Beth O'Leary does a fantastic job with double-narrative stories. This was a lovely change of pace since one main character is a senior citizen who is looking for romance, while the other is her 20something granddaughter who is having a quarter-life crisis, as it were. Both narrators were a treat to listen to, and the themes of building community and not running from or ignoring difficult emotions were dealt with so well.

A review is to follow shortly. Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for an electronic advanced review copy in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely adored the audio for this Beth O'Leary! The story is narrated beautifully and really brought it to life

The Switch by Beth O'Leary
I listened to this on audio and really appreciated the English accents from the narration! It added to my reading experience. This was a fun, sweet story that I enjoyed reading.
There were parts where the plot felt a bit too slow for me, which is why I didn't rate it more highly. But I loved this delightful story of a house swap with a young Leena and her 80 year old grandmother Eileen.
Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook.

Beth O'leary is able to present an engaging narrative that allows the audience to engage with dual point of views, without dreading one characters chapter at all and she does this perfectly in The Switch. The novel is incredibly character focused, a bit more plot would have been nice for me.
I think that listening to this novel as an audiobook almost slowed me down, if I was to revisit it, it would likely be in print.
Overall a wholesome story.

I enjoyed the story and found the characters fun and entertaining. But I would not recommend the audio version to people. The older narrator just sounded like her mouth was always filling with spit. It was very hard to get past and finish.

Definitely one of my favorite reads so far this year! The narrator was lovely and really brought the story to life! I r4eally enjoyed the plot and the characters!

This was my first Beth O’Leary book & I’ve been a major fan ever since! The story was incredibly enjoyable! I adore Eileen & Leena! Their characters were so well developed & felt like real people you could become friends with! I recommend this book to any & everyone!

It may have taken me a bit to get into audiobooks, but this was one of the first ones to really ignite my love for them! I not only love Beth O'Leary's writing, but listening to Alison Steadman and Daisy Edgar-Jones narrate this one was wonderful! They truly brought Leena and Grandma Eileen to life, and the lifestyle switch was both laugh-out-loud funny and eyes-welling endearing.

I wholeheartedly recommend this audiobook - the narrators were both a joy to listen to, and I'm so thankful to Netgalley, Beth O'Leary and Macmillan Audio for my gifted audio copy of The Switch!

This was such a heartwarming read! Beth O'Leary does such an amazing job with character development that you feel these characters deep in your heart!

I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

I heard wonderful things about other books by Beth O’Leary, but this one wasn’t for me.

I found this story to have no interest, and I found it to be a little ridiculous. The dialogue was not very engaging, and I thought it was pretty boring.

I read this as an audiobook, and that’s why I gave this book two stars. The narrators did keep me intrigued enough to finish the book. They read this book well.

Even though I haven't been a big fan of Beth O'Leary in the past, this book was a surprise to me and I ended up really enjoying it! I'm really glad I took the plunge again and I will absolutely be picking up more of her work in the future.

This was everything you'd expect from Beth O Leary- fun, lighthearted romance with a really clever concept the age gap switch to this extent is something I've not seen before. I enjoyed the characters and this was a sweet listen. I thought the narration worked really well. Thank you for the copy

The Switch is a heart-warming and light hearted story while touching on some deeper topics such as loss and grief. I love stories with well-written mature characters and Eileen, 79, was entertaining. Her experimenting with online dating brought humor and balance to Leena’s grief over loosing her sister. I also enjoyed the grandmother/grand daughter relationship in this story. While there were no big surprises with this one, the journey was light, easy to read, and quick to engage. I recommend for all readers who want a book to put a smile on their face.

"The Switch" is an audiobook with a cute narration and storyline. The only issues I have with it is that Leena as a character was a bit boring but it was worth listening to it overall.

The Switch by Beth O’Leary was a unique take on the concept of switching places with someone else - I’ve never heard of a 79-year-old and a 20-something switching places! Both narrators did a great job and brought even more to their characters. I definitely recommend the audiobook because of the small touches, like changing the phone calls to sound like they are phone calls. It added more to the experience. I had some trouble keeping all of the secondary characters straight. Overall, I recommend this one if you enjoy romance and you’re in the mood for a fun, quick listen. Thanks to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for an advanced audio copy. Originally, I did not give feedback on this title because I had issues accessing it via the NetGalley shelf app. I have since been able to access the audio via a different source and updated my feedback.

This was a really cute book. I just adore books that follow elderly characters especially those trying to find themselves and carve out a new life. I would have preferred if the entire book was in the grandmother's POV because I found the granddaughter to be a bit boring but besides that I did enjoy it.

This was such a cute story, but ended being more serious than I expected it to be. This had “The Holiday” vibes, one of my favorite movies.

When Leena is ordered to take a 2-month sabbatical after being so stressed she is no longer productive at work, she leaves London and moves to Yorkshire Village. Eileen is about to turn 80, and is looking for a second chance at love. She wants a life with someone enjoy life within the countryside.

The story is told in alternating POV’s from Eileen and Leena’s. The writing is sweet and easy to follow. The audiobook is amazing, I truly felt like they embodied the characters. I loved the Flatshare, so I was looking forward to reading this book.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, it was sweet, but it could have been a bit shorter.

I absolutely adored Eileen. She is the sort of septogenarian I'd love to be when I get to that age.

A wonderful story with heartfelt moments and laugh out loud scenes.