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The Charm Offensive

Alison Cochrun

4.19 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
emotional medium-paced

I liked it. The author did an amazing job with diversity and representation. I loved that mental health and the sexually spectrum were talked about. And they’re some minor characters that really stand out too. Parissa the baddie bestie was my favorite.
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is an insane book! I can’t even put in words how much I loved this. Charlie and Dev are so imperfectly perfect. Such a great commentary on mental health and love 💕 Obsessed!!!

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At first, I was like... oh dear, this is going to be cheesy and NOT good... It was pretty cheesy, but cheesy in a good way. The development of their relationship was really sweet. Also, the fan fiction for The Bachelor/Bachelorette was super silly like giving away crowns instead of roses and each action shot was on par with how the Bachelor/Bachelorette looks/feels. Overall, a very lighthearted read. I was in between a 3 star and a 4 star. The only reason for the 3 was the cheesiness... but if you'd rather a lighthearted/cheesy book and that's your cup of ☕, you'll enjoy this book a lot!

SO sweet!!! And I was locked in to the ending!!
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was such a fun romp! Absolutely loved how much representation was in this, you had characters who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, and there are discussions about the asexuality spectrum. Also lots of discussions and representations of mental health, primarily depression, anxiety, and OCD. The main couple had decent chemistry and the plot was cute. The antagonist was a bit over the top and the main couple's timeline from getting to know each other to love was pretty fast. Still, this is such a lively story that I enjoyed thoroughly! 

So much queerness, ace rep, cuteness, fun! I loved every second of it! I also liked how the author wrote about mental health stuff (OCD and depression).