She's tipped to be the next Stephenie Meyer so Twilight fans keep your eyes peeled, Amanda Hocking's first edition of the amazing Trylle trilogy already has us begging for more!
Switched tells the story of Wendy Everly, your typical rebel teenager with a troubled childhood, (well, as far as being almost murdered by your own mother can be called typical.) At the tender age of six Wendy's mother attempts to kill her because she believes Wendy was switched at birth and is a monster that couldn't possibly be her daughter. As the novel develops we realise she's may not be far from the truth, although Wendy may not necessarily be a monster she is definitely not a human either.
Wendy has to keep a secret from everyone around her, she has the ability to do things that make her think she's crazy or that if she told anyone about would definitely make her look insane however deep down, she knows her mother isn't entirely wrong when she tells her she doesn't belong in this world. Her ability to influence other people's thoughts make Wendy feel like an outsider and although she can't pin-point why or how she is doing it, she knows she's doing it and often uses this mysterious power to her advantage. Just as she's starting to believe she's going crazy and begins blaming her power on pure coincidence, hot new commer Finn joins her school. There's something odd about Finn that attracts Wendy to him, it's not just his good looks that always make her gaze at him. It's a weird sense of familiarity that makes Wendy want to know more about Finn and for the first time want to make a friend.
We discover Finn holds the key to her true identity as well as all the answers she's been searching for, he confirms that she is not only different but special and the pair set on an adventurous fantasy filled journey that will keep you turning page after page.
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