Switch: A Mystery

by Kevin McColley

McColley, Kevin

Genres: Young Adult

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Cheyenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not going to lie, I didn't think I'd like this book. I started reading it purely so that I could get rid of it. So I wouldn't have to worry about keeping it on my limited bookshelf space just because I hadn't read it yet. Now I've read it.

And I liked it much better than I thought I would. (I was really not expecting to like it.) It's a widely unkown book that needs a better cover, but it's a decent one. I judged it too soon.

It's not great in my opinion, if it matters, but the concept was unique, the characters were well presented, and the writing was easy to read. I wasn't glued to the pages, but I was interested in finishing them.

[Brad Southwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the book, I felt it could have been better as it had a good plot, however, it speed up the storyline at the end and made the story drag through the rest of the book. The plot was great as it shows the struggles Ken goes through as he grows up with his epilepsy. Ken goes through many hardships and makes many mistakes throughout the book. He leaves his trust with people even I would suspect wouldn't backstab him. At the beginning of the book, he meets a bum named Ricky. They become friends but this is short as Ken notices that after a few days, Ricky is not the original Ricky he met. As he works with his older brother Leo to find out. They build a closer bond but he loses his actual bonds as he trusts Tracy and loses his friendship with Mariah. He realizes that he has made plenty of mistakes in the past which leads him to try and find Ricky by himself and to see if Leo was telling the truth or if he was lied to like many times before. With the plot getting repetitive at times as Ken does the same thing every day trying to find more answers in a small town. He learns that you can't always rely on others and sometimes have to make your own decision. This book is interesting and has a lot of character development as the author makes you care for Ken and see through his eyes as he struggles to find answers after Ricky goes missing.