3 out of 4 stars
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The Resilient is a short story written by Patrick DeRosa. The story starts off with an introduction of John Sully, the main character in this story. John Sully is used to getting all the girls, but when a new bartender named Alexa shows up at his regular bar, he has a hard time talking to her. After learning her work schedule at the bar, he makes sure to go to the bar on those days. After a couple of days, John finally gets the opportunity to take her out. From there, they start seeing each other. One day, a customer was rude to Alexa. John takes offense at the way that the customer, who turns out to be related to the head boss of the Italian mafia, treated Alexa and starts a fight with him and his other friends. John ends up winning the fight but at a cost. Alexa is kidnaped by the Italian mafia and John must do everything in his power to save her. Will John save her or will he die trying?
Written in third person, all of the characters in this short story were flat. John was the main character and he didn't go through any character development. The author didn't go into much detail about Alexa so her character was static. Mike, Storch, and Jimmy, who are John’s friend, helped John fight the Italian mob, but none of them showed any character development. The descriptions of the characters were short and to the point, but it was enough to get a general overview of each character and their part in the story.
The plot has a good pace from scene to scene. It had enough suspense to keep me interested, but the author’s writing style was slow-moving and sparse. His sentences were short and choppy and there was little dialogue between the characters. The author included some humor in his writing which helped keep the story interesting.
There were a few grammatical errors, but they didn't detract from the book. There were a few sexual implications, but none were too graphic. There were a few fight scenes which helped to add to the suspense, but they weren't bloody or violent at all.
I would rate this book a 3 out of 4 stars. The plot was suspenseful, but there was a lack of character development. Also, the amount of grammatical errors prevented me in giving it a higher score. I would recommend this book to those who like a quick read.
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The Resilient
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