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What an amazing story! This is one of the shortest reviews I have ever written. My recommendation is that potential buyers/readers very carefully select the reviews they will read lest too much is revealed about the storyline. I didn't read the reviews and actually purchased this book by mistake. It is one of the best accidental purchases I've ever made. Yes, I could have returned it, but I was considering purchasing it and had kept the link open on my computer.

Today, I decided to read it not realizing the story is rather short. So, this is more like a novella than a full length book. Nevertheless, it was/is one of the most original storylines I've read in this genre. Loved it and it did keep me riveted.


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A Matter of Class Perseus 9781593155544 Books Reviews

FINAL DECISION Don't read spoilers for this book. Yes, there is a gimmick to it, but it is a successful one and I enjoyed the stories of this arranged marriage very much.

THE STORY Raised and educated to be a gentleman by his rich coal mining father, Reginald Mason has become accustomed to gambling and overspending as many of the ton do. His father decides to settle him with a marriage. When the opportunity arises for social advancement by contracting a marriage with a ruined aristocratic daughter, Reggie concedes to his father's demands. Annabelle Ashton ran off with a servant and now must marry. When her father arranges the marriage with the son of his longtime enemy, Annabelle has no choice but agree.

OPINION This is a book where the less said about its content the better. The story is unique and very unexpected. There are lots of surprises and secrets in this book. A reader who is willing to take an adventure of a well constructed story will appreciate this book.

Reading the spoilers will diminish the power of this book. The book isn't long and doesn't ask for a big commitment, but it is certainly memorable.

I enjoyed the interaction between Reggie and Annabelle. The banter and interaction between them makes this book a wonderful reading experience.

WORTH MENTIONING This is a shorter novel which works well with the story.

CONNECTED BOOKS A MATTER OF CLASS is a standalone.

STAR RATING I give this book 5 stars.
This is the story of Lady Annabelle Ashton, the only child of the most austere Earl of Havercroft and Reginald Mason, the son of a crass social climbing merchant. When the book opens Reginald is being schooled by his father. During the last year Reginald has become a profligate dandy. His father seeks to put an end to his extravagance. Reginald counters that he is a young up-and-comer who, at the age of twenty five years, is only aping the behavior of his gentlemen companions. These are the activities and interests of the idle gentry class. And, oh by the way, his is not the worst transgression in the neighborhood, has his father heard about the Earl's diamond of a daughter? No? Well, she has utterly and completely ruined herself in a failed attempt at elopement with her father's handsome footman. Reginald's father gleefully smiles and rubs his palms together. Here is an opportunity, for advancement and revenge. His old enemy, the Earl, is in dire straits, he needs the money his daughter was to marry into. No one of his class will have the chit now. He, the one the Earl looks down his long nose at, will save the family from ruin and in doing so elevate his son.

Proud Annabelle has been locked in a barren room with only her bible for companionship. She is to be sent to a distant estate to live out her days as a spinster. How far she has fallen. Even her mother's companionship is to be denied to her. How could her plans have gone so horribly awry? Annabelle is no ones damsel in distress, but if ever she needed a knight it is now. Someone to fight by her side. Her father enters her cell, the family has been saved. Saved by that odious merchant and his limp noodle of a son.

So begins Reginald and Annabelle's story. It is a lighthearted tale. With Ms. Balogh's trademarks of sweet humor, strong characters and engaging plot. From the beginning we know that all is not exactly as it seems and it is fun work figuring out exactly what these two characters have been up to.

One quibble at 190 widely spaced pages this book is almost unforgivably short. It probably should have been a short story selection in an anthology. That said, for this reader a taste of Ms. Balogh's storytelling is better than a full dish of most anything else.

Five stars for engaging story. Three stars for brevity of book. Four stars overall.
While the plot isn't exactly anything earth shattering, the approach to telling the plot is clever. It's a super short novella that you could read over morning coffee and well worth it. There are hints along the way from the very first chapter of what the plot twist will be, but some readers may still be surprised. Surprised or not, the telling of the story is the reason to get it. The story moves back and forth with a chapter for present then a chapter for past and so forth as it works the reader towards the big reveal. THIS is what makes the book clever and the plot well done.

If you don't like a story told with alternating flashbacks, and if you don't like surprise twists, then don't read it. That simple. I found it's unconventional approach a welcome read. If this had been a long novel, it wouldn't have worked, but as a novella, it's just right. Go in knowing what to expect and you won't be disappointed. A thorough enjoyment from start to finish, all while sipping that morning coffee.
What an amazing story! This is one of the shortest reviews I have ever written. My recommendation is that potential buyers/readers very carefully select the reviews they will read lest too much is revealed about the storyline. I didn't read the reviews and actually purchased this book by mistake. It is one of the best accidental purchases I've ever made. Yes, I could have returned it, but I was considering purchasing it and had kept the link open on my computer.

Today, I decided to read it not realizing the story is rather short. So, this is more like a novella than a full length book. Nevertheless, it was/is one of the most original storylines I've read in this genre. Loved it and it did keep me riveted.