This story was so cute! I loved reading about Serena’s journey to opening up her heart and realizing her misunderstandings about love and what it means. Henry was the perfect amount of patience and adorable. I really loved that this was so much more than a chaotic freaky Friday. I loved the in depth look at what love truly is to its core, and enjoyed that it wasn’t just about loving the other. It came down to knowing who/what you are at the core- enough to take the jump at loving another. I love how Sarah can write love stories that are so much deeper than just your typical lighthearted romance. The characters have so much depth to their love, it’s so well done.

I feel at times, Serena’s scientific ramblings in her head were a little drawn out and difficult to follow and wished there was a little more on their relationship and run-in in the beginning. But overall, this was a cute read and I’m glad I read it!

Switched is a quirky science based rom com with a dash of magical realism. Across between the love hypothesis and freaky Friday, I can see this being enjoyed by fans of Ali Hazelwood.

Serena and Henry are scientists who share a one night stand before awkwardly discovering that Henry is Serena’s new boss. The awkwardness is further perpetuated with Serena spurs Henry’s advances, and then a mishap in the lab triggers a body swap.

I loved that the ebook had diagrams and footless, which added extra quirkiness and interest to the story. The footnotes were a fun way to incorporate side bars into the story.

I struggled to get into Serena and Henry’s relationship in the first half of the book, and I would have loved to learn more about what happened during the time jump. However I found myself much more invested in the second half. I loved the way their family members featured in the stories, and both characters relationship with both sets of parents. I found the ending really engaging, and overall would recommend this as a cute and cosy read.

Thank you W.W Crown and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed are my own.

Was this a perfect book? No. Did I have a fantastic time reading it? Absolutely!

The story follows Serena, aka Ducky, Otaki and Henry Joule, who have one magical night that she vows to never repeat, because she is afraid that she will lose herself to love. To make matters worse, she learned after that Henry is her new boss, a fellow physicist at CERN. After over a year (time jump), an accident (or is it?) occurs where Serena and Henry literally switch bodies, and then deal with the consequences.

If you liked the following, you will probably like this book:
*Ashley Poston’s “The Dead Romantics” and “Seven Year Slip”
*Women in STEM
*quick dialogue

If you dislike the following, you may not enjoy it as much:
*Insta-love (somewhat delayed due to plot, but a storyline nonetheless)

This is a sequel to Sarah Ready’s “Ghosted”, whose characters make a few brief appearances, though you can read them in either order and still make sense of the individual plots. I’d say this book is on the lower/medium spice rage, but I tend to prefer less so I was quite happy with the content.

Switched features Serena and Henry, two physicists who work in Switzerland on the same team and have mutual unrequited feelings after a hookup several years ago. Due to an abnormality in the hadron collider and a storm outside, somehow their bodies switch one night - and they are stuck to deal with the aftermath and how to get back to normal.

I found this story unique and enjoyable. I don't think science matches up with the way everything went down in the story, but am willing to suspend belief for a HEA. :)

I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the narrations of Kelsey Navarro Foster and James Anderson Foster.

I received an advanced reading and listening copy of Switched, receipt of which did not impact my review.

What you'll get:
Woman in STEM field - Physicist
Magical realism
Wedding shenanigans
Second chance romance
Coworkers

Setting: England, Switzerland, California

I wanted to love this more than I did. “I don't do commitment for reasons” isn’t my favorite sub trope. I wanted it to be because they had a lovely meet cute and a magical night together so she tries to immediately ruin it. I didn't love that she would rather have been cruel to him than just tell him, hey, I'm not interested in dating right now.

Loved that she was a physicist who works on the Hadron Collider but I work in bank and didn’t understand most of the science because my science knowledge threshold is super low. There's a glitch or accident and poof They wake up in each other's bodies and have to pretend to be the other person until they can figure out how to switch back. Spoiler: it does not go perfectly.

I thought the narrators did an excellent job. The accents they used as the other person cracked me up.

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I have been provided with a review copy of Switched from NetGalley for an impartial review. I was just drawn into this wonderful story and I just couldn’t get enough of it. It was just so easy to get lost in this great story. I just didn’t want it to end. I just lost myself in and I just couldn’t get enough of these interesting characters. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.

I just love Sarah Ready books and this one was no exception. Cute with a dash of high-brow humor.

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars
This book felt like a 2000 disney channel original movie . I quite liked the writing style.

Serena Otaki and Henry Joule are physicists who live and work in Geneva. They are complete opposites of each other. Serena loves coffee, while Henry loves tea. Serena is messy, while Henry is organized. Serena does not indulge in relationships, while Henry wants to find the woman of his dreams. However, one unexpected thunderstorm changed everything. They switched bodies, and now they have to live in each other’s bodies until they find a solution to get back.

Serena is a fun and free-spirited character. She doesn’t want to compromise her career for anybody, which is justified. Henry is such a cinnamon roll; he is full of love. Both Serena and Henry are likeable characters, and their character development throughout the story is impressive. Serena initially swore off love, but eventually trusted Henry and fell in love with him. Henry took his time to understand Serena and reassured her that she could still maintain her career and individuality despite being in a relationship with him.

I really liked how funny the body switch situation was. Their witty banter was funny, and I loved how they tried to understand each other. I’m not really a fan of Insta-love, but in this book, it’s actually done pretty well. The plot was really well done with some hilarious diagrams and footnotes that made it even better.

Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot and it’s my favourite book one so far this year.

Recommended if you like:
Woman in STEM
Magical Realism
Slow Burn
Body Switch
Opposite Attracts
Fake Date

4.5 stars rounded up!

It was SO much fun to read. I finished it within 5 hours; probably the fastest I have ever read a romcom. The plot was so different from the books that I typically read and I really enjoyed reading it. The writing style was so fun and so easy to read. I laughed so many times and I teared up so many times. Would highly recommend reading it!

ps: no pregnancies or babies at the end 🫶🏼

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.

ARC/ALC REVIEW

My Star Rating: 4/5 ⭐
My Spice Rating: 1/5 🌶️

What you’ll find:
⭐️STEM Focus
⭐️Forced Proximity
⭐️Workplace Romance
⭐️Enemies (sort of) to Lovers
⭐️He Falls First
⭐️Fake Dating
⭐️Second Chance Romance

Switched is a closed-door romance with a “freaky Friday” esque body-switching twist. This book follows the relationship between Henry and Serena, told in Serena’s POV. Serena is carefree, works in STEM, is extremely career-driven, loves Star Trek, and has no intention of committing to a relationship. Henry is more reserved but is a sweet family man who is ready to find the one. Serena and Henry meet in a bar and are instantly interested in each other. After a wonderful night together, Serena learns Henry is to be her new boss, freaks out, and then denies the night was anything more than fun.

A year or so later while they are both working, a storm rolls in, something strange happens in their lab, and they somehow switch bodies. Serena is now in Henry’s body and Henry is not in Serena’s body. The book does a great job detailing the challenges they face while being in each other’s bodies, while also exploring and re-evaluating their true feelings for each other. The family dynamics and emotions attached to their situation kept me reading.

The story is a fun and heartwarming read, that is packed with laugh-out-loud moments. There is witty banter, some 4th wall breakage (footnotes from Serena), and of course lots of physics references. The book also includes some deeper exploration of parent/child relationships. It would have been nice to have a dual POV to give readers more of Henry’s thoughts during the body switch.

Audiobook:
The audiobook was enjoyable. I especially enjoyed listening to the narrator for Serena (Kelsey Navarro Foster). She was very animated and entertaining. The male narrator for Henry (James Anderson), who comes in towards the end of the book, did a good job as well.

Thank you Sarah Ready, W. W. Crown, and imprint of Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks, and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader/listener copy of this book/audio in exchange for my honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I read this, and the first in Sarah Ready’s Ghosted series, back to back, and I’m glad to see Serena getting her own story.

I loved the locations, the family dynamics between the couples, and, of course, all the Trekker nonsense.

My biggest gripe, (and it oddly wasn’t the complete lack of spice) was that they skipped over all the Freaky Friday, Body Swapping bits that would have made this book hilarious.

I mean, they talked a good booby/boner-game, but they hopped over peeing, getting dressed (Cerena, who never wears underwear, gets his penis caught in the zipper of his trousers? COMEDIC GOLD), even a good have-to-manspread-because-my-balls-are-in-the-way scene? Why does no one ask for my help?

I’ll be on the lookout for the next in this series.

Thanks to NetGalley, and Swift and Lewis Publishing for this ARC.

I'm not sure how to rate this one, I think I was simply the wrong audience for this book. This is a freaky Friday, body switch romance. I adore quirky books and characters, but honestly this was a whole other level of quirky. For me, I did not feel the romance between Serena and Henry and I didn't feel an emotional connection to either one of these characters. I got lost trying to keep up with some of the STEM aspects and I think the footnotes were a little distracting at times.

Thank you NetGalley and W.W. Crown for the ARC.

** spoiler alert ** This is an interesting read. It's a closed door romance. Serena and Henry meet in a bar. The bar is Serena's usual haunt and is literally stuck to her seat(she didn't see the do not sit here sign). Henry is bowled over from the moment he saw her. They had an amazing night together and Henry confesses that he's already falling for Serena. Serena is a commitmentphobe(ok, a lovephobe) and freaks. She also learns that he's going to be working with her at CERN while checking her emails in the bathroom during her freakout. She breaks his heart the next day saying that they were just having fun. Fast forward over a year later, they still work together and Serena still hasn't forgotten that night. We learn later that Henry hasn't either. There's a storm and a freak accident in the lab while Henry and Serena are together. They wake up in the middle of the night in each other's bodies, but not together. They find each other after a few hours and want to figure out how to switch back. In the meantime, they need to play the part of each other and learn a lot about each other in the process. Serena needs to be best man at Henry's brother's wedding and fight off his ex. Henry needs to comfort Serena's mother after a heart attack. I can't really say that they fell for each other all over again because they were already both in love with each other, only Serena refused to admit it to him. They finally figure out how to switch back and in dramatic fashion, Serena finally confesses her love. There's a lot of science mentioned in this book and I have to admit that even though Henry admitting that he was falling in love with her the first night was A LOT, he is an amazing MMC. It broke my heart when Serena broke his. I enjoyed this story and look forward to reading more from this author(Ghosted has been sitting on my TBR for an obscene amount of time and those characters are mentioned in this book)
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is the first book I have read by this author and I am hooked!! Can’t wait to read more. It had everything … made me laugh and made me cry!! Absolutely loved both Seren and Henry who are polar opposites.

Blurb from book:
For Serena Otaki, free-spirited Californian, life is simple. She loves smashing atoms at The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. She loves Star Trek, spicy tofu, and her cat, Captain Purrk. She loves her messy (slob-fest) apartment, her chaotic brand of organizing, and staying permanently, happily unattached. She has one true love—physics.

For Henry Joules, uptight Brit, life is simple. He loves making analog black holes, drinking piping hot tea, and organizing his pencil tray. He loves his family, red meat, and obsessively cleaning his spotless apartment.

Life is perfect. He has many loves—physics, family, friends. He can’t wait to find the woman of his dreams.

Love and marriage are in his future.

One perfect night Serena and Henry meet. Sparks fly, particles collide, the universe comes to a halt and so too does their encounter. Serena cuts it short and tells Henry it was a mistake - just a bit of fun.

Until an electric storm causes an unexpected event at the particle collider and suddenly—they’ve switched. Serena is in Henry’s body and Henry is in Serena’s body.

Absolutely fantastic book. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced read copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Thank you Netgalley for a change to read this!!
I absolutely ADORE Sarah Ready and had thoroughly enjoyed 'Ghosted', so this adjacent story jumped out at me right away! 4.5 / 5 stars. Serena is a CERN scientist in love with science, but not with anyone else. After a closed-door, reality shattering night with her soon-to-be-boss Henry, this story catapults us into a freaky-friday esque body-switching story, causing Serena and Henry to re-evaluate themselves and each other.
This story requires a ton of suspension of belief, and it yet it really works? It's quirky and funny, playing SO well off the hysterical realities of sex positive men/women switching bodies. It does dive really deep into what 'love' is and what happens to two independent people when they fall in love: it was such a great juxtaposition to the comedic elements. I also personally loved the footnotes, drawings, and fourth wall breaking Serena does: but I think this could be a drawback for some people. The steaminess really doesn't hit until the last 90% of the story and it was such a good buildup.
I hear there's gunna be a third in this series and I cannot wait!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

I love a little (or a lot of) magical realism mixed in with my romance. The background of Switched was science based, physics more specifically. And I had no idea what they were talking about when they were talking science. But it didn't even matter. The connection and disconnection between the two MCs was completely adorable. As a woman, the reason Serena (Duckie) refused to fall in love with Henry was relatable and understandable.

Their Freaky Friday body switch was hilarious! Even though it's been done before, Sarah Ready made it feel fresh and fun. I ate it up. The family complications and emergencies leveled it up and made it feel high stakes and urgent. There were so many emotions attached to their agreement on how to handle their situation. It was so sweet how they agreed to stay with each other for the sake of their families.

The secondary characters were all loveable and I appreciated every single one of them. Yes, the main characters of the book are central and the most important. But I have seen times when secondary characters break a book and other times when they completely enhance it.

📚Book Review📚

Switched
Sarah Ready

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This is the second book in the Ghosted duology (? 🤔 Could there be more in this series??)

Although this book follows a different couple in the main, there are definitely some overlapping events and stories relating to Gillian and Daniel from book 1. Which, did I tell you?, I absolutely adored!!

So I'd definitely recommend that you read these in order, I mean, even if just for the sheer joy of reading them both! Because they are literally amazing!!

So, in this book, we follow the story from Serena's pov (with a tiny chapter from Henry) - although as suggested again by the title and cover (spoiler??) they do switch mid way!

I cannot describe how brilliantly written this book is! It's packed with humour, it's an emotional rollercoaster and it's an education......so the storyline is a little out there!? - who cares!! Just go along with the flow and I promise you'll have a blast!

I loved both our main characters so much! (And it was great to have a little view of where Gillian and Daniel are at now too!)
Once again, being told from Serena's pov, we don't only get to see what's going on from the outside, but also hear all (and I mean all!) of her inner thoughts, feelings and imaginings - which is the best way to connect....but also, when they switch, imagine those inner thoughts! 🫣🤣

There's a lot going on, but I can't tell you any more for fear of spoilers - but trust me, I could not put this book down (nor book 1!) - I absolutely HAVE to check out more books by this author as I am truly obsessed!!

Switched is Sarah Ready’s sequel to Ghosted and it was an adventure to read. Thank @netgalley and W.W. Crown for the opportunity to read this via gifted eARC. All thoughts are my own and honest.

This book is very science heavy, especially in the beginning, as both Serena and Henry are physicists. A lot of it went over my head, but once I got into it though, I flew through it.

The switch really helped Serena and Henry understand each other, especially their feelings about love and relationships. It definitely helped both of their characters develop and recognize their own feelings.

This is probably Ready’s least spicy book that I’ve read (1-1.5 🌶️). It was just right for this story though.

Overall, another fun read from Sarah Ready and I would love read more from Henry’s POV, since we only got one chapter in the book.

3.5 stars ⭐️

Just an adorable, science-filled read. Ducky and Henry are really cute together and even though Ducky was quite immature at times, it fit well into the story.
I also quite enjoyed how the author added footnotes throughout the book and how Ducky often broke the “fourth-wall”. While the science of it all did seem a bit confusing to me at times, it didn’t really affect my understanding of the core story.

Thank you to NetGalley and W.W. Crown for an arc in exchange for my honest review!