ajclix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Cancer
Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
tillyjournals's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Spoiler
romances kinda came from nowhereGraphic: Grief
Moderate: Gaslighting
ajourneythroughpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Death, Deadnaming, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Terminal illness
joppiereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The first third of the book was great - it was well-written, the pace was good, and it was funny and heartwarming. It was pretty predictable and cliched, but at that point, I was enjoying it so much that I didn't really care. I thought that the exploration of grief as a theme was well done, especially in how it affects the family members of those who have died - it was very sensitively written. There were also brief references to domestic violence that were also handled well, I thought.
Unfortunately, all of the above was nearly ruined for me by the author using a trope that I really dislike:
Spoiler
the first boyfriend of one of the narrators (Leena) turning out to be a massive two-timing douchebag, so the new love interest can then conveniently swoop in and save the daySpoiler
the first boyfriend's redeeming qualities were basically swept asideSpoiler
the new love interest was basically described as being built like a football/rugby/soccer player, and didn't seem to have much personality beyond that. I know that sounds mean, and I'm sorry - but that's how I feltI also disliked how the author had the characters do things that I found ethically questionable, purely to advance the plot.
To sum up: The Switch is a novel that started off well but turned off this reader by using a nasty trope that authors should really stop using.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Racism, and Xenophobia
jodierose14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, and Grief
eugbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Gaslighting
gracegeeks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Lesbophobia
froggybex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I LOVED THIS. I loved the story and writing styles and how funny it was and the characters. However, I struggled with reading this and it took a while to read. this is mainly bc of simply HOW many named characters there are, I was constantly getting confused and had to keep checking the x-ray on the kindle app. I felt like some of these characters didn’t need to be named but most of them i loved.
Graphic: Death, Child death, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity
Moderate: Gaslighting
rather_b_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Mental illness
Minor: Gaslighting