Review: The Charmer by Riley Hart
SYNOPSIS:
If you listen to The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, you know me as The Charmer. I’m always happy, flirting, and trying to win everyone over. I think most people would be surprised to learn I have a lot more going on beneath the surface.
But ever since all my friends have fallen in love, it’s getting more difficult not to feel left out…
Cue my fascination with Spencer, my neighbor who hates me. There’s something addicting about getting under his skin, and I blame the combination of my confusing emotions and too many drinks for spilling my guts to him about all my insecurities…and about how much I love cuddling.
Turns out, Spencer doesn’t hate me, and my word vomit is the catalyst that makes us decide to be cuddle buddies. When I need affection, I go to him, and he just…holds me. Along the way we become friends, and when I fall for him, it’s surprising that he feels the same. Spencer’s easy to talk to, fun to be around, and did I mention he’s hot? I love how confident he is in his full figure, and there’s nothing like being in his beefy arms.
Spencer has me wanting more for the first time in my life, and he’s determined to help with my disordered eating, but if I want a healthy future with him, I need to work toward being healthy for myself too.
REVIEW:
*Book Received in Exchange for Honest Opinion/Review*
This was the perfect conclusion the The Vers Podcast Series. The story had so much depth and heart and while there were moments I was worried how things would play out, at the end Riley does Corbin and the entire crew justice.
I think I will have to start with Corbin’s disordered eating. I was concerned how this would be addressed but Riley navigated this with tact and grace. There were moments when things could have been over done but it was perfect. While Corbin’s struggles needed to be tackled, it didn’t take over the story. It was the perfect balance between Corbin growing and finding his own healthy and him falling in love with Spencer. Then Riley had to go add Gael in who absolutely stole my heart.
I liked that the rest of the Vers crew was more support this go around. And we get to have little endearing updates from this rag-tag team. The story was just filled with so much fluffy goodness. The icing on the cake is that Riley planned a spin-off series for Spencer’s best friend, Morgan.
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