I adored this audiobook! The narrators were absolutely perfect for the story and brought it to life in such a beautiful way. I loved Leena and Eileen's relationship and when they decide to switch lives for a while, you know you're in for some fantastic adventures! Great book!

I tried listening to the audiobook using the Netgalley app but it wasn't working right for me so I won't be able to properly review this book right now. I will be getting a copy from my local library so I can read and review on Good Reads!

Thank you NetGalley, Beth O'Leary and Macmillan Audio for the copy of The Switch. This is my personal review.
The Switch was a story about two women- Leena and her Grandmother Eileen. Both women have had major events happen to them and they know they want a change to get things back on track in their lives.
They decide that maybe what they should do is switch lives for a couple months to see life in a different view. So, they each step into the life of the other in hopes that this is what will put them back into to their own life.
The story if filled with so many emotions and it will either leave you loving these two women or maybe not sure of how you feel about them. I am definitely in the middle of my thoughts and feelings about this story. It was nice to have it be an audiobook and the hours spent having someone read to me were well spent.

I adored The Flatshare so i knew this was going to be great and i actually believe it was even better!!! Fantastic read and i am so looking forward to what Beth O'Leary can come up with next.

Thank you to the publisher and #NetGalley for an advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for my honest review. A wonderful twist on a classic trope, this story was absolutely heartwarming. It was so nice to enjoy a novel with a bumpy journey but a happy ending. Humor abounds in the book, brought to light through the fantastic presentations by Alison Steadman and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Put the kettle on, because O’Leary’s storytelling is not to be missed.

This was my first book by Beth O'Leary. Overall, I thought it was OK. A bit predictable and eye-rolling at times, but an overall ok experience. I think the audiobook added to the reading.

I received this from NetGalley is return for an honest review.

This was the first Beth O’Leary novel I’ve read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This follows a grandmother and her granddaughter who decide to swap lives for two months.

This was fast paced and fun and really cute.

I really really really loved this book. It was such a feel good novel! This novel follows Eileen Cotton, age 79, and her granddaughter, Leena Cotton (also named after her grandmother). The Cotton family suffered a heartbreaking blow when Leena's younger sister died from cancer. In the same year, Eileen's husband (Leena's grandfather) leaves Eileen for their dance instructor. Needless to say, they both need a break. After suffering from a panic attack at a work presentation, Leena is instructed to take a two-month sabbatical from her company in London. Eileen wants to start dating again, but her options in the English countryside are limited. Long story short, the two swap places (and lives) and what follows is a hilarious and heartwarming story.

I'm so glad I listened to it on audiobook - because this book is told in two different perspectives, there were two different narrators. I thought the narrator for Eileen Cotton was absolutely perfect.

Thanks Netgalley for providing me with the ARC.

This is the kind of heartwarming , funny and lovely chick-lit book one wants to read. This book has checked all the right boxes. The concept is interesting and the execution as well is beautiful.
There are few places where book takes slow pace.

The narration in two POVs and of entirely two different generation protagonists sheds a good light on how the concept varies with variation of generation. I will definitely recommend this book for a good light-heartened read.

The Two Eileen's of the story are strong, independent individuals whom we can relate to.

The Switch was a cute story, based in England, about a family (most specifically, a daughter and her grandmother, though her mother and sister play a decent sized roll as well) navigating their way through loss and grief. When Leena is given a two month sabbatical from her job, where she spends almost all of her time, she decides to go home to rural Yorkshire and spend the time at her grandmother, Eileen's house. However, Eileen needs some time away herself, so she goes and lives at Leena's for that time.

Throughout these two months, both women go through tremendous growth in figuring out who they are. Leena has been working so much and trying to control everything as a way to bury her grief. With the help of the "neighborhood watch" and all of the tasks Eileen left behind, Leena learns a lot about herself and becomes a new person.

I really liked that this story was written through the eyes of both characters, alternating chapters. It was fun to see what each woman was up to at a certain point in time. I also enjoyed the phone calls between them, especially on audiobook. The way the audiobook was produced made it seem like you really were on the receiving end of a phone call.

The concept is pretty cliche and Hallmark-y, but it was still a fun read (or listen)!

This book is a sweet Freaky Friday with a grandmother and granddaughter but they don't switch bodies just abodes. Leena the granddaughter has been told to take a sabbatical and Eileen the grandmother wants to date again and there is no one in her small town that she is interested in.
I loved Eileen and so do all the other characters. The voice of Eileen reminds me so much of my mother in law who I adore, who is also always working on volunteer projects and gossiping at her community pool in Florida (pre-COVID). Eileen is always writing in her project notebook and working on ambitious ideas to help people her age and her communities wherever she happens to be. We should all strive to be like Eileen.
Leena is suffering over the loss of her sister from the year prior. Her mother and her are handling their grief differently and they are having the chance to heal together since they hadn't been speaking to each other for different reasons. The pain and blame from misunderstandings and those who are left behind is staggering.
Grief to me is waves in an ocean sometimes the waves are out and there's no feeling there's no pain, no memory of the loss. Then all of a sudden a wave comes and pulls at your legs and tries to pull you into the water and submerge you. To drown you in grief so severe and overwhelming you can't breathe.
The last three years have been like this for me since my Dad, my best friend, Brooklyn's best friend and Papa passed.
I love how taking a break from their lives and stepping into the others' lives they found themselves. They were able to refresh and reset back to what was important in their lives. They were able to remove some toxic trash and add some value and harmony to their lives.

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

Thank you Net Galley and Macmillan audio for the audiobook for my voluntary honest review.

The audio narrators were perfect. They really brought the characters to life. Such a easy listen. I wasn’t wanting to put it down.

Grandma Eileen is such a cool gran. Especially with how helpful she is and wanting to improve the place. Caring about people.

The story itself was on the simple side. A lighter read. Although there is grief from a past death still effecting the characters. But I think it was handled well. The characters coming to terms and beginning to put themselves together again.

This wasn’t as heavy on the relationships for one of the characters as I had hope. I didn’t think it harmed the story. I preferred this to an insta love. Although it could have had a little more build.

Cheating trope usually annoys me. I understand why Beth O’Leary did it here. But I would have preferred something else.

This was a sweet, wholesome and endearing book. With two people in two different generations learning something from the other generation. Coming to terms with grief and moving on with their lives.

I definitely want to read more by Beth O’Leary.

Such a sweet and heart warming read! I loved Lena and all of the characters were actually funny and clever. Would make a great movie!

Thanks to #netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. Another delightful read from Beth OLeary. This book focuses on 2 people fed up with their lives, wanting to change their lives up for the better. The difference is, in this book it's a Granddaughter and Grandmother who decide to swap lives and homes for a period of 6 months in the hopes of finding happiness. What a joy to read! Both characters were engaging and the way they ended up fitting so well into each other's lives/circle of friends etc was endearing. A great read for anyone wanting a heartwarming read that will make you smile. #theswitch #betholeary #netgalley #goodreads #litsy #amazonkindle #tea_sipping_bookworm #greatreads #bookqueen #bookstagram

Leena’s sister passed away and she is struggling. Work has put her on a two month sabbatical to take some time away and refocus.

Leena’s grandma, Eileen, is also in disarray. Her husband left her, and now she, too, is struggling with how to put her pieces of a broken life back together!

Why not switch places? Which is exactly what Leena and her grandmother do. They swap houses for two months to get away, to refocus, to reestablish themselves, and find out who they are again.

A cute, but sometime drawn out story or the changes that happen to each woman, and the people that they knew they were always meant to be!

The Switch 👵🏼👩🏽

“What would Eileen Cotton do?”

Thank you to my friends over at @librofm @netgalley #partner for an advanced copy of this absolutely charming audio copy of Beth O’Leary’s latest book! I absolutely loved The Flatshare so I was so excited to get my hands on her latest creation!

Following the lives of a grandmother and her granddaughter, the two switch homes and lives for a couple of weeks to both get a much needed break and to try and repair things in their lives that were broken.
Though The Flatshare was a total swoon worthy romance, The Switch was definitely much more women’s fiction with a side of romance and lust. That being said it was still absolutely enjoyable!
Filled with heartache, self-growth, family connections, and a little bit of romance, this read is a great change up from my normal steamy romance reads!

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Steam Rating ⭐️⭐️

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This audiobook took me a while to get through, not because I didn’t enjoy it, but because I didn’t have very much time by myself to listen to it without a commute! I ended up finishing it earlier this week while I was crafting!
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Leena Cotten hasn’t stopped working over the past year since her sister, Carla, passed away. When she has a panic attack during a presentation at work, he boss gives her 2 months of paid leave so she can focus on herself. She decided to start her 2 months by visiting her grandma, Eileen, in her small hometown. Her grandmother, Eileen, is looking for a second chance at love at 79. Leena and Eileen decide to swap places so Eileen can go to London to look for love and Leena can get some much needed rest in Humley. Both women struggle at first with the change in lifestyle, but they both end up learning important life lessons and finding things that make them happy.
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I definitely enjoyed this book and the adorable relationship between Leena and Eileen. It made me want to call my grandmothers every single time I listened! I also loved Leena’s journey and watching her heal from past trauma. However, I found the ending a little predictable. I also personally wished the reading was done a little differently. There were lots of different characters, but I didn’t feel like there was enough variation in the voices for each character. Take that with a grain of salt though, because that’s definitely the theatre teacher in me being critical of the performance!
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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#QOTD: Have you read or listened to this one? What did you think?

Absolutely adored this book! I related so much to the main character and the relationship between Lena and her Grandma reminded me of mine with my grandma! I love the characters and the whole story. The relationships between all of the characters were incredible and the small town dynamic was incredible!

You are going to love Eileen, a 79-year-old grandmother mother, full of life, feisty, friendly, funny, adventurous, who refreshingly speaks the truth.
Leena, Eileen's granddaughter, a workaholic, was forced into an 8-weeks sabbatical by her boss. Not knowing how to handle this, Leena stopped by to visit Eileen. 79-year-old Eileen was starting to put herself out there for any eligible bachelor, but all she'd managed so far was a list of four measly 'Not so Eligible' men. Leena deciding no way her grandmother was going to find a man in the small village she lives in, also wanting a break from the city to spend her forced sabbatical, decided they needed to swap spaces.
This story covered many grounds, love, trust, friendship, overcoming loss & grief, community camaraderie, and so much more.
It was a light and entertaining read. 4 stars.

This book was so cute! If you’ve ever seen the movie The Holiday then this book will remind you a lot of that. Two people looking to make some changes in life and given the opportunity. Lena and Irene were such fun characters to follow with their quirks and struggles. This is a great book to read on a cold or rainy day. Such a cozy romance!