Review: Completely Charming...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
I adored this sweet, charmingly humorous story. It is so rare that a main character, August, in a m/m romance isn't physically perfect (or, possibly, "scarred" but still having a cut, lean body), particularly if the imperfection is chubbiness, but this story clearly conveys that all different types of people can be attractive to one another, particularly if we realize attraction comes from within. It is much more rare for a story to shine the light on a male character who feels insecure about his body, and to show how hurtful and damaging comments from even well-meaning friends and families can be; the story also shows, through many insulting comments made to August, that in this pc world, the overweight individual is still fair game for those wanting to hurl insults and treat people badly. And is spite of this, August takes a chance on Sam and goes after his dream career.This story also has a lovely chemistry between the two main characters, a delightful and creative characterization of chinchilla shifters (how unique!) and lots of quirky humor. My only criticism would be that the book moves rather slowly at first, and I would have liked a bit more back-story on Sam. But this is a minor complaint; overall, I loved the book and encourage everyone to read it...it is a charming change of pace.