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Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

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sotokarla's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

gabbylikestoread's review against another edition

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challenging funny hopeful lighthearted

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I loved Henri’s charming personality and how he turned to mush around Corinne. Their banter and dialogue was always so fun! They started off as friends and I love seeing that. Slow burn romance is my favorite especially when the guy falls first 🤗

I loved seeing how Henri related to his parents and uncle. I loved his relationship with his friend Ming. Henri had a great support system around him and still felt so much pressure to be perfect. Some of it was from his dad but most of it was self-inflicted, which I can relate to!

The third act breakup was very much warranted and I appreciated the way the book ended. It was both sweet and very realistic for what occurred in the story.

This story was cute, funny and very witty. My only critique is I wish there weren’t so many sexual jokes/references. I would say it was occasional but more than I would like. There was also some explicit language that came up infrequently. Aside from that, this book would great!

sierranichole's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.5

temi42's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was okay. ‘Charming as a verb’ is a great title. Henri should have grovelled more imo.

tiggerrd's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective tense 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? Yes

3.5

mariahhanley's review against another edition

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5.0

I was provided this as a galley copy by the publisher. Didn’t affect my review.

I was excited to read this after a favorite book blogger recommended it, and it didn’t let me down. I loved the premise, I liked the high school romance, and I liked the writing. I found the feelings described to be the perfect level of intensity (intentional, there...) for a high school romance book. Adorable, fun characters, interesting and layered plot line.