""No matter how bad things get in the world, it's a comfort to know we're always going to have more gay s**t to watch," he said."
""I loved the novel when it was published, and Erin and Shawn's script is such a fun read. I've been waiting for the role that would finally get me into the gym...""
"Upon its release in 2021, The Charm Offensive became a hit on TikTok subsection BookTok, particularly with queer audiences. It was praised at the time for its "quippy banter, and red-hot sexual chemistry" plus its "thoughtful and caring exploration of gay love and the mental health struggles people with social anxiety and depression deal with"."
"When disgraced, cold and socially awkward tech billionaire Charlie Winshaw joins the show as a contestant ostensibly on the hunt for love, but actually in search of an image rehabilitation, Dev has work cut out for him. As they try to reinvigorate Charlie's love life with one of the women on the show, Charlie slowly realises it's Dev he's falling for."
The Charm Offensive follows Dev Deshpande, a high-flying producer on a romance reality show known for creating televised success stories despite his faltering love life. Disgraced, cold, and socially awkward tech billionaire Charlie Winshaw joins the program ostensibly seeking romance but actually pursuing image rehabilitation. Dev is tasked with reinvigorating Charlie’s public persona by pairing him with a woman on the show. As the show progresses, Charlie slowly realises he is falling for Dev instead. The narrative blends heated rivalry and fashion-industry satire with quippy banter and red-hot chemistry while foregrounding gay love, social anxiety, depression, and representation across the asexuality spectrum.
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