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Remember the movie The Change Up starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman?
This hilarious novel is the female version of changing lives. Celeste and Wendy are as opposite as a Happy Meal and a quinoa bowl, and spend an entire week in each others shoes after too much sangria.
Kelly Harms' new novel is heartwarming and hilarious, with a satisfying ending. You're going to want to read this novel so make sure to put it on your must read list.

Funny, witty story about a mom war that has them switching bodies. They figure out that the other half of the fence isn’t always greener. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC copy.

Such a great read! When the identities of a SAHM and a workaholic mom get switched there are bound to be some firework, a few missed meetings, and perhaps a kid or two misplaced along the way. In the end, the two realize they shouldn't take being the best mom they can be and turn it into a competitive sport. What's important is each woman learning they are enough and the people they surround themselves with have an impact on them and their families. This would be a great book for any mom out there thinking they're doing either too much or too little with the same 24 hours we're all given.

Celeste is a SAHM of three who’s new to the neighborhood and struggling to make friends. Wendy, her next-door neighbor, is a busy working mom who thinks Celeste has a cushy life and is judging her for not being a Pinterest mom. After drinking waaaay too much vodka-laced sangria at a softball potluck, the women wake up in one another’s bodies. Will a week as their nemesis give them perspective or will they ruin each other’s lives? And also, how will they switch back?
An interesting and engaging take on the mommy wars most women feel pulled into. Enjoyed the characters and plot.

Five laugh-filled, tear-stained stars to this fantastic novel! I laughed out loud so many times, with moments and lines and dialogue that were hilarious! But there were also poignant, heartfelt moments in this book that made me feel things deep in my heart. Celeste and Wendy are unforgettable characters, two women who only want what’s best for themselves and their families, even as they disagree about the best way to achieve this. Their interactions and their intense emotions are riveting, sometimes difficult, sometimes funny but always raw, unfiltered, authentic and genuine. These two moms, their children, and their husbands are going to stick with me for a very long tome. This is a captivating story that will keep readers’ hearts engaged; an honest and insightful look into motherhood, marriage, finding balance, and just doing the best damn job you know how!

There is something about a Kelly Harms book that transcends the escapist fluff of many books bearing the label "Women's Fiction." I always seem to be able to find a deeper message, or lesson, in her stories.
In "The Seven Day Switch," we meet Celeste and Wendy, suburban neighbors who could not be more different from each other. Celeste is the Pinterest mom who packs organic lunches, runs carpools, and sews her daughter's perfect wardrobe. She has the perfect husband. Wendy is the Type A businesswoman who is always on the go and feeds her kids frozen pizza rolls.
But what happens when they are forced to examine their lives and their goals? Kelly Harms takes the adage, "Put yourself in someone else's shoes" to a whole new level.
"The Seven Day Switch" makes you think about what you have vs what you think you want; it makes you perhaps appreciate that the grass is not always greener on the other side, but along the way she introduces us to wonderful characters, witty dialogue, and a rollicking good time.
I loved this book and I'm grateful to the author, the publisher, and to NetGalley for the ARC.

This story brings back so many feelings from when I was a stay-at-home mom, watching the neighborhood career moms seemingly able to “have it all” ... a perfectly balanced home/work life, while I was budgeting our money from weekly cash envelopes. Our two moms in “The Seven Day Switch” are neighbors who don’t get along, testy and overly polite, and by some crinkle in the universe switch bodies for a long, eye-opening week. Their inner conversations are spot on. I really enjoyed learning about these two women and their intense love for their children. A little kindness and humility goes a long way, bringing a realistic, loving conclusion to “The Seven Day Switch”.

In her latest novel, Kelly Harms takes readers inside the mommy wars in one of the most relatable, poignant and eye-opening explorations of motherhood I’ve ever read.
Stay at home mom Celeste and her career-driven neighbor Wendy, think they have nothing in common other than the fact they both have children. When, thanks to a couple of glasses of questionable sangria, they swap bodies for a week, they find out just how wrong their assumptions were. As the women struggle to fill each other's shoes—and raise each other’s kids—they learn some unexpected and at times uncomfortable truths about themselves and each other.
Laugh out loud funny and full of insightful revelations, THE SEVEN DAY SWITCH is a must read for any mom that has ever thought someone else had it easier. Which, if we’re honest, is pretty much all of us.
Thank you to the author and Lake Union Publishing for the advance reading copy..

The Seven Day Switch is an eye opening experience for Wendy and Celeste, two moms with very different ways of parenting. This book shows that when you are able to see what the other mom's life is like, you can see that there is no right way or wrong way to parent and make your life productive and full filling. A very good read! .

The Seven Day Switch is my favorite book of the year so far. It follows two main characters, Wendy and Celeste, who aren't exactly favorites of each other. Wendy, the workaholic, and Celeste, the stay-at-home mom, wake up in each other's bedrooms (and bodies) after a night of hate-drinking and now have to see what exactly life is like in the other's shoes. Between husbands, kids, sports and carpool, not to mention parenting styles it's easy to feel what the characters are feeling. Having myself been both a working mom and a stay-at-home mom this book resonated with me on a level that I can't explain to someone who hasn't experienced it. The characters are well rounded, flawed and could be neighbors in your own neighborhood.