I really enjoyed this book, it had me hooked from very early on.
It was a crazy story line with a lot of twists and turns. I couldn’t take a side as I didn’t know who to believe or what was coming next.

I’d be interested to see what happens to the characters as time went on after the story finished.

The story follows Elena and Sophia who decide to do a ‘switch’ and sleep with each others partners without them knowing. However Sophia and Finn her partner have an interesting back story. I can’t say much more without giving spoilers!

I give this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Thank you to Netgalley, Random House UK and Cornerstone for the advanced reading copy of this book.

This is a twisted tale that was so interesting to read. I loved all the small parts of the story and how they connected as you read more. A thrilling book.

Firstly I just want to start this off with the fact that this authors writing is absolutely excellent, the story flowed perfectly and the different POV's were really good and added extra depth to the book.

HOWEVER - what was that plot?! The only word I can use to describe it is BONKERS.

I would totally have got on board with this book if the plot had involved a bit of murder, I was totally expecting that to happen but it just... didn't. That ending just left me totally frustrated, why were the characters so delusional. I love an unreliable narrator and was thrilled to have TWO unreliable characters in this, but holy moly I just felt let down. Even the character Meghan - briefly introduced but still delusional. It was incredibly frustrating. I felt like Adams mum could have had a more fleshed out role. Even Finn needed a more fleshed out role - although another delusional character.

I really wanted to love this and I'd definitely pick up another Samson book - I'm just hoping for a bit better of a plot.

I really enjoyed most of this book but it lost me at the end. I liked the characters and the intrigue enough to keep me wanting to turn pages. I can see a scenario like this playing out in real life, even if one of the characters was a touch unhinged.
I don’t know what the ending could have been but what we got just didn’t do it for me.

1.5 stars rounded up.

The Switch explores an initial friendship between Elena and Sophia, which soon expands to a 'sex game' called 'the switch'. The game entails pretending to be each other (including clothing, jewellery, perfume, shampoo, etc), making the bedroom pitch black, and having sex with each others husband. Elena initially questions if this is rape, as their husbands have not consented to sex with the other woman, to which Sophia responds with something akin to 'they’re men, they’re grateful for sex', and that's the end of the apparently. Consent is never ever questioned again.

I have to say, even before this part, I wanted to DNF (I think by chapter 6?). I carried on as I was promised twists, and perhaps they would get their comeuppance. I was not so lucky. Surprisingly the writing picked up a little after 'the switch', maybe because I just wanted to get to the big twists I was promised, but it did still feel quite long and dragging. There was little suspense, and unfortunately the 'twists' were not very surprising nor deserving of descriptors like "twisted", "dangerous", etc. Not a single character was likeable, explaination weren't good enough, and the ending was flat. I should've DNFed when I wanted to.

I would suggest checking trigger warnings prior to reading, which include rape, abuse, etc (some trigger warnings will be spoilers, which I have not included here).

Thank you to netgalley for the arc.

What a real page turner this was book was! I wasn’t sure who to trust or where the story was heading. Lots of twists and turns right until the very end. I ended up reading this book in a day as I just couldn’t sleep not knowing what happened. The writing was easy to follow with short chapters. I’d look forward to reading books from this author in the future. Thank you Netgalley & Cornerstone for the opportunity to read this book.

DNF at 50%. I appreciate the eARC, but unfortunately this one just wasn't
for me. I had a few issues with the plot which I'm not going to go into as I don't want to influence people's opinion before its release in June. Some people might enjoy this one, but it just wasn't my cup of tea

I loved reading this book and it didn't take me long to finish it. Based on two main character terms the storyline is full of twists and suspense. Definitely to be recommended

What a book! Flew threw this in 3 days as I couldn't put it down. Fast paced, ridiculous and a little bit 50 shades - I loved it! None of the characters were particularly likeable but I still found myself on team Elena. Hard to say much about the book without giving away spoilers but this is perfect for any thriller fans.

‘The Switch’ by Lily Samson is primarily told by Elena, a freelance proof-reader who is housesitting in elegant, opulent Wimbledon Village with her husband Adam. After a chance meeting, she becomes friendly with - and envious of - glamorous couple Sophia and Finn. When Sophia proposes that the two women make use of their nearby homes and blackout blinds to secretly switch partners one night with the aim of reigniting the spice in their relationships, Elena initially reacts with shock. A combination of wanting to fit in with Sophia’s enviable lifestyle, attraction to Finn, and desperation to fix her own flat marriage results in the beginning of a dangerous liaison…

I was gripped by this book within the first few pages and enjoyed the short chapters. The occasional sections from Sophia’s point of view offered interesting insights even if the two voices didn’t sound that different. I loved all of the accurate and immersive descriptions of Wimbledon Village, and the part set in Villefranche provided a captivating change of scene. I could definitely see this as a TV show or movie with picture-perfect locations hiding devious behaviour. On the flip-side, I didn’t much like any of the characters, and while it was deliciously twisty to the last page, the ending didn’t really do it for me.

Overall, it was a 3.5 star read for me (rounded up). I’d recommend to fans of Louise Candlish, there are definitely similar omnipresent themes of people being defined by home ownership and the struggles people face to get on the property ladder!

I received a free review copy of this ebook from the publisher Random House, Cornerstone via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book to review. After DNF’ing 4 books in a row, I was relieved to be hooked straight into this story. It kept a good pace throughout with a progressing storyline and twists along the way. Yes there are some parts which are a bit unbelievable, but most good stories are! For an easy read that keeps pace and has a twist, I’d recommend this read.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Loved the plot and characters. So good I have reread it already! Nothing at all to dislike in this one, superbly written

This was definitely a dark and suspenseful read which had me hooked from the very beginning, definitely recommended.

COULD NOT STOP READING THIS. So so good but it's one of those thrillers where none of the main characters were likeable. Yes i couldn't put this book down.

Something a bit different and not my usual thing but overall a decent read. The build up to the initial swap was interesting but further along it became a little unbelievable. I didn't particularly like any of the characters either. My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

This book really is a romantic thriller, it really does delve into the situation where two couples swap relationships and without revealing more this really does get dark and it’s also very sexually seductive cat and mouse game!

Dark and seductive, this isn’t my usual style to read. I went into it with an open mind and liked parts of it, some were unbelievable though.

Adam and Elena are house sitting Adams aunts house in Wimbledon when Elena befriends Sophie, leading to a couples friendship between the two couples when they all meet for dinner. Things escalate from there when Sophie comes up with a plan to secretly sleep with each others partners.
I liked the writing style of this book as it kept me intrigued until the end. Some apsects of the story I found unbelievable which is why I haven't given the story 5*. Overall though it was a good read.

This book definitely escalated quick!!!
It is very fast paced.

"𝓚𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓵𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻, 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓵𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓯𝓾𝓵."

"...𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓪 𝓱𝔂𝓶𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝓮. 𝓛𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓪 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓭-𝓰𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓸𝔀. 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓯𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓯𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓬𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓻"

I love the plot and I didn’t see the twist coming but, so much was predictable.
I didn’t like any of the characters
Finn and Sophia really had me fooled, but Elena and Adam were just, dumb. So many parts where Elena kept reflecting on those nights got too repetitive.
The end was great and at the same time weird 🤦🏻‍♀️.

Different and dark, if somewhat unbelievable. I did guess one of the major twists part way through although a few surprises remained.