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The Switch
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After reading Beth O'Leary's first book, The Flat Share, which was funny, feel good, fresh and totally surprising - I was massively looking forward to her second book, The Switch.
However, The Switch didn't really hit the mark for this Mark. The story of a Grandmother and Grandaughter switching lives (albeit partially), swapping houses and towns was just a bit too ridiculous to believe. I couldn't warm to the main characters and the supporting cast were really clones of those endured in the scores of 70s and 80s British Sit-Coms I've seen over the years.
The funny bits weren't funny and the sad bits weren't sad. Everything was all a bit too predictable and pedestrian. Which is a shame, as O'Leary's first book gave me some genuine laugh out loud moments.
I won't give up on this author, due to the quality of her first book. This book however, I won't remember with any great degree of fondness.
2 stars
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for a review.
However, The Switch didn't really hit the mark for this Mark. The story of a Grandmother and Grandaughter switching lives (albeit partially), swapping houses and towns was just a bit too ridiculous to believe. I couldn't warm to the main characters and the supporting cast were really clones of those endured in the scores of 70s and 80s British Sit-Coms I've seen over the years.
The funny bits weren't funny and the sad bits weren't sad. Everything was all a bit too predictable and pedestrian. Which is a shame, as O'Leary's first book gave me some genuine laugh out loud moments.
I won't give up on this author, due to the quality of her first book. This book however, I won't remember with any great degree of fondness.
2 stars
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for a review.
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January 2, 2020
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March 15, 2020
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March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020
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Yes I did see that one and decided to avoid it Bianca - but thanks for the heads up anyway!
Snap! 2 Stars each on this one Toria - very disappointing!
Yeah I think maybe the author had a work experience student working on this one - only joking Suzanne, and no disrespect of your blistering 5-stars, sometimes books just dont work. But Flatshare was excellent tho - and funny :))
Some of the stuff you've been reviewing lately has seemed pretty non-fluffy to me, mate! (j/k!)
Some of the stuff you've been reviewing lately has seemed pretty non-fluffy to me, mate! (j/k!)"
For sure Tezza, like the one I am reading at the moment Daddy Love.....talk about as non-fluffy as you can get. But this book wasn't for me mate