Bria Lou Reviews

  I have read Beth O'Leary's two books before this one, and I liked them both. Overall I preferred 'The Flatshare' to 'The Switch', but they were light, entertaining stories that I enjoyed, so I was excited to read this one. Addie and her sister are driving to a wedding when their car gets rear-ended. The driver of the other car? Addie's ex-boyfriend Dylan, also travelling to the wedding. Dylan and his best friend have totalled their car, so Addie offers them a ride. Suddenly the car is full... of luggage and secrets, and Addie and Dylan are forced to confront the end of their relationship. But is it really the end? I didn't love this book. There were things that I liked, but mostly it was just okay. I went back and forth on my opinions of the main characters, Dylan and Addie. To start with Dylan, he is a poet, and this is show in his unrealistic speech patterns. I felt like at times it was a bit too on-the-nose - we didn't needed to be reminded that...

Hey Guys x I had pre-ordered this book as soon as it became available to do so because I was, and am, such a huge fan of O'Leary's first book, 'The Flat Share'. I really liked her writing style, so I definitely thought that I could take a gamble on her next novel. Leena has been ordered to take a two-month sabbatical from work after messing up an important presentation. At her wits end in London, she decides to go and visit her grandmother in Yorkshire. But when she gets there, she finds that her grandmother, Eileen, is almost as disillusioned with her life as she is. So Leena proposes the two switch places - she will stay in Yorkshire and carry out all of her grandmother's tasks, and Eileen will take Leena's place, living in London for the first time in her life. But as they both discover sides of themselves that they never knew existed, will the Switch change their lives for good? I really enjoyed this book. To be honest, it took me a while to get in...