Class Collision by Annette Mackey
Published August 13th 2010 by Outskirts Press, Inc.
Paperback, 296 Pages
Review Copy
Book Synopsis
What if you didn't know your boyfriend was worth millions.....??
Born into wealth and privilege, David spends his days rattling the servants and torturing the maid until he is kidnapped for ransom and left for dead. Grueling years follow until he meets Linda. She's sassy, pigheaded, beautiful and way more than he can possibly handle. Hate, love and passion combine as he tries to win her heart. She sees him as a drifter. Little does she know he's a prince in disguise. Set during the Great Depression, Class Collision will transport you to a simpler time filled with heartache and unexpected love. (Goodreads)
Review
After reading about this book on Melissa’s (iswimforoceans) blog and loving the synopsis and her review, I jumped at the chance to read this novel…….
Set in a time right before the early depression, two brothers completely different and born into the life of privilege have it all. Respect, private tutors, servants and a lovely family surround their daily activities. Alex is soft spoken, kind and lives in his younger brothers shadow. David is a rude, arrogant and intolerable boy, he is the apple of his mothers eye, he is sheer perfection and he belittles anyone underneath him…even his older brother cant escape David’s harsh judgment. Everything for both boys change in an instant when they are kidnapped from school and held for ransom. The incident is horrible and the brothers both experience their own separate ordeals. Alex makes it home…..David does not.
Although left for dead with a serious head injury, David survives. Unbeknown to his family who think he’s dead, David tries to go back home but is met with adversity after adversity. His life goes from extreme wealth and luxury to homeless, poverty stricken orphan overnight and not one person will help him. After leaving a home for boys at 14, David winds up working as a ranch hand during the Great Depression. During this time he meets Linda, the beautiful and mysterious daughter of his boss. Soon tension and chemistry begin to build between them, first creating a deep friendship which turns into a passionate love. The odds are stacked against them, he being a poor, uneducated teen and she having a father who is known to fly into drunken rages and has arranged her entire life including marriage. The situation forces the couple to do the unthinkable........
I highly enjoyed reading Class Collision and loved growing with David during his development. In the beginning I couldn’t stand him, due to his extreme arrogant personality, however even with his attitude I hated that no one would help him. The way adults treated him was ghastly and I kept forgetting that this was set in the Depression and how desperate and different society was back then. I loved how Mackey showcased all sides of class in her novel. The goodness and love of a rich family and the greed and arrogance of that same family. The goodness of the middle class, yet the anger and hostility of that class, the characters who were angry at the rich and had an entitlement attitude along with the true criminals. The caretakers who treated the orphans and poor awful and the working class who did what they could to make ends meet. The book had me so on edge because I was waiting for the bomb to drop, waiting for the family’s discovery of David, waiting for all these people to finally realize who David was……..the story certainly weaves a tale to not make things that easy, there is no fast resolve. Reading the last fifty pages I knew David and Linda’s journey was just beginning and I cannot wait to see where the sequel takes these characters.
Rating
Class Collision is recommended to mature teens and adults. Contains: Violence, abuse- including domestic, class welfare, romance, mild sensuality, kidnapping, life on a ranch and alcohol abuse.
4/5- Historical Fiction- Coming of Age
Thanks to Annette Mackey for review copy. To find out more about this author check out her website.
Oh wow. I love that you liked it and it kept you wondering. Great review.
ReplyDeleteI've read a couple of reviews for this book already and every time I read another one, it takes my breath away. The story sounds so powerful and intense. I'm looking forward to reading it.
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