Laura's Reviews > Switch

I am such a sucker for stationary. I have tons of "journal" type books lying around my house that I use to write down random thoughts, ideas I have, songs I want to download, you name it. I also am a little OCD when it comes to note cards, so much so that I have an entire storage box full of them that I've never even opened. I often go into bookstores, or office supply stores and spend a multitude of time observing the paper products, especially the really expensive paper that can be imprinted. I even appreciate the look of a fresh yellow legal pad just itching to have a "to do" list printed on it. I also confess that I LOVE a great pen that writes effortlessly and has ink that won't smudge. I bought this book mainly because it's by Megan Hart and, for me, she is an automatic buy. Imagine my delight when I read the "blurb" on the back of the book indicating this book involved "notes" written on expensive paper. Being that this book was written by Megan Hart, had beautiful stationary in it, and was about notes/ letters (I adore books with that written in the plot), I knew I would enjoy this book and, I was not disappointed.
Megan Hart writes some of the most interesting female characters ever. The females are not weak and vulnerable, they're not drop dead gorgeous or model beautiful. They have realistic qualites like, having a love of "paper products", counting things to calm themselves down, body flaws, etc.This story was about Paige and she is no exception to another amazing female character. Paige finds herself discovering notes in her mailbox that were put there mistakenly; or so she thinks. In these notes that are left for her, there are specific instructions for the recipient, and before delivering them to the correct mailbox, she makes mental notes of what the instructions were, and she herself performs the acts on the notes. The notes start off simple with lists of strengths and weaknesses, but they quickly progress to a more erotic nature requesting an erotic fantasy, etc.
Paige married her high school boyfriend very young and divorced quickly. Austin, her ex, is still very much a part of her life and obviously is still inlove with her. Paige is afraid to admit that she too is still inlove with him, but it doesn't stop her from having several amazing encounters with him. Paige also is attracted to a hunky E.R. doctor in her builing who, later on in the story, will play a large part in her game with the letters. There are a host of other great characters including Paiges' mom, her dad, and he boss Paul.
As is true in all of Megan's books, this book has some hot sex in it. There are several flashback scenes between Paige and Austin that are some of the most erotic scenes I've ever read. I love how Megan can make an observation of someone turn into a sexual experience. Seriously, the woman has a way with words.
This story really didn't have a "conflict" so to say, it was really Paige discovering more about herself and that she was finally at a point in her life where she was in control of what happened, and she takes controll of things and it's amazing to read. There's nothing spectacular about this book in terms of plot, but again the characters and the emotions are so realistic it's difficult to put the book down.
On a side note, I did think the story ended a little abruptly, and for that I gave it half a star less of a perfect rating. I definitely would've like an epilogue in this one and am keeping my fingers crossed that I'll get one in format of a short novella perhaps? One can hope. Four and a half stars!