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The Charm Offensive

Alison Cochrun

4.19 AVERAGE

emotional funny
emotional funny lighthearted 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 book is like a balm to my heart and soul
emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
adventurous funny medium-paced

I prefer the author's wlw work but this was fun! An interesting commentary on the Bachelor franchise. The scripted-perfect conversations about identity and mental health were a little PSA-y and started to grate on me. Overall felt YA in vibes. 
emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

Loved the ace representation and queer representation. It was the perfect book to send off pride month. 
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

These two worked so well together. I really really appreciated the mental health piece in this story. It was explored and discussed in the kindest and realist way and I found myself very connected to Dev in his journey. Loved the grand gesture at the end!!!