#alison cochrun

[clockworkbee]

oh, isn't that one of the loveliest things ever?

—Dev and Charlie, from The Charm Offensive

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Dev Deshpande/Charlie Winshaw - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Kadou of House Mahisti/Evemer Hoşkadem - A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Ambrose Cusk/Kodiac Celius - The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Mitch Greyson/Alex Dean - On the Ice by Amy Aislin

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Here We Go Again

adult f/f romance

follows two childhood friends who’ve hated each other since their middle school crush-based falling out, who are now both back teaching in their small town high school

when the english teacher who was like a father figure to both of them asks them both to drive him across the country as his dying wish, they give in and spend a summer on a wild road trip across the country that forces them to confront each other and maybe grow back together

two lesbian MCs with ADHD, one is likely aroacespec

[lgbtqreads]

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day 2024!

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day 2024! We’re celebrating with these lesbian protagonists, and you can too! For more recs, check out past years’ posts!  Young Adult We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller Jordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn’t happened yet, but it will. It’s positive thinking that has gotten…

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

My print for DazzlingBookishShop’s The Charm Offensive special edition.

Public sale of it opens tomorrow.

[almosteverythingnerd]

the most unrealistic part of The Charm Offensive is when charlie said he read star trek fanfiction and in the next sentence he said he realised he hadnt read any stories about men falling in love

[justapayneaway]

This week I'm reviewing Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun 🚐

Follow me on IG at @ritasbookclub for more content!

[stardustandrockets]

Happy International Asexuality Day! 🖤🩶🤍💜

Much like last year, here's a recommendation list of aspec books I've read and a few on my tbr. I've also added some aspec authors, too. It's obviously not an exhaustive list, but it'll get you started.

I'm spending this rainy day celebrating (i.e. reading) instead of educating. I've got some posts already on my page with my experience being ace. I'm tired of constantly educating and defending my sexuality to people. Google is a good starting point. Search out ace bookstagrammers and content creators. We aren't a monolith and all of our experiences are different.

I hope you enjoy the recs! Have you read any of these or have any favorites I should put on my radar?

[niamhs-reading-adventures]

TRCC Readathon Days 5 & 6

Saturday saw me finish off Daydream by Hannah Grace (started at 28%.

Sunday was a little less focused, with three different books read in part:

Fake Dates and Mooncakes: start 20%, end 34%

Gwen and Art are Not in Love: start page 138, end page 180

Here we go again: start 0%, end 25%

Let's see how much I can read around work tomorrow. Happy final day(s) of the Readathon!

[hewashome]

“i can’t imagine ever not loving you. and it’s okay if you don’t love me back yet. i can love enough for both of us. just please stop pulling away.”

— the charm offensive, alison cochrun

[clockworkbee]

—Dev Deshpande, from The Charm Offensive

[pridepages]

Jack: We are two queer women, and we're going to use this drive back to the cabin to do what queer women do. Ellie: And...what's that? Jack: We're going to talk about our feelings. Ellie: Do we have to? Jack: Yes. It seems like we've had some kind of miscommunication about what happened last year. Miscommunications are for the straights. We are going to talk this out.

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: Demisexual Romances

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (m/m) Better Hate Than Ever by Chloe Liese (m/demi f) Far From Home by Lorelie Brown (f/f) How to Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune (m/m) That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert (demi m/f) Bonus: Coming next month, For Never & Always by Helena Greer (demi m/f)

[al-sapore-di-sigarette]

"<<Stai usando il tuo umorismo per distogliere l'attenzione dal dolore che provi.>>

<<Touchè.>>"

The Charm offensive - Alison Cochrun