This is an adorable paranormal romance. This is an unexpected gem of a romance. Ducky and Henry share a hot first night stand, then a period of working together, then a switcheroo, then an adorable HEA. A really nicely narrated romance.

Overall
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
* Yay: second chance romance | workplace romance | fake dating | he falls harder
* Nay: I didn’t really vibe with the male actor’s voice? Made the MMC sound way older than what I was picturing.

Plot
Freaky Friday, but make it romance. Serena and Henry meet and have perfect chemistry, but after one night, it doesn’t go anywhere. Serena shuts it down even though she felt like she was falling in love. After that, they end up working for the same company and in a twisted science mishap, they switch bodies. It takes a lot of self discovery through the others’ eye before they can put aside the hurt from the past and move forward together.
* Yay: A plot that I never thought that I would see outside of fanfictions. Have a read a million and one Harry Potter and MHA body swap fanfics? Yes, it’s actually one of my favorites. But I never thought I’d see it in a real life romance novel and I couldn’t be more pleased!
* Nay: It was way more sad than I anticipated? I cried. Like actually cried! Both Serena and Henry needing to be on the outside of big family events because they’re not in their correct bodies literally tore my heart out and football spiked it on the ground. But this was also amazing? The sadness itself is not the nay..it’s not expecting it that caused the nay. I actually love when books can make me cry.

Characters
👩🏻‍🔬 Serena has about as damaging of a past as someone can have for actually have a really good childhood and great parenting. There’s just one influence of the women in her family and how they and in relationships, and it damages how she views her own ability to have love. I relate to this incredibly hard, so it’s the first time in a long time that I’ve actually enjoyed the typical “oh no, we can’t be together” drama.

🧑🏼‍🔬 Henry. Oh Henry. I might just be a little obsessed with Henry. I see no flaws! Everyone is supposed to have a flaw. Where’s his? He falls hard and loves with his whole existence? Oops..that’s relatable. And sometimes I do think that’s a personal flaw of mine, so let’s stick with that. But I think that Henry deserves the WORLD!


Final Thoughts
I had no idea that this book was the second in a series when I picked up the ARC. ALC? If it’s an audiobook, is it an advanced listener copy? Unimportant. What is important that I was so thoroughly obsessed with this story that I will immediately be picking up Ghosted and giving that one a try as well.

**Thank you NetGalley and Sarah Ready for the ARC, and for giving me the opportunity to listen to and review this book.**

**Thank you to Sarah Ready, W.W. Crown & NetGalley for allowing me to receive an ARC audiobook of Switched in exchange for my honest review!!** This is a very interesting book. I definitely had a hard time getting into it. I had to work to really suspend my disbelief. I went in with a certain level of disbelief just because the book obviously deals with a fantastical event. Serena's character was definitely someone that you had to view as unrealistic. (She has 2 Ph.D.'s at 22? That's not even mathematically possible!) I did end up enjoying it. I loved the narrator, I think that it was fun to listen to and it helped with the issues I had with the more fantastical elements. At first I assumed it would be a dual POV because of the dual narrators, but this is only one POV. I would have loved to see more of Henry's POV!

I loved this book so much! I was a little put off in the very beginning by all the footnotes and diagrams and Serena's random ramblings, but ended up absolutely loving the story. I thought this was such a unique read! I loved both Serena and Henry, their families, how the two got to know each other and everything else about it. I was caught off guard by one of the last chapters when the male narrator read Henry's part. I thought the voice was fit for someone like Serena's grandfather rather than Henry. But perfect book and listen otherwise! Sarah Ready is a must read author for me, but this might be my favorite book of hers. I'll go look out for Fiona's story now.

Switched- Ghosted Book #2

By Sarah Ready- read Ghosted gave it 4* & French Holiday 4*

Rating: 5/5

Format: eBook 338 pgs. and audiobook run time: 10:01

Narrator: Kelsey Navarro Foster and James Anderson Foster. Story told by h Serena with one chapter w/ H . I loved Henry and his family's British accent. All the voices were distinct but I could easily tell the difference between all characters. The reading style brought the story to life and the pacing was great and flowed easily with the story. The narration and the author were in sync, and they fit together perfectly.

The audiobook's flow was pretty good. The narrators paused and announced every time a new chapter came. The book had a table of contents which helped me follow along with the e-book and audio.

Setting: Switzerland

Publication 2/20/24, Read 2/19/24

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher W.W. Crown & Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for this ARC and ACL 💜! I voluntarily give an honest review and all opinions expressed are my own.

What to Expect: Contemporary Romance, fake dating, forced proximity, one night stand, STEMinist Fic, insta-love,

Summary: Serena is a theoretical physicist in Geneva who doesn't believe in love. She has hook ups and goes back to physics-her 1st and only love. Henry, a physicist himself, believes in true love and after a one night stand with the beautiful "Duckie" he thought he met the one. She tells him they just had fun a year later working together. Henry is the project leader and Serena's boss. One night there's an electrically storm and Serena and Henry wake up having switched bodies. They spend the rest of time adjusting to being each other and their real feelings.

The characters:
Serena Duckie Otaki- from California, theoretical physicist working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Henry Joules-British, had his v-card, Serena was his 1st.
Jillian-h from book #1, Serena's BFF.
John-Henry's brother getting married in England to Olivia-Henry the best man
Lorna-a bridesmaid and Henry's ex
Eugenia+ Charles-Henry's parents
Caroline + Matt-Serena's parents

My Thoughts:

Overall, the romance was remarkable. Serena was so against love, but learned while in Henry's body what it truly felt like. I loved all the wedding stuff and their time with Serena's parents. I'd recommend reading the audiobook because you can adjust the speed, skip parts easily (if desired), and picture the characters more vividly.

I’ve ready a couple books by Sarah Ready before, but this is my first of her fantasy romances. I didn’t realize it was book #2 in the series, but I don’t think it impacted this storyline since it’s a separate couple. I placed the hold for book #1 a few hours into this audiobook!

I loved this lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers-again Freaky Friday! Sarah Ready never disappoints. This book is nerdy, sentimental, emotional, and funny. There’s a little bit of spice, but it isn’t smut. A body-switch romance is interesting and could easily get weird, but I don’t think it does in this book.

The balance between Serena and Henry is delightful. He wants to love and she is hesitant to let him. Only when they spend a day (or multiple) in each other’s shoes do they really understand how to love each other the way they need to.

I highly recommend the audiobook. The narration is hilarious and adds such an extra charm to this love story.

Switched by Sarah Ready was unlike anything I have read. I loved it! This book is all about soulmates at a cosmic level between Serena and Henry. I listened to the audiobook all in one day. Serena and Henry had a one-night stand before they realized they would be colleagues. A few years later, they switch bodies during a cosmic event in the science lab where they both work. Throughout the rest of the book, they need to figure out how to switch back. I laughed so many times with the shenanigans Serena and Henry went through. I especially appreciated the part where a male was experiencing a menstrual cycle! (so funny and validating!) This was an excellent book and another winner from Sarah Ready. I would highly recommend the audiobook because it was done so well.

Thank you to the author and Netgalley from this ALC.

I am always going to be here for a new Sarah Ready book. While this one started slow, it finished strong. I enjoyed the characters, the banter, and the romance. I also loved that the narrators are a real couple. I can't wait for book 3 in this series.

Serena is a layed back American. Loves coffee and her job and is Sworn off love and rhe idea of marriage. She hates the idea if losing her identity and merging into a stereotypical couple. The only rhis she loves - physics.

Henry is an uptight brit. He is an ocd clean freak, loves tea and his life is his job. Physics is his love but he wants a future and someone to share it with.

They meet in Geneva in a bar and after she gets into a sticky situation 👀 he comes to her rescue and she promises him to show him around only it doesn't go past his hotel room. Love at first sight she panics and pushes him away. Only years later the universe brings them together again and a thunderstorm makes them switch bodies.

Living in eachothers bodies makes them feel eachothers emotions and other things 😂 that make the truths come to light. Having to live eachothers lives till they figure out how to switch back is highly entertaining.

I really enjoyed this. It was witty and funny. I've not read a freaky Friday type of story before so this was a great change for me. There was a few situations that made me a bit 😬 and that's big from me 😅 I just kept thinking... but he's you... but hey, when it's love it's love.

This was also my first full audio that I listened to. I usually give up because I 'didnt' like audio before but this has converted me. 🥳

Thank you so much netgally, Sarah ready and w.w. Crown publishing for the audio book in exchange for my honest review

"Little did she know her life was about to change forever

Thank you to W. W. Crown/ Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC, NetGalley, author Sarah Ready, and narrators Kelsey Navarro Foster and David Anderson Foster for the opportunity to listen to this engaging and entertaining book. Physicists Serena and Henry thought they had perfect lives until their paths crossed and they realized what was missing. But Serena wants nothing to do with love and marriage while Henry wants the whole package: love, marriage and family. So they try to avoid each other which turns out is pretty hard to do since Henry is Serena’s new boss at CERN. However, fate has its own plans for this pair and an unexpected incident at the collider causes a problem—they’ve switched bodies. From that point on they have to find a way to work together to fix the problem before it becomes permanent.
I loved this book quite a bit. I really enjoyed the characters and the humor and all their ordeals were well written. Fun read and light hearted I think it’s worth picking up on a rainy day and reading.

4 1/2 stars

I find that I love most anything I read by Sarah Ready and Switched was no exception.

When Serena meets Henry, he throws her into a tizzy. She's only supposed to have one true love and that is physics. There is no room for another one and Henry could just well threaten that for her. So, she must find a way to be sure it doesn't happen.

All is going along fine....or is it? Probably not because Henry is grumpy and miserable and Serena is none too happy herself when a freak accident happens. The two of them magically or scientifically (depending on which way you think) switch bodies and they can't figure out how to switch back. It's humorous for them to be in the body of the opposite sex but it's sad at times because they both have major life events occur while they are switched and their families are unaware of the situation so the hugs and attention go to the other person. Yet, it also opens up lines of communication for them to find out things they otherwise would not know, giving them an insight into the other person and a better understanding.

There are times this book made me chuckle and times I teared up. It runs the full gamut of emotions and does it well.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The audiobook was outstanding as well. The narration really fit the characters and helped me to fully immerse myself into the story. Very enjoyable. 5 stars

So funny, I loved the switched roles between MCs Henry and Serena. I could not put it down, a very easy read the writing was very engaging. Sarah is one of my favorite authors.

A love story for science fiction and scientists - believe anything is possible, even love!

It's such an easy read, and I love that it's a very untraditional plot with characters that buck the sterotropes.

She's into Star Trek, a physicist, a very modern Californian girl. He is an English Prince Charming, neat freak, and theoretical physicist. They couldn't be more polar opposites, and that's exactly what Ducky (Serena) thinks.

Spoiler alert (not) - there's a lightning strike, and they swap places. The important thing is to find out how and why and what happens next. You need to read the book, It's going on my gift list for my nieces, just so that I can laugh with them about the madness of it all.

I listened to the audiobook, which, once you get used to the Californian twang, is very easy and engaging. I found that I wanted to keep listening.

Neither the author nor the characters take themselves very seriously ... OK, Henry does ... but him aside, there is lots of humour interlaced with realistic situations. The reactions of the characters when they swap bodies are very credible and illuminating. After all, they are both very educated, so we are given a lot of detail - warning its often a very mature and explicit response to the situations they find themselves in. This is written in a very clever way to make it sound credible, even though it's set against this very impossible to explain through science, situation.

I was given the audiobook free by netgalley.com for my fair and honest review.

I could not get into this book. I just don't think I am into the time warp/switching bodies in books, especially when it is on an audible. The writing was good and I did like the characters. Just not a favorite of mine!

I loved this book so much! It is HILARIOUS!

At first I thought a romantic connection with switched bodies would be strange, but it wasn't at all! The FMC and the MMC have their own thoughts, but have emotions, cravings, and memories of the other person. This is what makes it so funny. The characters aren't sure how to react to these new feelings and the author does a wonderful job describing it with humor, without diminishing the character's personalities.

This was the first book by Sarah Ready that I've read, and I can't wait to get my hands on her other books! This book gave me Ali Hazlewood vibes, mixed with a Freaky Friday scenario. I love a strong FMC!

I was given the audiobook on Netgalley and I loved it. The narrators were perfect for these two characters. Henry's English accent was swoon worthy! The banter between the characters was perfect. I loved how they just understood each other while being in each other's bodies.

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I could not get into this book. Maybe it was the writing or the tone or maybe the content. But this one was not for me.

3 starts.

It was a cute book. I enjoyed listen to it but I just don't feel connected to all the physic / science talk. Just my personal opinion... FMC kinda reminded me of Sheldon from Big Bang Theory.
It was really fun to read them in reverse satiation - switching bodies and watch the romance unfold.

Bok was cute but not for me sadly :(

Narration was spot on tho!

Remember "Freaky Friday?" That's "Switched," except the characters are a man and a woman, both brilliant scientists working at the CERN headquarters in Switzerland. Upon meeting, they spent one fabulous night together, and then, thanks to that brilliant plot wrench, misunderstanding/miscommunication, they now despise each other. Cue the lightning volt, and voilá, they're switched. Family crises ensue (of course they do!), and Serena and Henry are forced to spend more time together than they ever could have imagined AND forced to truly understand each other in order to fool their family members. Serena's American and Henry British, so the audio version of "Switched" incorporates their awkward attempts to learn each other's accents, on top of everything else. This all sounds incredibly silly, but in Sarah Ready's talented hands, it works. "Switched" is a delightful, thoughtful romance. Secondary characters include Jillian and Daniel from "Ghosted" (and I just saw that the series will include a third volume soon - yay!), but "Switched" can easily be read and loved as a stand-alone.

I have read and enjoyed all of Sarah Ready’s books so it was no surprise I liked this one as well. She is hilarious and makes her characters come alive. While this series isn’t my favorite by her- Josh and Gemma will always have that place- it’s still very solid. Lots of laughs, emotions, romance, and an interesting plot all wrapped into one enjoyable book. I listened to the audiobook and the narrators were great. Highly recommend this one!

I've really grown to love Sarah Ready as a writer and her writing style is really unique. I love how her main characters are often in STEM fields and that she has good background knowledge to make their careers seem more believable and relatable. This one is definitely far fetched but if you can suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the story, you're in for a great ride. I really liked the way this story unfolded and the way it wrapped up naturally. I thought the relationship development seemed very organic especially for an inorganic situation. I really enjoyed this from start to finish. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.