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The Swap by Robyn Harding

tatterededges's review against another edition

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1.0

This isn’t a thriller. It’s soap opera garbage. Badly written, plot that’s drivel and characters that are totally unlikeable and lacking in any kind of substance.

And the consensual partner swap was a long way from being consensual.




asukaluthien's review against another edition

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4.0

Really interesting to see this unravel from all these different perspectives. Saw the first plot twist coming a mile away, but not the second or third one. Overall an enjoyable read!

kbrauhn's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Addicting and delighfully bonkers!

starr2007's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

bailatkins's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

interesting guilty pleasure book. not amazing but i finished it so that says something. absolutely wilddd plot wtf

ekata's review

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The premise was interesting, but the execution? Meh. The story didn't seem to really go anywhere. I feel like this was a wasted opportunity, because the mystery in itself was really weak, despite, again, a great premise. But the good thing is the book was very fast-paced and it helped me get out of a reading slump.

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nikki_in_niagara's review against another edition

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3.0

Low is a teenage outsider with polyamorous parents who makes friends with Freya, a ceramic artist, who is new to town but when Jamie and her husband move to town she becomes besties with Freya. After Freya and Jamie swap husbands one drunken night Low sets about her revenge.

For the first quarter, I could have sworn I'd read this before but could find no record of it. Then after that point, it diverged from my expectations. (I wonder what book I'd confused it with.) A quick popcorn read. I bit different with all the polyamoury but otherwise your run-of-the-mill one-day-read thriller. 

jjsbookcase's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

old_nikon_fm's review against another edition

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4.0

I bought this after reading a recommendation in the Globe and Mail. Initially I expected a very light frothy summer read but it turned out to be better than that, with well developed characters and an interesting plot. It's not literature but it is a fun summer read.

jenlaughs's review against another edition

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3.0

Why must “edgy” lit have a crazy woman?