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pronkbaggins's review against another edition
3.0
3.0/5.0
The story was okay but I, surprisingly, could see the twist. This probably means the author wanted me to see it and was leading me in that direction. The story was good, but was very romance-heavy which was not what I was in the mood for at the time. The end seemed a little unbelievable to me regarding one of the characters who was built up to be smarter than that.
The story was okay but I, surprisingly, could see the twist. This probably means the author wanted me to see it and was leading me in that direction. The story was good, but was very romance-heavy which was not what I was in the mood for at the time. The end seemed a little unbelievable to me regarding one of the characters who was built up to be smarter than that.
renatalynn's review against another edition
4.0
great book, loved the story line, didn't care for the sex stuff
amanda_siegrist's review against another edition
4.0
So, this is my first Sandra Brown book I've ever read. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD, so don't keep reading if you don't want to know anything that happens.
I recently watched a movie on Amazon that happened to be one of her books turned into a movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I thought I'd try reading one of her books. My husband picked it up for me, so I didn't ever read the blurb. Once I did, it sounded great. The story pulled me in right away. About, oh, maybe halfway through, I peeked at the ending (because I really wanted to know if Melina and Chief ended up together because I love my happy endings), so I was really shocked when it's not Melina through the entire book but Gillian. Super cool twist, I have to admit. I kept reading, but now knowing it was Gillian, I wasn't a fan of her. I had hoped she'd redeem herself by the end, but she didn't. I get why she lied about who she was to the police and stuff. She was trying to protect herself. But to keep lying to Chief...not cool. She even slept with him as Melina. It really bugged me. So, while I enjoyed the story and it kept me engaged, I was not a fan of the heroine.
I recently watched a movie on Amazon that happened to be one of her books turned into a movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I thought I'd try reading one of her books. My husband picked it up for me, so I didn't ever read the blurb. Once I did, it sounded great. The story pulled me in right away. About, oh, maybe halfway through, I peeked at the ending (because I really wanted to know if Melina and Chief ended up together because I love my happy endings), so I was really shocked when it's not Melina through the entire book but Gillian. Super cool twist, I have to admit. I kept reading, but now knowing it was Gillian, I wasn't a fan of her. I had hoped she'd redeem herself by the end, but she didn't. I get why she lied about who she was to the police and stuff. She was trying to protect herself. But to keep lying to Chief...not cool. She even slept with him as Melina. It really bugged me. So, while I enjoyed the story and it kept me engaged, I was not a fan of the heroine.
jillrush's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
The Switch by Sandra Brown
Lawson was in town and had set up a date escort with Maleena. Problem is it was Jillian who had showed up. The girls are identical twins and Maleena needed a night off.
Mercenaries, stock market agents, FBI agents, Cult like organizations are all in this book.
This fast paced and interesting to see what's going to happen and how it involved them all.
Sides have changed and now there's a goal to just survive.
Medical records come to the rescue at the very end to solve all the questions.
Love the different places I was taken to in this book.
meganmccamy's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to read some mystery/suspense books this year and someone recommended this author. The premise of this story was pretty far-fetched and not super believable. I definitely skimmed some of the chapters.
morgandemming's review against another edition
5.0
Started off a little slow, but once it got going MAN, did it get going! Running from bad guys and trying to put the puzzle pieces together of how the characters were related was fascinating! Kept me guessing the whole time to who was a good guy/bad guy this book was fun!
theeditorreads's review against another edition
5.0
The Switch is the Llyod twins’ story, and when one of them is murdered, a NASA astronaut, Christopher Hart, is mired in the homicide.
Trigger Warning: self-harm, murder, stalker, cult activities
Synopsis:
Gillian and Melina Lloyd are thirty-six-year-old identical twins. Melina works as a media escort and Gillian is a real estate agent. On the verge of making a huge life decision, Gillian grudgingly agrees to Melina's idea of switching places to help take her mind off of her life for a few hours. But shortly after her night out, she's found brutally murdered in her bed.
Colonel Christopher Hart is a NASA astronaut (the first native American to ever be) who just returned from an important outer space mission and has to be escorted to an event felicitating him. That's where Melina comes in. Chief, as he is known to everyone, never thought he would be so enamoured with a woman as he is with Melina.
Being implicated in a murder is not good for Chief's career or retirement plans, but he just couldn't let it go, especially after he feels there's a link between him and the murdered woman he thought he was falling in love with.
Review:
I got The Switch and Mirror Image by [a:Sandra Brown|6218|Sandra Brown|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1500485527p2/6218.jpg] after a friend recommended Sandra Brown's works a few years back. And I'm finally reading The Switch!
The story takes place in Dallas and has been narrated in the third person. I love books with twins and the switcheroo plot and this one had identical twins that no one could ever really tell apart. The Switch starts with a description of the daily lives and the bonding that the Lloyd twins share.
But the story kicks off with a bang a few chapters in when Gillian is murdered and Colonel Hart is the prime suspect, at first. Then starts the police investigation, with another male in tow (Gillian's boyfriend, Jem Hennings), and things start to look interesting.
Sandra Brown is a master storyteller who deftly navigates a multilayered plot, never once losing the thread, and ties it up into a neat package at the end with the biggest revelation of all. Throughout the story, this romantic thriller kept me on my toes, with clues and hints and revelations peppered throughout. The FBI agent pretty much summed up the story in his quote above.
The blurb as well as the events described in the first few chapters of the book are somewhat confusing, or maybe ingenious depending on how you look at it. The Switch that the book talks about is not really there but then it's all out there, and kudos to the author for the play with the text.
Chief Hart's reputation is up in flames as he's connected so closely with a homicide but he points the police toward who might as well have been the real culprit, which seems a tad too easy at first. But of course, it will be, otherwise, how will Melina and Chief's real journey to find the actual murderer begin.
While the story may have started in Dallas, it ends up in New Mexico, with a few stops along the way as Melina and Chief set out to find out what actually happened to Gillian. What I liked more was that the author kept the reader well-informed about the goings-on at the back. It helped connect the dots throughout the story, with the villain's angles being revealed almost simultaneously with the protagonists’.
Brother Gabriel is a televangelist who lives in The Temple in New Mexico. He has a world of followers and it's evident that he is a cult leader. But how and why he may be involved with a murder is what the story is about.
The Switch has a plethora of characters but they are linked every which way and take the story forward perfectly. There are FBI agents in the scene, Hank Tobias and Lucy Myrick (how I would love them to have their own story), who closely follow the case for their own reasons.
The ending is completely unexpected and having a NASA astronaut as one of the main protagonists means there's quite a bit of an adventure there. The story touches upon a host of topics, including the rights and issues of Native Americans, artificial insemination, and a few other things.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Trigger Warning: self-harm, murder, stalker, cult activities
Synopsis:
Gillian and Melina Lloyd are thirty-six-year-old identical twins. Melina works as a media escort and Gillian is a real estate agent. On the verge of making a huge life decision, Gillian grudgingly agrees to Melina's idea of switching places to help take her mind off of her life for a few hours. But shortly after her night out, she's found brutally murdered in her bed.
Colonel Christopher Hart is a NASA astronaut (the first native American to ever be) who just returned from an important outer space mission and has to be escorted to an event felicitating him. That's where Melina comes in. Chief, as he is known to everyone, never thought he would be so enamoured with a woman as he is with Melina.
Being implicated in a murder is not good for Chief's career or retirement plans, but he just couldn't let it go, especially after he feels there's a link between him and the murdered woman he thought he was falling in love with.
Review:
I got The Switch and Mirror Image by [a:Sandra Brown|6218|Sandra Brown|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1500485527p2/6218.jpg] after a friend recommended Sandra Brown's works a few years back. And I'm finally reading The Switch!
The story takes place in Dallas and has been narrated in the third person. I love books with twins and the switcheroo plot and this one had identical twins that no one could ever really tell apart. The Switch starts with a description of the daily lives and the bonding that the Lloyd twins share.
But the story kicks off with a bang a few chapters in when Gillian is murdered and Colonel Hart is the prime suspect, at first. Then starts the police investigation, with another male in tow (Gillian's boyfriend, Jem Hennings), and things start to look interesting.
This case was so damn multilayered.
Sandra Brown is a master storyteller who deftly navigates a multilayered plot, never once losing the thread, and ties it up into a neat package at the end with the biggest revelation of all. Throughout the story, this romantic thriller kept me on my toes, with clues and hints and revelations peppered throughout. The FBI agent pretty much summed up the story in his quote above.
The blurb as well as the events described in the first few chapters of the book are somewhat confusing, or maybe ingenious depending on how you look at it. The Switch that the book talks about is not really there but then it's all out there, and kudos to the author for the play with the text.
He was a member of a minority, and, as all minority youths learn early on, he'd had to work longer, strive harder, be tougher. ... He was watched more closely, the implication being that at some point he would probably screw up.
Chief Hart's reputation is up in flames as he's connected so closely with a homicide but he points the police toward who might as well have been the real culprit, which seems a tad too easy at first. But of course, it will be, otherwise, how will Melina and Chief's real journey to find the actual murderer begin.
While the story may have started in Dallas, it ends up in New Mexico, with a few stops along the way as Melina and Chief set out to find out what actually happened to Gillian. What I liked more was that the author kept the reader well-informed about the goings-on at the back. It helped connect the dots throughout the story, with the villain's angles being revealed almost simultaneously with the protagonists’.
I doubt they're held in chains. But mind control can be an even stronger shackle.
Brother Gabriel is a televangelist who lives in The Temple in New Mexico. He has a world of followers and it's evident that he is a cult leader. But how and why he may be involved with a murder is what the story is about.
The Switch has a plethora of characters but they are linked every which way and take the story forward perfectly. There are FBI agents in the scene, Hank Tobias and Lucy Myrick (how I would love them to have their own story), who closely follow the case for their own reasons.
The ending is completely unexpected and having a NASA astronaut as one of the main protagonists means there's quite a bit of an adventure there. The story touches upon a host of topics, including the rights and issues of Native Americans, artificial insemination, and a few other things.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
zenithharpink's review against another edition
4.0
I don't typically appreciate Sandra Brown, but I really enjoyed this book. Light lit, but enjoyable enough.