The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
In 2021, we had more episodes of The Bachelor franchise than we knew what to do with, but this book is the only version of the reality TV fairy-tale you'll ever need. The Charm Offensive follows hopeless romantic producer Dev Desphande and human disaster (at least on screen) Charlie Winshaw, the franchise's hapless new face, behind the scenes of Ever After, a fictionalized smash reality dating show.
As Dev helps Charlie overcome his anxieties and mental health issues, the two fall in love in the most swooningly beautiful of ways. It's a sly salute to folks who adore (or despise) The Bachelor. But it's not just the novel's delectably clever twist on that cliche that makes us want to give it our rose; it's also the novel's devotion to advocating treatment, empathy, and the very real issues of mental health that makes us want to give it our rose.
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