✨AUDIOBOOK REVIEW✨ Publication Date: 8/18/20.

Thank you to @netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the free ALC.

Overall Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Story Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Narration Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Full Disclosure: I had zero patience and ordered a copy of The Switch from Book Depository and devoured it on my vacation at the beginning of summer. Then, Netgalley had the audiobook available as a Listen Now option and I downloaded it again, so I could enjoy this book in a completely different way on a road trip I was taking. Now THAT is how you know that you really loved a book.

The Switch is the story of Leena and Eileen Cotton, grandmother and granddaughter who both find themselves at a crossroads in life at very different points. 79-year-old Eileen’s husband just left her for a dance instructor and she is ready to have a fun fling, but has no idea how to even begin to venture out into the dating scene. After having a panic attack during a major work presentation, Leena is forced into a two month sabbatical by her boss and she decides to visit her grandmother. When she gets to the town of Shoreditch and hears about her grandmother’s dating dilemmas, she suggests switching both lives and homes.

The Switch reminded me so much of one of my favorite movies, The Holiday. It is a warm, cozy, and endearing book that you want to live in. Beth O’Leary writes the most amazing characters that are so distinctive and make you laugh and cry throughout. I loved the humor, the romances, and, most of all, the character development.

Since I’ve both read and listened to The Switch, I can say you can’t go wrong either way. Daisy Edgar-Jones, from the show Normal People, perfectly captures Leena’s voice. Listening to her reminded me of Eleanor Tomlinson’s performance in the audiobook, One Day in December. Both actresses just became their characters and it almost made it feel like you were listening to a movie. Alison Steadman voices Eileen and her comedic timing is spot. on. I am a huge fan of multiple narrators and this audiobook is an example of why.

Overall, The Switch is perfect as both a book and an audiobook. It is a cozy sweater in book form. Fans of Emily Henry, Josie Silver, and Linda Holmes will enjoy The Switch when it releases on 8/18/20!

ALC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Full review to be posted closer to release date.

I was really excited about audiobooks but unfortunately, I couldn't download the app on my phone. I tried on my brother's phone so I could listen to a couple of chapters. I love Beth O'Leary's first book. The switch's synopsis was really intriguing. As for the audiobook I really enjoyed the couple of chapters that I listened to. I liked the narrator's voice and how she read the story. I can't reach that phone all the time. I was so excited but right now I couldn't finish this audiobook. I hope we can listen to audiobooks not just on the app but on computers too.

Thanks so much to Netgalley. publisher and author, for allowing me to listen t my first audiobook from NetGalley. This story sounded charming and cute. My favorite part was the main narrator. The story itself did not wow me but it was ok. I wish I liked it more.