It is no secret that I am a HUGE A.L. Jackson fan and When We Collide is one of my absolute favorites. When We Collide tugs at the heartstrings and brings such emotion to the surface that you wont be able to put it down. A.L. Jackson is a master story teller and alternating between past and present flows seamlessly. I fell in love with William and Maggie. Their story is a true test of love and at times will rip in you two. I cant thank enough A.L. for her master storytelling and bringing to life such amazing characters battling in love that will stand the true test of time.5 Stars♥ Sophie RATING: 3.5 STARSThis is definitely a feels worthy book. Good feels, bad feels, angry feels, etc. If you want a book that makes you really think, empathize with characters, be extremely angry with characters, and get emotionally exhausted with characters, then this is DEFINITELY the book for you.A.L. Jackson does a fantastic job at telling a story. Whether it's a story of pain, happiness, or frustration, it's very apparent that she knows what she's doing. I found myself feeling a lot of the authenticity within the plot and despite the issue of this type of book not being my thing, I was able to appreciate the approach that Jackson took with this story.Our main characters, William and Maggie, are very vulnerable, sensitive, and quite franky, extremely frustrating characters -- from the moment you meet them. William has been molded into someone that he doesn't recognize OR like. His life became something that he wasn't expected and all while that happened, he alienated himself from his family. This book not only take us through how they happened, but also how he goes about fixing his relationships with those that he's wronged. Maggie, our female lead and William's person of affection, is not the most likeable character (for me, at least). When you meet her, you automatically can sense something is wrong and in a few paragraphs/pages, you begin to piece together all of her issues. And to be honest, because I saw it coming a mile away, there was no element of surprise. Not that Jackson was intending to do that, but it would have been nice to not have it all laid out. Maggie was extremely predictable -- I mean it a way that was increasingly annoying with each decision she made. Given her circumstances, it's supposed to be understandable BUT, to be honest, I just felt a LOT of it could have been avoided. But then again, I don't know the condition of Maggie's mind. Or rather, I can't relate to it. But I can sympathize with her. For a bit.While William and Maggie's relationship should have given me all of the feels, especially when they were interacting with one another, it didn't. I didn't find myself oohing and ahhing over anything they did together. I was more interested in William's family and his relationships with them -- his mother, father, brother, nieces, and sister-in-law. Maggie was secondary for me at times. But with that being said, the story (though extremely predicatable) did its job. It was fulfilling, it was complete. It was interesting enough. This is definitely a book that is character driven. These characters DID carry the story. There were moments of gold throughout the books, some moments that were definitely better than others and some that were just plain not great. But holistically? I did enjoy the read.Another kudos moments for Jackson? The portrayal of the antagonist in this book. Hated him from the moment he graced the page. And she made it easy. Jackson depicted the idea of evil in a very believeable way. And although it's difficult for be to see people in as dark a light as she painted this character, I believe it. I truly did.Overall, I would recommend this read. It's not my cup of tea, but I do know that a LOT of people would get great lessons from a story like this.
What do You think about When We Collide (2012)?
Beautiful second chance story. Although I'm dissapointed with 6 years wasted between them.
—bookreadinglover
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—AllieBookworm
Extremely emotional read....but definitely worth it.
—kaca
dont have the words for it. or its not worth it.
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