to never have been in a relationship like Kace, but can understand why she stayed for as long as she did. "Trying to figure a way to get out of a relationship and not feel like a complete failure is difficult. Most people will never understand why I have stayed...As much as I hate the way that he has treated me, I cannot imagine giving up on us - giving up on our relationship...I don't think I know how to be alone....I often wish someone would decide for me..I don't want to fail. I only want to be loved."On one fateful night, Kace and her boyfriend "Buster" where having an argument in a parking lot. Shane happens to witness this and comes to her aid. If there is one thing that he will NOT stand for is the abuse of women, children or the elderly,. People who can not stand up on their own.Fast forward two years later, Kace and Shane meet again, call it fate. And from here, is where both of their journeys begin to become whole.I highly recommend this book, but as I mentioned, there is a very heavy theme here and some of the scenes graphic, but, in my opinion tells the story.