Charming as a Verb

4.5 round to 5 for LIVING UP to it's title and cover! Clearly now I need to go back and put Ben Philippe's first book higher up on myTBR list. The audio was great, felt so right for the story and character. The only false step was that his major climatic decision didn't feel 100% in character for Henri, but the rest was such a delight that that feels small. Strong and nuanced primary and secondary characters, great dialogue and overall tone with some genuine laugh lines, and every bit (with the one exception) of the plot and setting felt super realistic and earned. Will definitely be recommending and could see this on the BOB list.