The story centres around Andrew and Matthew who have different operations. One dies and the other survivor has the dead man’s memory. A little blurred at times and a little sci-fi but a gripping story as I wanted to get to the end to see what finally happened.

“This afternoon I shall go to my own funeral service before I watch them bury me under six feet of London clay.”
When kindly provincial solicitor, Andrew Soulsby, fails to listen to his instincts he is condemned to live an evil man’s life in a tailspin to destruction. Plagued by dark memories that do not belong to him and arrested for crimes of which he has no knowledge, he faces professional ruin, bankruptcy and a prison cell.
Can Andrew discover what has happened to him, and will he find a way to survive if he regains the love of his wife and children, or is the truth altogether more terrifying?

This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. This is my own honest voluntary review.

This was such a unique storyline and I couldn’t wait to read it after seeing the synopsis! I’ve read a number of thrillers and mysteries in the past but I’ve never read anything like this one - I really had no idea how this was going to end. The twists and turns had me gripped and kept me guessing right up to the final page, the sign of a fantastic thriller! I’ve given this 4* because parts of it felt a little over descriptive and I felt myself skipping sentences and zoning out in places, then trying to zone back in further down the page. This is definitely worth a read if you like a book that you just can’t put down. 4*! 🙌🏻

Thanks to NetGalley, The Book Guild and John Lawrance for the ARC copy of this book.

I don’t read many books from indie publishers, no particular reason, but I am glad I got this one from @troubador_publishing via an e-ARC on @netgalley. I love a good medical thriller and the description of this one promised just that.

Andrew and Matthew go into surgery at the same time, but only ones wakes up…and its Andrew – in Matthew’s body. Andrew, or Matthew, struggles to figure out what is going on. Andrew seeks desperately to figure out what he has gone through, but every person he confides his secret in ends up dead. Just when he thinks he’s getting a handle on things, he discovered Matthew as money laundering and he lands in jail. Confused, and frustrated his lawyer shows up. Thankfully his lawyer holds the answers, though they are not what Andrew hopes for.

Just when you think you have this one figured out the ending comes and you’re thrown for a loop. I particularly enjoy when this happens. Unfortunately, I did not love this book as much as I would have liked too. Something about the writing style did not jive with my reading desires. At times there were too many details that I found mundane, at others the writing felt unnecessarily stiff and too professional. The story was a good one and I gave it a strong 3 out of 5. Thank you so much for my copy in exchange for an honest review. Check this one – out now!

A promising debut from a new writer that explores the possibility of ‘soul swapping’. After undergoing what was meant to be routine surgery, Andrew wakes up to find himself in the body of another man - one whose immoral and illegal background is diametrically opposed to Andrew’s own respectable life. The author handles the first person narrative well and investigates whether it’s possible to retain your identity and values when you’re no longer living in your own body. My only complaint is with the ending and the disposability of the main female characters. Still I would be keen to read more by this author and thank Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for this review.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was a new author for me and I was apprehensive about whether I would enjoy it. I was pleasantly surprised and I would recommend others to read it.

Had been looking forward to reading this book. Sadly it wasn’t for me. It just lacked a good plot to get you excited and wanting more. It was very slow paced and never picked up

I asked to review this book purely based on the cover and the subtitle. The cover reminded me of ‘the silent patient’ which I thoroughly enjoyed so I want to give this a read! It was brilliant. Full of twists and surprised and made me want to continue reading way into the night. Not knowing what happened to Andrew kept me engaged because I wanted to find out what happened next. Very good read!

This is kind of a Sci fi medical crime book.

It kept me interested and engaged throughout the story

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book.

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Andrew and Matthew met when they were discussing the purchase of a property (acting for their clients). Andrew tells Matthew he’s having some medical problems, and Matthew refers him to a doctor who will do the surgery for free as a “special favour” to Andrew. When they wake up from surgery, “Andrew” is trapped in Matthew’s body, and “Matthew” in Andrews body dies in sugery.
This book gave me “Freaky Friday” vibes with just a little more mystery sprinkled in .. and I loved it. It then became quite a thriller in the end, it was very different than I was expecting!
This was a very quick, easy read that I read right through in one sitting.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and The Book Guild for my ARC in advance for an honest review.

Thank you to The Book Guild for sending me an ARC of Hosting Andrew.

Unfortunately, this book didn't work for me. Had I known the plot of Andrew being inside another body after surgery, I would have not requested it. It just isn't my personal cup of tea. Based on the cover of the book, I was expecting a legal-medical drama, not a sci-fi book. That isn't my normal reading genre, and the writing can be the best I've ever read, but it still wouldn't work for me. I see it has excellent reviews and I wouldn't be giving the book a fair chance, so I'm going to DNF this one.

From a bold and exciting premise I found myself a little bogged down in the very formal writing style of the author. The story unfolds nicely and at a good pace but the characters for me were always a little stilted and just the wrong side of believable.
I loved the premise though and enjoyed the way the science side of things panned out, with the success of the operation perhaps being less than what was intended but I struggled to accept how easily the family accepted the new version of Andrew- I felt that aspect could have been explored more and the author could have tapped more into the emotional side of the characters.
Overall though a good read.

I found this book a bit strange and not my thing at all, it was well written though and the idea for the story was quite good.

Thank you for letting me pre-read but it wasn’t for me, although I can see why others may enjoy it!

Thank you for the opportunity to preview Hosting Andrew. I am always looking for something different and unexpected in a novel. Well I got it with this one. This is a very interesting and suspense filled book.
Two men go in for surgery and these two men are very different. One rich and one modestly middle class. One obnoxious and one caring. Both men are scheduled for surgery and one man will survive.
But that is just the beginning of a roller coaster ride for the reader. Written in first person takes you to the mind of the Man. And you will not put this book down till the last page. very good!

This was everything you need for a thriller and crime story. It is not as black and white as you first think and like most typical thrillers, is full of twists. This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

This was an incredible read that was completely gripping right from the start. Fast-paced, twisty and unpredictable, I couldn't put it down

This was a strange story of a man waking up in a different body after major surgery. The narrative was too slow to engage my interest but the premise was good.

This was slow going but I was so intrigued by the main plot that I pushed through. An explosive twist and a lot of fun and so entertaining. A very original story.

I was really excited with the premise and wasn't sure how the author would explore it without it become too out there and Sci fi but I think they did a good job if never letting it gett too absurd. It's a fiction so you need to ignore reality and just enjoy it foe what it is and it was a decent enough story line and well written. It wasn't the most captivating but its certainly a very fresh take on a thriller and it did keep me interested enough to stay til tbe end

3.5— Wow! This was definitely an original story with twist I did not see coming. Although I enjoyed this story, it started off very slow. I found some parts to be repetitive and overly descriptive.