I have to say I’m still pretty unsure how high to rate this book. It could be anything, from 3 to 5 stars and I changed my mind many times while reading. In the end, I thought three and three quarters, so yeah, 4* from me for this book. ;)If you pay close enough attention to the blurb, you pretty much know how the story will go from beginning to end. But I must admit, the twist in the end is something I didn’t see coming until it was—smack—shoved in my face. That was a very good job of the writer and it smoothed out a story that had its flaws.Kayla is a girl that you either like or don’t, I guess. She wants to drive a wedge between her best friend and her best friend’s boyfriend for total selfish reasons. She’s in love with that boy herself. That’s what really put me off during the whole book. If you think about it, it’s that typical “you find your best friend with your guy in your bedroom” scenario. I hate that. Breach of trust is something I personally can’t deal with very well. It doesn’t matter that Kayla repeatedly told us how bad she felt about the plan she and Wesley—that guy’s best friend—made. Her lack of morals grated on my nerves. But even more so did Kayla's best friend. I wanted to slap her in the face more than once while reading.There’s a little more to the story which I don’t want to give away, but it didn’t make me like Kayla exactly more. So why rate this book so high? Because it was fun to read. And with that I mean the writing. If you’re following my reviews, you know by now how much I value a captivating writing style (or voice) of the author. Cassie Mae surely knows how to put words together and make you laugh out loud. Unfortunately, it’s also something about her writing that turned me off and is the reason why I almost rated this book only 3*. It’s the telling. The whole book is written like some sort of diary thing. First person POV, which I prefer in any book, so that’s a good thing. But the scenes are lacking depth and description. Too much telling, too little showing. I didn’t fully get into a single scene, because it all felt like being told in the wrong way. So much thinking and analyzing by the heroine that it got exhausting at best. The story never really got any farther than the borders of Kayla’s mind. It’s a long book that could have been shortened by cutting some of the unnecessary overthinking, and instead maybe concentrate a little more on creating visuals. Build a better world for the reader to walk into. So, all in all, it was hard for me to get into the story from the start, but I liked to read the funny wording, so I read on. There were some really nice and lovely scene between hero and heroine that made me want to finish this book and see if and how they’ll get together. And finishing this book was worth it. Make sense? ;-)Hm, reading this, I'm thinking my reviews are not very helpful. LOL This was cute and a fun read, but I really did not like the protagonist, Kayla, much at all for most of the book. She is selfish and vindictive to try to break up her best friend's relationship simply so she can date her bestie's boyfriend herself. Then, she doesn't get it at all that her friend Wesley really likes her. Then, when it doesn't seem it could get any more obvious that Wesley likes her, she pushes him away, still not believing he really likes her. Ugh. It's fun but there is way. too. much. drama.
What do You think about Switched (2013)?
Hilarious. Romantic. Entertaining all the way through! This is definately a book to read!
—ninjalove
Surprisingly good. I didnt expect much but it was actually a nice read.
—Sweetheart
Very sweet and young adult. I'm an older adult but I recommend.
—degausserxo
