Third year law student Lennon Gallagher’s life turns from complicated to overwhelming when she receives a message meant for someone else. The text offers an advance copy of a final exam—a guaranteed “A”—but accepting it will violate the honors code she refuses to break. When Lennon declines, the collaborators behind the cheating scheme demand her silence or they will ensure she takes the fall if necessary.
Fighting for her future while balancing an internship, exams, studying for the bar, a boyfriend who no longer seems to understand her, and a mother who needs help rebuilding her life after prison, Lennon tries to handle everything alone. But when she discovers the lead plaintiff in her firm’s class action lawsuit might be the father she’s never known, it’s the final straw. She needs help.
With the support of her friend and mentor, attorney Miranda Quinn, Lennon must navigate betrayal, legal intrigue, and personal discovery. As one relationship unravels, another blossoms in this gripping story of resilience, secrets, and second chances. (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.)
Having read Gail Ward Olmsted’s Miranda Fights (reviewed here), I was eager to check out Lennon’s story and her perspective in Class Action. Even though she’s a character and not a real-life individual, I still felt pride in seeing just how far she’s come, with holding down her internship, employment, and studying for the bar–all while coming from a past that was riddled with chaos.
The two varying storylines, with Lennon’s need to research into who her biological father might be, as well as getting set up to take the fall for a cheating scandal at college, really was riveting and meshed well together, despite how polar opposite the storylines might be. With both scenarios, the need to determine who she can trust becomes a necessity, considering how often she’s been let down in the past. The only person who is her constant is Miranda. I love the relationship between the two women. It is obvious that Miranda is her chosen family, and someone she can frequently call upon for help or assistance when she needs a second opinion.
The situation surrounding the cheating scandal becomes downright scary. It gets to be next level when there are verbal threats and even physical ones, all in an effort to keep Lennon quiet. She’s caught in a tough situation, due to her status at the school and the offender’s background–their family is college legacy, while Lennon’s family (her mother) has been prison bound. Her background is used against her as a means of ensuring she goes along with the scandal, and Lennon has to find a way to fight against the obstacles thrown at her so she can come out of the situation as unscathed as possible.
Could the lead plaintiff be her father? And, is there any way she can survive the cheating charges that have been brought against her? Just like in Miranda Fights, Lennon shows a lot of grit and determination in order to get ahead without having to do the wrong thing to get there. Having come from a background where my life might have been entirely different had I chosen the same path as the majority of my maternal family members had, I could completely relate to Lennon’s struggle to remain bonded to a mother even though her mother is no good for her. Class Action was an exciting, inspiring experience, a definite five-star read!
Thanks to Gail Ward Olmsted for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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I am so glad you enjoyed CLASS ACTION!!
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