Switched (The Trylle Trilogy Book 1) by Amanda Hocking

The Trylle Trilogy is a series by independent, self-published author Amanda Hocking.  The first, Switched, was recommended to me on Amazon, and for only 99 cents for my Kindle, it was worth a shot.

Switched (Book #1)

Amazon's Synopsis -

When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven 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.
 
I found this to be an interesting premise.  I enjoy supernatural/paranormal books, particularly of the young adult genre and have become exhausted of the vampires, werewolves and fairies.  Trylle are a colony of trolls, though they are quick to describe themselves as more human-like than have been depicted in bedtime stories.  The characters were a little flat, and the relationships a bit too forced for my liking.  Wendy is, to put it bluntly, a brat.  She even describes herself this way many times.  Finn, the love interest, is strong, handsome, broody and mysterious - fairly typical for a YA novel.  Many other characters are introduced once Wendy comes to learn more of the Trylle, including the Trylle Queen, Elora, neighbor Willa and mansklig Rhys.  What is a mansklig you ask?  You'll have to read and find out.  I'll just add here that while I had many problems with characters in Switched, I adored Rhys.  He had very little to do, and very little face time, but what was there I really enjoyed.  We are also introduced to Tove, another "royal" in Trylle.  He has very little to do in this book, but becomes a larger character later.  I also really liked Tove, he is described as scatterbrained and "weird", but I just found him to be quiet and mostly inside his own head.  I can see how a teenager (as the book is told from first person POV) might describe him this way.
 
One of the biggest problems I have with YA in general, is the problem of telling rather than showing.  The relationships in this book are a prime example of this.  We, the readers, are TOLD that Wendy is falling in love with Finn, but never given reasons why.  He makes her heart race, and has a burning in his eyes when he looks at her.  That's all well and good, but overall I just felt as though the development of their undying love for each other left much to be desired. 
 
The other thing I must mention is the terrible editing.  The book is rife with grammatical errors, which took me right out of the action.  Overall though, I would say this book is easily worth the 99 cents I paid for it.  I rate it 3 out of 5 stars.
 
You can check out Switched on amazon here.