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The Swap by Robyn Harding
4.0

The Swap is all about a strange, obsessively & expectantly sinister friendship between three women. Low is a gangly odd teenager with an interesting family dynamic; Jamie has just moved to the island with her husband after experiencing hardship with adoption; Freya is an insta-influencer with an ex-pro hockey player husband. Both Jamie and Low are completely obsessed with Freya and are in an endless competition to be her favourite. Naturally, when Freya suggests that her and Jamie swap partners Jamie is reluctantly on board – she really wants to impress her new friend aided of course with the help of some magic mushrooms. And as you can guess this swap results in mess, mayhem and monsters…

Harding is one of my favourite thriller writers and this has been one of my most anticipated reads of 2020 – it did not disappoint! I couldn’t put down this book and I couldn’t believe the amount of manipulation taking place! This book has everything: drama, obsession, stalking and my personal favourite…hippies! This book is told in multiple perspectives but follows a chronological timeline – there is always an elusion to something sinister about to unfold which really kept handing off the edge of my seat! I love this book and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a captivating, twisted thriller.