Book Review: Switched

Switched by Amanda Hocking

Rating- 4/5 Lily Pads
Edition-Paperback
Pages-293
Would I recommend it? Yes
No Spoilers!


Hey everyone, today I will be reviewing "Switched" by Amanda Hocking. I thought this book was pretty good. I gave it a 4 because I liked it but it wasn't amazing. I read the first two books in her Watersong series and I love that series, so I wanted to read this book. Let's get on with the review.

The Plot

The plot is hard for me to describe. I'm really bad at describing plots for paranormal/fantasy/dystopian books.
Basically Switched is about a girl named Wendy Everly. She lives with her Aunt and her brother Matt. When she was born Wendy was switched at birth. Ever since Wendy was born, her mother knew Wendy wasn't her child. On her sixth birthday, her mom tried to kill her and ended up in a mental hospital. So now Wendy lives with her Aunt and brother. At school everyone hates Wendy and people think she's a monster because she's not normal. Wendy starts to believe she is a monster. There is a guy in her class named Finn, and he always stares at Wendy. One day she confronts him and he tells her what she really is, a changeling. She is a troll and she has the power of Persuasion. She can get people to do what she wants using her brain. Finn tells her she's a Trylle. He tells her she doesn't belong there and he convinces her to leave her family and go to a world where she belongs. She eventually goes with him and lives in a castle. She finds out her real mom lives there, her mom's a queen and Wendy is a princess. Now Wendy has to learn how to be a princess and how to use her abilities. 

My Opinion

I really enjoyed this book. I went into this book not knowing much about it. The beginning was really good, but the middle bored me a bit. The ending was really rushed. I thought the plot was interesting, I didn't know the main character was going to be a princess. This book was a good paranormal book. Even though the ending was rushed I may read the other two books in the future. I loved all the characters except for the Queen. She was really mean to Wendy. I really liked Wendy. She was a good protagonist. She was insecure about herself and I liked that because I can relate to it. She was strong at times and she stood up for herself. She was really likable. Finn was likable too. He is a tracker, which is someone who finds all the creatures and brings them to that world to be where they belong. He is also a bodyguard to the Queen. I thought he was a nice guy. I thought the romance was fine but it was a little rushed at some times but it was good most of the time. I liked all the other characters. All the characters Wendy was friends were very likable. She has some guy friends and a girl friend named Willa. I love Amanda Hocking because she does such a good job at developing characters. The character developing is just amazing, and I love the characters in her Watersong series too. The writing style was very simple to read and the pacing was fine. If you haven't read a book from this author, I recommend this book or her Watersong series, which I liked more. If you are looking for a good paranormal book with well developed characters, I recommend this book. I think it is worth a buy even though I got this book at a used book store for a dollar. Overall I really liked this book which is why I gave it 4 Lily Pads. Thank you so much for reading my review and stay tuned for more reviews coming soon. Bye :)