****This copy was provided to me by Netgalley or an honest review****
From Goodreads:
Ever since high school, Kayla has been crazy for gorgeous football player Talon. But before she could muster the courage to tell him, he became a hot item with her beautiful BFF, Reagan. The only person who knows Kayla’s secret is Wesley, Talon’s best bud—and he’s got it bad for Reagan. Now they’re all in college together, hanging out 24/7. For Kayla, seeing the two lovebirds together is absolutely unbearable. So Kayla and Wesley hatch a plot to drive them apart before Talon has a chance to give Reagan the Christmas gift she’s been waiting for.
Soon enough, the once happy couple is fighting. Reagan suddenly can’t get enough of Wesley’s goofy sense of humor, and Talon seems to be paying more attention to Kayla than a guy who’s “only a friend” ever should. But just when everything seems to be falling into place, Kayla and Wesley accidentally spend a night together and discover a hitch in their plan they never considered: that switching partners may not lead to a perfect ending after all.
First line: I love my best friend’s boyfriend. But I swear I saw him first.
Note to anyone who decides they want their best friend’s significant: suck it up and deal, otherwise you end up like me – surrounded by your friends, but feeling 100% alone.
This is the second of Cassie Mae's books through Random House Flirt. Her first one, FRIDAY NIGHT ALIBI, I reviewed (and adored) here. If you follow my blog you know I fell for Cassie Mae a few years back and read her entire blog, start to finish in two sittings. She is hilarious and not afraid to let it all hang out. I knew then that I'd read anything of hers and happily beta if she'd ever ask me. Yup, I was smitten. And I still am. She writes funny, sexy characters, awkward situations, and plenty of mishaps along the way.
SWITCHED was everything I'd come to expect from her, but it still read fresh, new, and holy cow the guys in this novel were hot. Wesley had my drooling. I kept thinking, come on Kayla, realize he's the one for you. Cassie managed to write two characters (Kayla and Wesley) I loved even when they were trying to break up their best friends and that (the likable characters) isn't not easy to pull off. Reagan I wanted to clobber more times than not, but she was great too. The condom war was hilarious!
I think of this story as a love square (do such things exist?). Some of my favorite scenes were Kayla biting Talon's nose, she and Wesley's snowball fight, when Talon helps her into the Open Mic night, and when Kayla eats Talon's mom's burnt cookies.
If you're looking for a fun, NA read, I hope you'll give this one a try.
You can find it on Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble.
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Awesome review. I don't have a lot of time to read right now, but I've been reading bits of this one while on the treadmill. Loving it so far. :)
ReplyDeleteI totally didn't know you read my whole blog. Kinda scares me, lol! Those earlier posts make me cringe, lol.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this review! I actually had condom wars with my best buddy the first year of my marriage. She managed to get one under my wiper blade once, and it froze to my windshield! LOL.
Glad you love Cassie too Robin. But who doesn't. Another positive review for the great Cassie Mae.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun book! I'd expect nothing less from Cassie Mae. Can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteLoved this one too.
ReplyDelete(When I first saw her too, I read through most of her blog. Not all, cause I think there were a lot of posts, but most. :)
Stalkers Unite! :)
Sounds like a fun read! Thanks for sharing. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love Cassie's books!
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