CHANGELING PLACES by Micol Ostow

Rock-a-bye baby, in the elf lair --
Shapeshifters took you,
  pretending to care.
If someone can save you,
  the Charmed Ones can --
Rock-a-bye baby, don't leave again.

Synopsis: Piper is trying to be her usual superwitch self and do it all - run P3, take care of her newborn son, Wyatt, and, of course, save Innocents. Her first week back at work is hard - leaving Wyatt at his day care centre makes Piper feel like she's abandoning her son. At least Paige has taken a temp job there, and Wyatt seems perfectly content and safe.

But is he? Piper notices that Wyatt's acting strange, not eating or sleeping to his normal schedule. Phoebe thinks the baby is just going through a stage, but Piper is not convinced. Several of the other children have been exhibiting the same behavior, and some parents are pulling their children from the centre's care. After one toddler asks Paige, "Did they take them because they're the wrong babies?" the sisters discover that someone's swapping babies all over San Francisco. The Charmed Ones spring into action, because not only is Wyatt the most magical being on the planet, but he's also a Halliwell... And nobody messes with the Halliwells!

My Review:
A warning to those who are planning on buying this book, don't. It just further proves my point that the quality of the Charmed novels are slipping together with the quality of the show itself. For those who actually managed to finish the book without nodding off, give yourself a pat on the back... then go seek therapy.

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