Well. I’m not quite sure how to say this but this book just did not hit for me. I was so excited to read Beck and Will’s book because I absolutely loved both characters. And honestly that didn’t change in this book. The problem? Charlie. I found her SO boring and honestly did not feel like she had a strong connection with either of the guys. I also hated how she referred herself as 2 different people. I kind of get it but like it was not done in a believable way at all. I was honestly more interested in the side characters (especially Blake who I hope gets her own book). I feel like this could have been so much more than it was which makes me really sad. With that being said Beckett and Will and some of the other characters made it kind of worthwhile for me.

This is my first taste of Elle Kennedy’s books and wow she did not disappoint. The characters in this book were spectacular and so full of depth, this book contained some seriously spicy scenes, why have one guy when you could have two? This is a beautifully written unorthodox romance, explaining how 3 people navigate their relationship which is not the norm everyone is used to. I devoured this book, now I need to get every Elle Kennedy book!

Elle Kennedy wrote another hit. I always love coming back into her world of hockey. I think she knows so much about the sport that it shows in her work. This was another win from her. We have Charlie who is a women in stem and a sorority girl. She gives off that she I a perfectionist and has to get the best grades but she is actually hiding her true self. Then we have the guys, Will and Beckett. Each of them brought something different to Charlie. As always I love that found family is focuses on in the story. This was a solid end to the series.

Read if you like:
- sports romance
- women in stem
- mfm
- found family

I love this!! I didn't want to put it down! Each book in this series gets better and better. I will 1000% be recommending this to everyone. The characters were great, It was spicy, but didn't lack plot either. I tend to find that spice can be quite cringey and just feel unnecessary but not in Elle Kennedy's hockey romances. If someone saw it over my shoulder I wouldn't be embarrassed that they saw that like I do with many spicy books.

Sad to see the end of this series but I think this book ended it well.
Wasn’t sure how a ‘why choose’ was going to work out in this story but work out it did. I think having a background into the boys already from the previous books helped this along a little.
Being back at Briar and absorbed in the universe that all started with Garrett Graham is great. Especially loved Dad Chat and seeing more of our beloved characters from the previous collections.
I hope to be back in this universe soon with promises of a new series.

What I loved:
🏒 hockey romance
💕 MFM
👩🏻‍🔬 woman in STEM
🌶️ very spicy

If you’re looking for a way to heat up this winter, you’ll definitely want to give this book a read.

Elle Kennedy strikes again with this steamy college romance!

Another banger by Elle Kennedy, but is that really any surprise?! Gal can write anything, including this steamy yet emotionally-developed why choose.

She did a great job in making me love both Will and Beckett in equal measure. I usually always have a favourite, but I found it hard to pick between them… so, why choose right?! 🙃

I did find the ending slightly rushed. I think one of the character’s defining arcs was slipped into the last 15% and smoothed over a little too neatly.

I feel the first half was more heavily focused on Will’s POV and then the second half was more of Beckett’s POV and because of this we lost a little bit of insight into those characters in the parts of the book they weren’t equally represented. Mostly Will, if I’m being honest. The second half was where the relationship was more prominent and I feel his internal dialogue was lost.

I didn’t love the fanfic chapters. Kind of unnecessary.

But overall I really enjoyed this and, of course, am itching for the next book / series for whoever that might be (please be Blake 🤞)

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Charlie Method is the third book in Elle Kennedy’s most recent Campus Diaries series. Whilst this can be read and enjoyed as a standalone, readers of the prior books will get even more from it.

The Charlie Method brings back hockey players Will and Beckett giving them their own story whilst also introducing Charlie. Charlie is also a senior at Briar, where she’s the perfect sorority girl and STEM superstar. Behind this overachiever though is a girl who likes to let loose, race fast cars and chat to two anonymous hotties on a dating app. What are the chances that Lars and B, Charlotte’s new online friends are none other than her lab mate Will and the annoying Aussie Beckett from her other class? What are the chances indeed…

As with Kennedy’s other books this was a really fun and easy read. She has a way of crafting characters that you can’t help but root for. Each of whom have their own individual stories, backgrounds, issues and journeys to go through. I really liked Will and Beckett when they were side characters in the prior novels so it was great to see more of them, particularly the sides of Beckett hidden behind his flirty and chill persona. Charlie was a great FMC who had a lot going on and went through a great arc of her own.

I will say, however, that this one felt a little long when I was reading it. The other books are longer than your average contemporary romances but didn’t feel it in the same way. It’s not that I was bored, but more I felt there were things we could have lost that wouldn’t have impacted the overall story, but then maybe that’s just me.

As with Kennedy’s other novels you can expect some serious chemistry and tension that bubbles into quite the steamy moments. The characters are forced to confront and deal with the taboo nature of their relationship and explore the implications of what it means to be together.

I enjoyed this one, maybe not as much as the last one, but it was great to see Beckett and Will in their own book.

★★★★

💞 MFM romance
🏒 college hockey players x sorority girl
💞 opposites attract

We got to know Beckett & Will in the earlier Campus Diaries books, and I have been so excited for their book! 🔥 This one is MFM, and it’s so much fun 👏🏼😅 Both of the boys absolutely worship Charlie and if there’s one thing I love it’s a man who would do anything for his woman (or in this case… two men who would do anything for their woman 🧎🏼‍♀️)

It definitely wasn’t what I was expecting when I heard it was an MFM book - yes it’s spicy, but it’s tamer than I thought it would be! The relationship between Charlie, Beck & Will is actually really sweet, and Elle does such a good job of making us love both of the boys… and I really didn’t know how it was going to end at all! (a rarity in a romance let’s face it)

I do feel like because of the MFM setup a lot of the book is focused on the taboo around that, as opposed to the actual relationship(s) & its development… which I would have really liked a bit more of. But Elle has done such a good job of making us love them as a three 🫶🏼

Personally I think I would have loved this book more had it been MMF - I just struggle to get my head around the fact that the guys are completely ok with sharing and being in a polyamorous relationship, when they’re not remotely interested in each other? But that is probably just me!

Also some of the side plots here were *wild* and a little unnecessary - but I still had a lot of fun overall!

This book was so unexpected and loved it so much. The plot and characters were great, and the spice was truly spicing 🤭
I had moments of laughing out loud at some of the lines, and was hooked throughout

જ⁀➴°⋆ What to expect

🏒 hockey romance
🏒 poly / MFM
🏒 found family
🏒 woman in STEM
🏒 cinnamon roll mmc's
🏒 family drama
🏒 multi pov
🏒 spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Charlie is a sorority girl, woman in stem, perfectionist and academically competitive but she has secret second life that would make people question her squeaky clean reputation. I instantly liked Charlie off the bat, she's strong minded and knows what she wants. Most of the time it's the girl chasing after emotional unavailable men, whereas Charlie takes control of her life. Her character explores her experience with adoption and her identity struggle as a Korean-American.

Beckett ended up being my favourite! He has a fun guy exterior but he's deeply emotional and mature. I also have so much love for Will. He's such a sweetheart and I felt he was the glue to this dynamic and balanced their personalities well. His side plot was interesting but it did feel a bit out of character to me. Elle puts so much effort into creating engaging character arcs for all 3 main characters. One of my fave things about this series is it offers great plot and character depth in addition to top tier spicy scenes. I loved the dynamic between Charlie, Will and Beckett – these characters all have a lot of love for each other so they work perfectly.

This series has been so much fun to read - one of my fave aspects is the found family with the OG characters from the off-campus series but I've also managed to fall in love with all of the new gen characters.

There was a few things which kept this from keeping 5 stars. The Queen Elizabeth 1st and Alexander the Great fanfiction was funny the first time but it ended up taking up too many pages. Some of the scenes it was inserted after made the book feel a bit choppy and cut short moments I wanted explored more. I also felt the career aspirations towards the end gave me a bit of whiplash like I missed something as this wasn't really discussed throughout the book, considering they are in their senior year. The adoption storyline also felt messy and rushed towards the end.

I loved this overall and I can't wait to see where this series goes next!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Piaktus, and Elle Kennedy for the advanced copy of The Charlie Method in exchange for an honest review.

I have been waiting for The Charlie Method since Beckett and Will were first introduced in this series. This book was a lot of fun, and definitely my favourite of the series so far. I also liked how Charlie, Beckett, and Will each had their own issues to deal with outside of their relationship - Charlie's adoption story line was especially poignant.

The only gripe I have is that the ending felt quite rushed, and I didn't quite get the point of Will's decision at the end as it was resolved in the next couple of chapters.

This book had everything I expected it to have! The dynamic of their relationship was so well thought out. The way the book showed the moments of doubt and how they overcame them so they could be together was so refreshing.

This book had spice, banter and good communication. The way Elle writes hockey romance makes me fall in love with each book. I adored the characters especially Will and the struggles he faced with his father.

- so I’ve read every single book in the briar u / off campus series including the past 2 books so when I got the notification( email) to tell me I had been approved . I was somwhat confused but happy .

Anyways i absolutely love Charlie and I love will and Beckett too ( I love their relationship) I’m a huge fan of mfm books . I always love seeing one woman finding not only man but two that love and adore and worship her the way she deserves .

So will and Beckett make a dating profile ( together AND ITS A 2 person profile ) and Charlie swipes right on them ( they obviously swipe right on her and then they start talking & spilling all their fantasies to each other . One thing i loved is how she met the two guys outside of the app ( without knowing it’s them) . She and Will hit it off when they suddenly become partners in their science class & Beckett and Charlie first meet on the first day of the start of their senior year of college ( they are in the same class ) . - and she absolutely is not a fan of him hehe .

Then as you can probably guess they meet up and then go on a date hehe . I really enjoyed that scene it was a super fun scene .

It’s a spicy book and I loved having all 3 of their povs. I loved having insight into all of their minds and laughing at the funny parts of the book. God the spice was hot . It’s 100% her spiciest book .

In the past she has teased threesomes ( but I’m glad that this book didn’t have her fetishing a gay couple to do it) unlike in the score - there is no fetishization involved thank god .

I loved this book and I enjoyed it a lot . I absolutely love Charlie , Beckett and Will .

This book made me laugh so much and it was so enjoyable. And funny and maybe one of my all time fave Elle Kennedy books

I also loved seeing the Ryder appearances and being reminded that him and Gigi are married . Oh and I like the Shane scenes too. Low-key would be fun if we randomly got a book about Gigi’s ex . - only cus like I think it would be fun to see if Elle could actually make him grow on us ( considering the way he acted in

I’m excited that we will probably be getting a Blake Logan book ( Logan and graces ) daughter . But the fact it most likely will be a college football romance book instead of hockey. I’m excited nonetheless . Since it will be in the briar u / off campus universe and I have a goal to read every single book in that universe that elle publishes since it’s a fun universe to be in.


Oh and the times Gigi appears in the book ( her cameos are >>

Will calls Charlie ( baby) which had me swooning .

I find the idea of having a politicians son be into having 3somes with his best friend kinda cool . the fact he’s from this really rich family & is out here with his best friend worshiping their friends with benefits. Also I like the fact that this is will and Beckett book.

I absolutely loved will in the Dixon rule ( Seeing his interactions with Diana and him realizing and coming to terms with the fact he’s likes having 3somes with his best friend . It was easy to like him but this book made me fall for him .

Seeing Mike Hollis make an appearance is funny that man has me laughing especially with the whole dad chat thing . ( ngl him and his wife rupi lowkey remind me of will smiths best friend in the fresh prince of bel air and his wife . Like that’s the vibes I think of when I think of Mike and his wife rupi.

Seeing coach jensen again is always fun( the fact he’s been in every single book from this books universe ) from the deal to now the Charlie method .

💭UGH, can Elle ever write a bad book? I really really enjoyed reading this one, and if I didn’t have adult stuff to do I think I could have easily sat and read it in one sitting. Her writing is always so good and so easy to read. I’m always sucked straight into the Briar U world.

💭I absolutely LOVED Charlie’s story & most of the characters too! Charlie is an absolute queen👸🏻 and I loved how she evolved throughout. I’ll take both Will and Beckett please🥵. What absolute dreams. Charlie’s parents are the best. The support they have🥹. Minus Mitch, Will’s Dad and Agatha, what a lovely bunch of characters🤭.

💭I also really enjoyed seeing previous characters pop up and the cross overs of timelines in the books.

💭Spice wise, it was pretty good. A little tamer than the Pucking Around series but still HOT. Those boys and their mouths🥵.

💭Overall another fab edition to the Off Campus/Briar U series.

The spice is spicing in this third instalment of the Campus Diaries series and I loved every second of it!! Elle Kennedy is, in my opinion, the queen of spicy scenes and then next to that's she also managed to once again write a darn good plot around it all. Loved it!!

3 stars - arc review. I did enjoy most of the dynamic between Will, Beckett and Charlie however I didn’t feel like I connected with them. I really struggled with the fan fiction part of the novel it really confused me and I did find myself skipping to the end just to see how it all played out. Definitely not my favourite Elle Kennedy book but I’m sure others will have a different reading experience this just wasn’t for me.

Honestly, I love Elle Kennedy.

This book is soooo gorgeous, it is hilarious and beautiuflly written. A 21st Century love story i can really get behind. I have really struggled to get into romance recently, i have a fear that booktok is making my auto buy authors a bit tooo hyper aware, alas Elle Kennedy remains an romance icon. Please keep writing the best romance- i beg

2.5-3 ⭐️
Read if you like: MFM, college romance, hockey romance, secret dating, dirty talking, sexting

I was so excited when I received the ARC for this book, but I’m sad to say that it didn’t hook me at all. It took a lot of effort to push through and read it when all I wanted to do was dnf. I’m SO sad because I love Elle Kennedy sm

I thought this book was way too long, I didn’t need all the fluff and filler chapters. What was with the fan fiction that added literally nothing?? Also the romance was not romancing 😭 I was more interested in Blake’s story and would rather have her book

Charlie is known as the perfect daughter and she’s expected to maintain a good girl image. She’s got a Type A personality and loves a pros and cons list. But to me she lacked dimension and was a very avoidant person, I found her super annoying and didn’t like her as a fmc 🫠

Beckett and Will were nice mmcs, nothing really special or notable though. I did enjoy their strong bond and friendship but that’s it

Overall it was a mid book, it’s definitely not her best work. The story felt messy and too many subplots were happening. We got each characters pov but their own struggles made the book feel all over the place. I also wasn’t into the adoption storyline 😬

I think a lot of people might enjoy this story, it just wasn’t for me 😭



🚨SPOILERS 🚨
That second last chapter from Will’s POV about seeing sexual attraction to ANOTHER WOMAN man what the fuck?? I don’t care if he shut it down lmao he shouldn’t be noticing it at ALL 😡
Beckett and Charlie should’ve been end game and Will should’ve just stayed where he was. I thought it was so unsatisfying like they just accepted him back into their life with no issues??

Thank you for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I was so excited for Charlie, Will, and Beckett’s story, but while I enjoyed parts of it, it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. The writing was addictive and fast-paced, but the hockey romance vibes I loved in The Graham Effect or The Deal felt minimal.

One of my biggest struggles was the characterization-it felt chaotic. The idea of Charlie/Charlotte as two distinct personas had potential, but it came off more like a half-baked gimmick than a meaningful exploration of identity. This made it harder to connect with her character and fully invest in the romance.

That said, I did enjoy the spice-Elle always delivers in that department. The dynamic between the MCs was great in the first half, but the why choose aspect felt underdeveloped.

I also wish the side character relationships had been explored more, as it would have strengthened the overall story. Some emotional elements were handled well, but others needed more page time.

While this book had its moments, especially with its humor (Dad Chat was a standout!)-it ultimately fell short for me compared to the previous books in the series. Fans of Kennedy’s writing who don’t mind a less hockey-focused story will likely still enjoy it, but it didn’t quite live up to my expectations.