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When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years.

As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?

I loved the concept of this book–5 stars.
It’s the execution that I couldn’t relate to–2 stars.
Avg: 3.5 stars

This book is very much a victim of the missing first act. I read ten chapters without knowing who Lauren was, whether or not the husbands matter, or whether or not I should be rooting for or against the husbands. Without any introduction, I never had the chance to connect with Lauren, so I didn’t really care what happened (especially when she started discarding husbands based solely on looks).

I gave the book ten chapters, but I never connected, so I never found myself wanting to read more. I did just to the back to read the last five chapters to see how it ended though.

I prefer a deeper connection with the characters, so this one didn’t work for me.

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