Audiobook narrated by Amanda Dolan, George Newbern, Joy Osmanski, and Pete Simonelli.

In The Swap by Robyn Harding, Low Morrison has no idea the chain of events that are about to be unleashed when she first spies gorgeous Freya entering her high school. Low immediately signs up for the pottery classes Freya offers via the community board, and thus begins Low’s obsession. Low has never fit in with her classmates; while her unusual (for a female) height adds to this, it’s the unconventional relationship her parents have that is the biggest contributing factor. Low is immediately smitten with Freya’s fun, easy going personality, but the relationship is not one-sided. Freya loves the adoration Low offers, as her fall from social media grace still plagues her. Low has Freya all to herself for a bit, but when new-to-town Freya makes a new friend, Low’s feelings intensify.

I will say that I just couldn’t tell where this book was going, and I loved that. Freya ran so hot and cold, and it was hard to tell what, if anything, was genuine. I felt bad for Low and her circumstances; like most teens, she just wanted to fit in, and Freya gave her the time and attention that none of her peers did. It was easy to see how she could get wrapped up in that. Jamie, the third woman in this story, was a character I really liked and felt for. She just wanted to complete her family, and my heart broke for her and everything she’d been through. Being able to see Low and Jamie for who they were, coupled with never knowing what was going on with Freya, was an interesting dynamic for the story. I felt bad for the men in this story, because it felt like they were just getting caught up in the cross hairs of what was going on with their wives.

This book felt soapy, and that’s a huge compliment. I was constantly glued to the pages wanting to know what was going to happen next. And any time I thought, ‘Oh, I’ll put this down now,’ something would happen, and I just wouldn’t be able to. There were a few twists in here, one that I was kind of expecting, but it didn’t lessen my enjoyment of the story, and I found the one I didn’t see coming to be a real shocker.

Overall, I thought The Swap was an exciting and engrossing read, and one thing is for sure - I cannot wait to dive into Robyn Harding’s backlist!

Audio: I enjoyed all the narrators for this story. I thought they had good grips on what the character’s were feeling, and they conveyed their emotions well. It was obvious who George Newbern was just because I’ve seen him in so many movies, and I’ll definitely be looking for more books that he narrates.