Reviews with content warning for Ableism - The Charm Offensive

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The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

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yelloweyedbeta's review against another edition

slow-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

wasn’t my cup of tea. i am not saying that the characters weren’t loveable or relatable but the whole story and the drama, which a reality show related plot brings with it, was too much for me. it took me so long cause i just couldn’t get myself to keep going. team daphne

“you don’t love me” “don’t tell me how i feel”

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saeruh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

So GOOD. So funny that I actually laughed out loud more than a couple times, so sweet and romantic, and so simply charming. I loved how both of the main characters dealt with mental illness and it never made them less than or undeserving of them. I thought it was a really great of depression and anxiety (i personally have both so can only speak to those) as well as OCD and panic disorder! Loved the casual non-binary representation. I’m still not the biggest fan of the third act breakup in romance books so that would be my only dispute but I’m pretty sure I’ve never read one without that trope. Dev and Charlie were just so sweet together together, they really cared about one another. did make me cry at work 👍

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brokenbodybitch's review against another edition

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I don’t have the mental capacity to go any further then this right now….after the producer or whatever said all that….im good I don’t need to listen to that right now even if the rest of the book is good

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misskirstyjade's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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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asexualandriod's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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natpa1ge's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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gemmagetson's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

Lots of instances of ableism being called out but at one point

Charlie tells Dev he "could never date someone who wasn't healthy"

which is an incredibly ableist statement especially given

he says it to someone who has a long struggle with depression that arguably may make him 'unhealthy' for the rest of his life even if he starts therapy and gets help

. I was enjoying the book prior to this and assumed that it would be called out later on but it never was and my enjoyment of the book really suffered for it.

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