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The Switch Up: L. A. Exchange

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I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.

After being caught pulling the switch up last summer, Willa and Alice have become the best of friends. With Willa now living in LA, and Alice in London, they haven't seen each other for 9 months, but the Easter holidays is just around the corner, and Alice is headed for California to spend her break with Willa. But when Willa gets into trouble at school, and is forced to 'volunteer' at a local beach clean up charity, as well as being invited to help with a film shoot, she's spread too thin. How can she do both of these, and spend time with Alice? Can they pull off another switch, or have they learnt from the past?

This book was a quicker read that the first one, but at the same time, I think I got a little more annoyed at parts. I loved that Alice and Willa have stayed in touch, and are now really close friends, but really, have they learnt nothing? They knew that they had hurt people - namely Luca and Hal, and their parents - by the lies in the summer, so why could they think that to have Alice take Willa's place at the beach clean up, getting to know and grow close to Jake, without it causing some pain? I did like how it was all resolved though, and I think I'd probably read a sequel - I want to know what happens with Alice's dad's wedding. If you liked book 1, you'd probably enjoy this one.

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This is book two in a series, and unfortunately as I haven't read the first one I found it hard to connect with this story.

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I was gutted I had missed the chance to download this book through Netgalley, and so naturally I went and brought it instead.

I hadn't previously heard of the Switch Up books, and didn't fully realise they were a series until I had read this one. This did mean that a lot of the references in this book totally passed me by, but nevertheless it was a really light and fun read, and this didn't take away from my experience too much.

As soon as I had finished this book, I went back and read the first one in order to get a deeper connection with these characters and there stories, and i'm really glad I did. Both books are very enjoyable and I would definitely recommend them to anybody. Cannon kept the story well paced throughout and I will definitely read them again in the future.

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Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed reading this book, it was a lot of fun and I'm really glad I got to read it.

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I didn’t realise this was book 2 in a series. On hold until I can get my hands on a copy of book 1 (if my local library ever reopens)

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Unfortunately, I was slow in downloading this story and it was archived before I had the chance. I'm sure it is a wonderful read.

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Upon reading the first novel I was hooked! There needed to be another but how it would have worked was questionable. Now it has been released and I've read it i am so happy that a second one did come out. The bond between the two main characters is lovely it's well written. With each character switching between the two girls is gives you a good insight on both there thoughts and feelings while developing the story

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I didn't enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed the first book in this series. However I did enjoy being back in this crazy mixed up world and being back with Alice and Willa. I think this series is loads of fun and a bit of a giggle. I have been feeling a bit slumpy recently and this book was a total pick me up when I needed it most. I love the characters and their crazy schemes. I really enjoy the nostalgia that it gives me for The Parent Trap. The plot may be a tad nonsensical in this series but it provides loads of mischief and laughter along the way. A super quick and enjoyable read.
3 out of 5 Stars.

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This book was alright nice fun easy read . I liked that it was short, very quick to read. The characters were okay not so annoying but I found willa quite irritating. Overall it's easy to read but I sadly got bored very easily so some parts I skimmed but I think most people would enjoy this not really my kind of book.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this. It was a great, fun, light-hearted teen adventure. Even though this is the second book in the series, I did not feel lost whatsoever as I have not read the first book in the series.

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A nice short story, which is great to read while you are on the train on your holiday. A bit predictable. It reminded me of one of the old Olsen twin movies.
Still, something easy to read on a hot summer day.

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A great sequel in what I hope will continue to be a series. Both books are such entertaining reads, light but with so much heart and such important messages about finding your self, friendship and family. Willa and Alice are both such lovely characters, and it was such a joy to spend more time with them. This time around, Alice has come to visit Willa in LA - where they have two weeks of (carefully planned, by Alice) fun. Except Willa has found herself having to community service for causing a disruption at school whilst also being due to be helping out on the set of an indie movie. If only she had someone who looked just like her to pretend take her a place...!
The first book in on my list of reads I recommend to students, and I'll definitely be adding this one too! Such delightful reads, featuring well crafted characters, a lot of charm and humour.

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In this book we rejoin the lives of Willa and Alice who are, two friends who look practically identical and in this adventure Alice heads out to LA to stay with Willa.

When Alice flies to LA to stay with Willa, she gets roped in to help. Willa should be volunteering at an ocean conservation charity but can't as she wants to help make a film, so Alice fills in for her. Only while there she falls for Jake only he believes she's Willa and as they get closer Alice has to come clean, will Jake understand why she did it and will Willa get on in her dream of being an actor and director wwith a successful first project?

Of course, will they actually get away with switching up places once again too?

I love The Switch up books, I grew up watching The Parent Trap film which is reminiscent of these books only these are more modern times and older characters too. The drama is constantly evolving and engaging and of course the not knowing if they'll get caught out swapping places kept me hooked it's a fun light read that teenagers will enjoy!

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

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3.5/4 stars
Going into this book directly after finishing the first book, I didn’t know what to expect as I felt like the first book wrapped up really nicely. I really enjoyed this book, especially Alice’s development throughout it.
Willa kind of annoyed me in this book, and I felt like she spent the two thirds of the book being a bad friend and being incredibly selfish to everyone around her, but in the final third she did improve and realised how she was being a bad friend.
I did enjoy the new characters introduced within this book, especially Jake, but I did miss some of the characters we met in the first book, in particular Hal, Mabel and Luca.
Overall, this was a solid sequel to The Switch Up and I’ll definitely read the third book (which will hopefully be set around Mabel and Alice’s dads wedding)

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The Switch Up: L. A. Exchange is a fun and intriguing read. It's got a good strong plot even if the pace of the story could be better. Very likeable and diverse characters which are very easy to relate to. The story is very current and relevant.

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I wasn't particularly sold on this book. There was something about it that didn't quite gel for me. The pace is very up and down whereas you would expect it to be steady for this type of book. Not bad storyline but I couldn't quite click with this one, unfortunately.

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