The Charm Offensive

Solidly in the rom-com genre, with a gay romance at the heart of the story. It seems like the real emphasis though is on the mental health struggles of both characters - and the ways they help and support each other through them. In that sense, it warps the genre some, because so few emphasize mental health almost exclusively. However, for me at least, the story started to drag about half way through and was kind of slow to the finish. Loved the idea more than the execution.

I like this book a lot. It talks about sexuality, it talks about identity, it talks about mental health. I think it lead to a breakthrough in my own mental health. I'm scared of letting people see the Mentally Ill me, I feel like I always need to strive to be "fun lapis" and I get down on myself when I can't manage that.

Be vulnerable today!