Rating: Summary: A Switch Indeed Review: Though the title gives away the idea of the story of Melina and her twin, Gillian, switching place for the night in order for her twin to meet the all American astronaut hero, Christopher "Chief" Hart. Twists and turns make this book quite cleverly written to make the readers keep turning the pages. Though Sandra Brown has written better books in the past, this one certainly redeemed her from the last flop, The Standoff.
Rating: Summary: This is not the Sandra Brown of old Review: I always enjoyed Sandra Brown's novels. They were steamy, sensuous and very entertaining. Her "Slow Heat in Heaven" was unbelievable - a real ten - but in the last few years, she seems to have gone the route of churning out one after the other of mindless, boring novels.Come back Sandra Brown - give your loyal fans what they loved and helped you become famous for.
Rating: Summary: who switched the author Review: I waited for this book all summer because of the author. The book was a monumental disappoinment. Sandra Brown's other books such as Alibi and Unspeakable were great. The Switch has inane plot with a terriibly simple premise. The plot is so trite and improbable that it is beyond description. I recommnending strongly passing on this book and switch to a new author such as Clancy or Margolin.
Rating: Summary: ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER Review: Gillian and Melina Loyd are identical twins, so it comes as no surprise to Gillian when Melina comes up with the idea of switching places for the night (the twins played the switching game as children, but never as adults), Gillian declines the offer to take her sisters place as a media escort for astronaut Christopher "Chief" Hart. Melina begs her sister, but lets the idea drop after Gillian explains that she underwent an artificial insemination procedure earlier that day. The following morning, Melina, is awakened to the terrible news of her sister being murdered... Demanding to see the crime scene, Melina, witnesses the blood and obsenities scrawled over Gillian's bedroom wall, the obsenities refering to "Chief" Hart. With Hart being the main suspect, the police endlessly question him, but after another twist in the case occurs, the police let Hart off the hook. The desire to find the killer, sends Hart and Melina on their own investigation, turning up more questions in this bizzare murder. As the two become deeper in the case they will find a trail of clues leading them to the clinic where the artificial insemination was performed. The pages turn FAST in "The Switch", the reader is kept glued to their chair uncovering secrets and cliffhangers in each chapter, as the novel roars along to the stunning conclusion. Sandra Brown has crafted another top-notch thriller that will immediately land on the bestseller list's. Nick Gonnella
Rating: Summary: Audiobook Review Review: The only reason I finished this book was because it had Sandra Brown on the cover. The plot was interesting with the cult thing and everything but the main charaters I could have cared less. Not of the story fit together and if it did it was really twisted. I would have to say that you should find out on your own to see if you like this book or not.
Rating: Summary: Refund Please: Review: The story of The Switch had remarkable potential, but the execution was trite and not very convincing. I found myself dreading it everytime I grabbed the book because the writing was tediously ordinary and the characters were superficial. I finished The Switch not because I was compelled by superb writing, but because I could not return it for a refund.
Rating: Summary: A delightful discovery Review: This summer I discovered Sandra Brown, and I have had great fun since. I discovered I like the romantic suspense novel. I always go into a book with a blank mind, I have no preconceptions, I read to be entertained. Sandra Brown is one of the best. I have now read two of her other novels and am willing to read more. She does not inhabit just one of her characters, she seems to step inside two or three of them. No one is all bad or all good. In this novel each twin has flaws. Ms. Brown gives you reasons to prefer one to the other. But Chief is the same way, not your typical good guy hero. I recommend this book. It does have a [physical]interlude, but it unfolds in flashbacks and is not overwhelming.
Rating: Summary: Brilliantly mysterious. Review: Gillian and Melina Lloyd are identical twins. As children, a favorite game was to switch identities. Now one of the twins is found brutally murdered, after spending an evening out with a famous astronaut, Christopher "Chief" (for his Indian blood) Hart. It's much more than meets the eye here, as the remaining twin claims to have switched with her sister that particular evening, playing the switch game for the first time ever as adults. The remaining twin is devastated; sure the murder was meant to be her. As the plot gels, and the murder becomes more and more intricately weaved with a possible conspiracy of enormous proportions, so does the question arise: Who really is who? The story is brilliantly written by Sandra Brown, quick to clasp the reader's interest, a little slow at times, but eventually fantastically brought together in a smashing ending that will leave you reeling.
Rating: Summary: Brown does it again... and again we want more!!! Review: I loved this book. I checked it out from the library and read it in 2 days. I have always been a fan of Brown. Gillian and her sister was a hoot and to join them for a bit in there crazy lives. I loved it. Great read for by the pool or beach.
Rating: Summary: Don't Waste Your Time Unless You Have a LONG Commute Review: I have so many problems with this book. I will enumerate only a few. The dialogue includes multi-syllabic words uncommon in everyday conversation. I.e, Chief states, when reflecting upon how he felt looking at the earth from outer space, "I just felt superfluous." This coming from an astronaut who has not used a word with more than 2 syllables until the 25th chapter. Many of the sentences composed by Ms. Brown are stilted and discordant because of the somewhat advanced vocabulary she has chosen. These advanced words just pop up sporadically and do nothing to add to the story's fluency. In fact, they detract from the flow. I did not feel that the story was written by someone of Ms. Brown's extensive experience. Perhaps she is just getting lazy. Many times the book read like an immature 9th grader had actually been the one doing the writing. Although she has created an interesting (but not irresistible) plot, it seems that oftentimes she is just stringing along some words (that often don't sound very good together) to get the book finished and off to the publisher. I personally find mysteries with a psychotic freak as the central criminal figure a little trite and too easy. There are so many of those type of stories to choose from. Also, the reading by Jane Maxwell was v. bad. She made everyone's sentences sound so over-the-top dramatic. Very annoying. Perhaps I would have liked this book a little bit more if I had read it myself. And the cataclysmic surprise at the end becomes obvious by, say, the 12th chapter. (However, by the end, certain character inconsistencies are explained-so just bear with `em if you plan on reading this book despite all the bad reviews-for me, while I was reading, the inconsistencies were extremely annoying.)
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