ARC received via Give Me Books for an honest review

Rocco and Sophie - woohoo!

It has been a couple of days since I finished reading Switch, and I still don't know how to write this review to do this book justice.

I have not read all of the Spark series so far, even though they have been sitting on my shelves forever - so many book, too little time.

Right from the start, Sophie and Rocco got to me. Both so emotionally broken, emotionally brittle. To the outside world they are funny, snarky, the life of the party, but as they start to open up to each other, we see the real man and woman behind the smiles and the laughs. We see how alike they really are.

Switch delves into some darker places than you expect. Alcoholism, addiction, prison life, deceit. Nothing was sugar coated or glossed over. Ms Ryder got right to the heart of the matter and dealt with issues realistically and honestly. And boy did it get to me

       

I absolutely and utterly adored Sophie. No matter how sh!tty her life got, nothing and no one would keep her down. She would dust herself off and keep going.


Rocco, dear Rocco. So much is going on in his life, so much pain. My heart broke for him as one knock came after the other. I loved how even though he was hurting his friends, they kept on coming for him, to help him. That he meant enough to them that they did not desert him.

Most of all, I loved how good Rocco and Sophie are for each other. They are the salve that soothes each other's pain. They are each other's compass, keeping them on track. They want to become better because of each other.

Switch is a beautifully written, emotional story. I was completely drained after reading it, it affected me so much.

Trust me when I say you will want a box of tissues beside you as you read!

I cannot wait to see what Ms Ryder brings us next!