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rosecharlotte 's review for:
The Charm Offensive
by Alison Cochrun
emotional
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was looking forward to this book because everyone said it had good mental health and asexual representation. Though I had no real problems with the asexual/demisexual representation, I thought the mental health stuff was over the top and less relatable than overly cringeworthy.
Dev was not nice to Charlie and I didn’t understand why any of the characters liked each other. The romance felt forced and unnatural, the conflict was too convoluted to the point of being annoying and in the end it was never actually resolved. Dev was afraid to commit to a relationship but what did he do to show that he had got over that fear? Charlie did all the work.
I get that the characters are supposed to have flaws but isn’t the point of that to develop and become better? Charlie should have dumped Dev and let him chase after him when he realised he was unhappy without him. Overall it was a very unsatisfying ending to an already disappointing story.
Dev was not nice to Charlie and I didn’t understand why any of the characters liked each other. The romance felt forced and unnatural, the conflict was too convoluted to the point of being annoying and in the end it was never actually resolved. Dev was afraid to commit to a relationship but what did he do to show that he had got over that fear? Charlie did all the work.
I get that the characters are supposed to have flaws but isn’t the point of that to develop and become better? Charlie should have dumped Dev and let him chase after him when he realised he was unhappy without him. Overall it was a very unsatisfying ending to an already disappointing story.