Review: Funny, Light, and Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
Sweet, romantic, funny, and very entertaining, Switched was a fantastic New Adult romance. It was lighthearted, sweet, and truly enjoyable to read. I absolutely loved this book!Kayla was a likable heroine. She was very real. By that I mean she felt like a real person, which made her easy to relate to. Her narration was hilarious. She always had an odd view about things, which was fun to read about. I really liked her, for the most part. I thought she was awesome.Wesley was so adorable! He was so sweet and cute and utterly lovable. He always had a sarcastic comment ready, which added even more humor to the book. And, he was always thinking about others' feelings and considering them, which I thought was sweet. I thought he was just perfect and I adored him.The romance was very sweet. I liked how it progressed. It went from Kayla and Wesley wanting other people, to them slowly noticing each other, to falling in love. It was adorable. And, though this book was a clean romance, the steaminess was still there. I liked that, once they both realized their feelings, they gave up on the whole switch thing and it became a matter of waiting for them to be able to admit it to each other. Rather difficult when they had spent weeks talking about how they wanted and would get someone else, but they finally did. I really liked them together. I thought they were a lovely couple.I only had a couple of minor complaints about this book, which is what knocked own the rating. First, I thought it was selfish for Kayla to want to break up her best friend's relationship. Wesley had reservations and wanted to make sure that he didn't hurt his friend but Kayla wanted to just go right ahead. She gave the excuse that she didn't see that Reagan and Talon were truly in love, but I thought that was just her seeing what she wanted to see. I didn't mind the idea, considering it was the basis of the book. I even thought it was well executed in a way the made the situation humorous rather than manipulative, but I just wish she had been more considerate of other people's feelings. The other complaint is something at the end that I can't say without giving away one of the biggest surprises. It involved the workings of the plan and it struck me as unrealistic. A little too convenient. Both of these issues were minor and didn't hinder my enjoyment of the book as a whole. They were just a little annoying. Otherwise, I had no issues with this lovely book.The plot was fast paced and I was hooked the entire way through. The story was a ton of fun and truly enjoyable. I was thoroughly entertained while reading it. And I thought the ending was super sweet.Switched was a lovely New Adult romance. It was fun, sweet, romantic, lighthearted, entertaining, and truly enjoyable. It was the kind of fun read that just makes you smile and laugh and feel all warm inside. I absolutely loved it! Lovers of romance, if you want something fun and light to make you smile, then you have to read this book.*I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review