Reviews tagging 'Outing'

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

17 reviews

higgidigs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

A really fun romance story using a reality show and the background production of a reality dating show. With a complicated relationship between the romantic leads and good lgbt rep, while still being explicit about the fact that these characters lives and decisions are impacted by various lgbt-phobic people and ideas.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Sexual content

ridesthesun's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

Five FUCKING stars!!!

This book is just. It's everything. Vulnerable and funny and sweet and raw and just 🥺🥺🥺🥺 the DIVERSITY. Racial diversity. Sexual and gender diversity. Is mental illness diversity a thing? Well it is in this book. And all of it so so so so so well done.

The two mains are so chaotic and beautiful and hilarious and *good*. I love them with my whole CHEST.

As an asexual person, I've NEVER seen a character who is explicitly ace. Maybe a handful that were ace-coded, but never actually using the word. AND THIS BOOK DOES IT TWICE! TWIIIIIICE!!! And I've *certainly* never seen it from a main character. And it was *good* rep. Actually accurate rep. And two different characters that showed two different places on the ace spectrum!! I can't believe this is real tbh. It's just brilliant and made me feel so loved and seen 🥰🥰🥰

Anyways go read this book it's brilliant and lovely and goofy and 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Biphobia, Outing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, and Vomit

aus10england's review

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Outing and Vomit

veronicats's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Outing, Vomit, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

charleshasalibrary's review

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Biphobia, Bullying, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Misogyny

lilly_anne's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders

lauren_e_d's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

This book was AMAZING. it was adorable, queer, hysterical, emotional, and made me squeal with joy. Charlie and Dev were AMAZING characters and they were built out so beautifully. I loved the story of discovery for Charlie and the acceptance for Dev and the path towards helping themselves and their mental health for both of them. All the other characters, Jules, Paris’s, and even Ryan, were logeable, hysterical, and beautifully developed. I absolutely LOVED the concept of this story and it was written BEAUTIFULLY. Allison Cochrun took immense care in making this story beautiful but also delicate and handling all the possibly sensitive topics so well. The entire book was amazing and the end was STUNNING. It was everything I hoped and dreamed and more. Overall, an AMAZING book that fulfilled all of my dreams and I hope there are always more stories like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing

Minor: Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Religious bigotry