Switched

N. R. Walker — 2018

Israel Ingham's life has never been easy. He grew up in a house devoid of love and warmth. Nothing he ever did was good enough. The fact Israel is gay just added to the long list of his father's disappointments. Then a letter from Eastport Children's Hospital changes everything. A discovery is made, one of gross human error. Twenty-six years ago two baby boys were switched at birth and sent home with the wrong families. Sam, Israel's best friend, has been his only source of love and support. With Sam beside him every step of the way, Israel decides to meet his birth mother and her son, the man who lived the life Israel should have. Israel and Sam become closer than ever, amidst the tumultuous emotions of meeting his birth family, and Sam finds himself questioning his feelings toward his best friend. As Israel embraces new possibilities, he needs to dissect his painful relationship with his parents in order to salvage what's left. Because sometimes it takes proof you're not actually family to become one.

Reviews

Amanda Wells@amandawells

Nov 25, 2021

I recently started using Scribd to expand my access to audiobooks outside of my library and audible (I'm not made of money!), and I was impressed to find quite a lot of LGBTQIA+ romance books in their catalogue. Even better, one by an author I've read quite a bit of - but one that I'd not read yet! N R Walker is the author I choose when I'm feeling like a light, sweet read. But Switched is a tiny bit different - there's some real emotional stakes, but it isn't overwraught... at least, not like it could be in the hands of any author that really wanted to hurt the reader! This was realistic emotional grappling. The friends to lovers story line is believable, especially given Israel's background, and his personal story line is really engaging to follow. I was glad to listen to the audiobook - even though I was initially put of by the very, very Australian accent. No, it isn't indecipherable to non Australians. But as an Australian, it gave me a tiny bit of cultural cringe to begin with! I got over that though (especially after slowing the speed down to 1.2x instead of 2.0x!) and really enjoyed it.

Sahi K@sahibooknerd

Jan 5, 2022

Charlotte Nelson @charlottelife93

Nov 18, 2021

Ananya Bandyopadhyay@anyu2407

Oct 31, 2021

Isobel Wren@isobelwren

Sep 25, 2021

Farah Khaled @foksha_1996

Aug 11, 2021