Switched

The Trylle Trilogy, Book 1

By: Amanda Hocking

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Switched: the first book in the Trylle Trilogy.

When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until 11 years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to be a part of it.

©2010 Amanda Hocking (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Vampire and werewolf lovers beware; this trilogy opener offers readers a new take on an unexpected breed of mystical beings. Readers who can suspend preconceived notions and open themselves up to this new interpretation are in for a midwinter version of a good beach read." ( Kirkus Reviews)

"Wendy is a flawed antihero, which helps differentiate her from the throng of paranormal-romance heroines, and the potential for development, both dramatic and romantic, should make readers anxious for the next installment of the Trylle trilogy." ( Booklist)

Forget Everything You Think About Trools

What did you love best about Switched?

Amanda Hocking turns everything you may have known about Trolls and reinvents a new world within our human world. Trolls are not what anyone has envisioned. They are beautiful and powerful. They are not the same big-footed short naive fellows. Not all are evil, but all hold humans as subservient. High-level Trolls switch their own babies with those of unsuspecting rich humans. When the troll child grows up, they bring them back into their fold and collect the fortunes from these same parents. This is a total new vision of those trolls' tales we grow up on as children.

If you’ve listened to books by Amanda Hocking before, how does this one compare?

This was my first Amanda Hocking book.

Have you listened to any of Therese Plummer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Therese Plummer always puts on a great performance.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The closeness Wendy (the hero) feels towards her human brother and that of the human she had replaced.

Any additional comments?

I did find it hard believing Wendy would fall so hard in love with Finn, seeing that she is just in High School.

Love Love this trilogy

If you could sum up Switched in three words, what would they be?

Princess Diaries meets Twillight

Who was your favorite character and why?

Finn, He seemed so sweet in helping. At times while I was reading I hoped Finn would be the Prince in disguised.

What does Therese Plummer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Have a voice to some of the charcters made the book funny in parts.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES YES. This was one book that I could not stop listening to.

awesome book

I really love this book at the storyline was original not a copycat can't wait to read the next two

Loved It!

I've never read one of Amanda Hocking's novels before, and I must say that I really enjoyed this one. Although there are some common romantic themes which tend to dominate all gothic novels these days, this one at least deals with a fresh variety of beings from a unique society that has not been done to death in the mould of vampires and werewolves. Theresa Plummer does a competent job with the narrative and it kept me interested and entertained.

Love it!!!

This is my favorite book ever!!! I'm 13 and I love it, it's my second time listening to it!!!

It was one of the best Troll stories I heard

What did you love best about Switched?

It was intense it talked about switching babies at birth and how it affected the Trill community.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Wendy was my favorite because she wanted to change how the Trill lived and worked together.

What about Therese Plummer’s performance did you like?

She was a good reader with voice control on all the characters

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Wendy saw her brother for the first time and found out he was a Main Squeek in the home of her Mother

I listened to this a while back yrs ago

I seen that the author just came out with a new series that takes off of this series but I could not remember what exactly happened through the series here books 1-3 so now it's coming back to me and I absolutely loved and will always adore the narrator Therese Plummer and it's a fantastic series definitely recommend listening to 100% .

Great

Loved it!!
Great plot.
Good characters.
Good storyline.
Love the bonus story! Loved it hella!

very good book it was hard to put down it makes

very good you would not want to turn your car off and go in your house5

Switched Review

Any additional comments?

A book about trolls?! This was a neat book, trolls were never something I've read about before. There weren't many plot twists in this story that you couldn't see coming but the writing and narration was so good it really didn't matter.I think that this trilogy is just going to keep getting better, I cant wait to read the next one.