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jennyoli96's review
3.0
Plot twist vs forced relationship I didn't believe in, not for a second
hum
it's a solid 3 star short story
it was sweet and entertaining, i needed it
(also it counts as a book towards the goodreads challenge, which i'm already behind, even though it's like 20 something pages long...yep i'm a cheap cheat)
hum
it's a solid 3 star short story
it was sweet and entertaining, i needed it
(also it counts as a book towards the goodreads challenge, which i'm already behind, even though it's like 20 something pages long...yep i'm a cheap cheat)
cneywendleton's review
1.0
Too many issues.
Close to if not over half of the 24 pages is duplicated, you read one page and then the next page is the last have of the page before it. Some parts are missing because of the duplications, making it confusing and hard to follow.
Close to if not over half of the 24 pages is duplicated, you read one page and then the next page is the last have of the page before it. Some parts are missing because of the duplications, making it confusing and hard to follow.
nmcannon's review
3.0
Switch is the second free novella I've read from Lina Langley, after meeting her through Twitter's #LGBTWIP event. It was a lovely little friends-to-lovers read.
In this slice-of-life novella, the hard working, "if I keep my head down, nothing bad will happen, right?" Greg worries for Kyle, his best friend. Kyle has not kept his head down, so to speak, since he came out as gay years ago. In the intervening years of their friendship, Greg has watched Kyle get burned by homophobia and an abusive lover alike. The difficult times are difficult enough that when Greg figures out he's also gay, he shuts the closet door, refusing to tell Kyle. But then Kyle starts acting strangely, and Greg knows something's gotta give.
While my last Langley read, Your Majesty, was sweet and funny, Switch is more grit and angst. Some of the mentions of homophobia swung very close to home. Kyle is careful to limit how many times he mentions his partners in conversation and doesn't bring them to small parties, out of fear of being too "in your face" among his assumed straight friends. I've literally done that and sometimes still do. While I didn't find most of the storytelling elements truly remarkable, Langley hit every beat soundly. Both Greg and Kyle are authentic, relatable characters, the plot was clear & nicely arched, and I was invested enough in the setting and characters that I didn't care I could see the ending twist from pages away. To eliminate any confusion from the title, Switch is the name of a drag queen bar, and there's no sex or s/D play. Like in Your Majesty, Switch halts sex to further verbally discuss feelings, trauma, and growth.
While Langley tells a compelling tale in the page space, like other reviewers, I wouldn't have minded if Switch was longer. Kyle felt uncomfortable being loudly gay in Greg's space, and Greg felt uncomfortable coming out to Kyle: this failure of being a safe space for each other, despite years of friendship, is interesting to me. It's a tension not quite resolved by the end.
The ending is still happy though, and Switch is a solid romance read I recommend to anyone who likes M/M friends-to-lovers angst. It's a good, gay time.
In this slice-of-life novella, the hard working, "if I keep my head down, nothing bad will happen, right?" Greg worries for Kyle, his best friend. Kyle has not kept his head down, so to speak, since he came out as gay years ago. In the intervening years of their friendship, Greg has watched Kyle get burned by homophobia and an abusive lover alike. The difficult times are difficult enough that when Greg figures out he's also gay, he shuts the closet door, refusing to tell Kyle. But then Kyle starts acting strangely, and Greg knows something's gotta give.
While my last Langley read, Your Majesty, was sweet and funny, Switch is more grit and angst. Some of the mentions of homophobia swung very close to home. Kyle is careful to limit how many times he mentions his partners in conversation and doesn't bring them to small parties, out of fear of being too "in your face" among his assumed straight friends. I've literally done that and sometimes still do. While I didn't find most of the storytelling elements truly remarkable, Langley hit every beat soundly. Both Greg and Kyle are authentic, relatable characters, the plot was clear & nicely arched, and I was invested enough in the setting and characters that I didn't care I could see the ending twist from pages away. To eliminate any confusion from the title, Switch is the name of a drag queen bar, and there's no sex or s/D play. Like in Your Majesty, Switch halts sex to further verbally discuss feelings, trauma, and growth.
While Langley tells a compelling tale in the page space, like other reviewers, I wouldn't have minded if Switch was longer. Kyle felt uncomfortable being loudly gay in Greg's space, and Greg felt uncomfortable coming out to Kyle: this failure of being a safe space for each other, despite years of friendship, is interesting to me. It's a tension not quite resolved by the end.
The ending is still happy though, and Switch is a solid romance read I recommend to anyone who likes M/M friends-to-lovers angst. It's a good, gay time.
squirrely007's review
2.0
This had potential to be really great if it wasn't so short. Everything was rushed 2.5
emmajaye's review
3.0
With the title I thought I was getting a sexy, BDSM type story. I was wrong.
Instead, I got an excellent, and sweet, friends to lovers. The sexiest thing that happens is one chaste kiss, but if you like short and sweet, with a few sparkles, this is a winner.
Instead, I got an excellent, and sweet, friends to lovers. The sexiest thing that happens is one chaste kiss, but if you like short and sweet, with a few sparkles, this is a winner.
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