The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1) in Rolling with the lgbt

May 17, 2021 atlas ♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: e-arcs, achillean, 21-favorites, ebooks, poc-rep

I absolutely adored this! In this romance novel we follow 𝗗𝗲𝘃 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 and 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘄. Dev has always liked "Ever After," a reality TV show which he goes on to help produce. His job for the newest season is to act as a handler for Charlie. Dev started liking the show in the first place because of it's happy ever after endings so Charlie not believing in love made for quite a challenge. Dev does everything he can to help Charlie with his anxiety. As Charlie opens up more he notices the emot I absolutely adored this! In this romance novel we follow 𝗗𝗲𝘃 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 and 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘄. Dev has always liked "Ever After," a reality TV show which he goes on to help produce. His job for the newest season is to act as a handler for Charlie. Dev started liking the show in the first place because of it's happy ever after endings so Charlie not believing in love made for quite a challenge. Dev does everything he can to help Charlie with his anxiety. As Charlie opens up more he notices the emotional bond he has created with Dev. Soon both of them have feelings for each other and they aren't sure what to do.

This entire novel made me so happy oh my god. I really wouldn't change a thing about it. The pacing was perfect. There's such a wonderful and diverse cast with LGBTQ+ and mental health representation which was amazing. The mental health rep actually did make me feel seen. I hadn't expected it being talked about in the book but it was lovely to find out.

"𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘰 𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴."

I really loved the characters. They each have their own flaws and it made me appreciate them even more. The characterization was wonderful. The romance was delightful, they had incredible chemistry, and the banter was enjoyable. The rest of the cast was also lovely. I really hope Daphne gets her own book.

Overall I definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a fun romance novel with a diverse cast, forbidden love, or dating shows!

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 & 𝘈𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸! ...more

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Apr 27, 2025 Mads rated it really liked it

Shelves: slay, romanceeeee, audiobooks

Mkay, the middle picked me out a bit and that’s the ONLY reason it wasn’t five stars for me. The beginning felt like a romcom, and the ending was so emotional, and I LOVED it. 🫶

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