The Switch by Lily Samson #bookreview #thriller #suspense

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Title: The Switch

Author:  Lily Samson

Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books

Publication Date: May 28, 2024

Page Count:  384

My rating: 4 stars

About the book:

Two couples. One twisted game of love and obsession. A dark domestic thriller about the dangerous secrets that come to light when a wild fantasy turns sinister. . .

When young couple Elena and Adam are offered the chance to house-sit in their dream neighborhood for a few months, they jump at the opportunity. The leafy South London enclave is a world away from everything they know, complete with grand homes, lush gardens, and quaint local coffee shops.  

Soon Elena crosses paths with the beautiful and enigmatic artist Sophia and her husband, Finn, and she and Adam are pulled into their orbit. Sophia is everything Elena isn’t—glamorous, alluring, successful—and Finn exerts a mysterious pull on Elena that she can’t seem to shake.

Elena’s infatuation with Finn grows stronger by the day, and when Sophia proposes a thrilling game to her new friend—to swap partners in secret—Elena quickly agrees. It’s not long before Elena experiences a sexual awakening that blossoms into an illicit love affair, but Sophia’s plans are far more dangerous than Elena could ever have imagined. . .

The Switch by Lily Samson is a deliciously twisted and suspenseful domestic thriller novel. The story in The Switch does change the point of view between two of the characters and also stars off changing the timeline between now and then.

Elena and Adam are happily married if not a bit settled into their relationship so when the couple get the chance to housesit in a well to do neighborhood they never could afford of course they jump at the chance. Quickly settling in to their new life Elena really doesn’t want their time in the new home to come to an end.

Elena then meets the beautiful and charismatic artist, Sophia, and hopes that the two can hit it off and become friends. As Elena meets Sophia’s husband Finn she also develops a bit of a crush on both partners of the sophisticated couple. That’s when Sophia suggests the women take control of their relationships and swap partners for a night, unbeknownst to the men.

I’m going to admit right off the bat that The Switch by Lily Samson is one of those books that I finished and thought to myself What. the. Heck. I mean really going into this one I was thinking the same thing but it certainly did live up to the dark and twisted description and to be honest I actually found myself enjoying the craziness. I’d say you probably need to suspend disbelief to completely enjoy this but if looking for a zany over the top suspense then this might be for you.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

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About the author:

Lily Samson studied English at Oxford University and works in publishing. She divides her time between London and Paris, where her French partner resides. In her spare time, she enjoys watching Hitchcock movies and moonlighting as a freelance artist. The Switch is her US adult debut.