Title: Switched
Author: Amanda Hocking
Publisher: July 12th 12th 2010 by CreateSpace (first published July 9th 2010).
ISBN: 1453688935
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 309
Quick Review: 3 stars (out of 5)
Why I Read It: First book I've read on the Kindle, I wanted to give it a try.
Where I Obtained the Book: From the Kindle store for 99 cents.
Synopsis: When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy finds out her mother might've been telling the truth.
With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - and it's one she's not sure if she wants to be a part of.Review: This is my first book I read on the Kindle and I must admit I'm in love. The Kindle is easy to use and to read from. I picked this book since the author is from my hometown. Also it was only .99 cents on Amazon.
The writing had problems and a few typos, but I was interested in the story and it kept me reading. I wanted to know what happened and I still do. I now need to get the next one. She has successfully sucked me in to the life of her story. This is something many more renowned authors have yet to do. I'm hooked,* SPOILER ALERT*what will happen to Wendy and Fin? Will Rhys be okay in the real world? What about her mother? I want to know.This is going to appeal to the teen and preteen out there. A girl who feels lost and doesn't really belongs discovers she was right. Wars and decisions hang on her choices. What teenager doesn't want to mean more then they feel they do. They may be loved by their families, but to be loved and needed my a whole kingdom? That is a dream come true, or it is?
Author Biography: I live in Minnesota, and I write young adult paranormal romance and urban fantasy mostly. The My Blood Approves series is about vampires in Minneapolis, and its available now. I also wrote the Trylle Trilogy, which is a paranormal romance without vampires, shifters, mermaids, fae, angels, dragons, ghosts, or ninjas.
My latest book is Hollowland - a zombie urban fantasy set in the dystopian near future. It's a bit more violent and gritter than my other books, but there is still romance. Mostly though, Remy kicks a lot of butt.
I also enjoy Red Bull, Jim Henson, Batman, Jane Austen, Star Wars legos, and I absolutely hate long walks on the beach out of my intense fear/hatred of wet sand.
My favorite authors are Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Alan Moore, and J. D. Salinger, but I don't write anything like them. I have an obsession with River Phoenix, and I've seenSilence of the Lambs more than any other movie, even The Dark Knight. If I were trapped on a deserted island, the one thing I'd take with me would be a boat capable for taking me home.
I'm also the guitarist in a band called the Fraggin Aardvarks, and even though its even twice as cool as it sounds, we haven't had a practice in like two years, so I'm not sure that technically we are still a band. But we never broke up, and it's an awesome thing to tell people, so I'm sticking with it.
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