That was definitely not what I expected. Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this before publication.
The Charlie Method focuses on what, for many, is a very unconventional situation. It explores how three people can end up in a relationship together, beyond the ‘trying-it’ fumble that seems to be the norm.
There’s a lot of sex. From the start to the end there’s a lot of activity. Oral sex, sex talk, sexting and actual sex. At the risk of sounding like a knock-off Leah from ‘DNA’ sex features heavily. And there’s no denying it’s good sex. It would be rather disappointing in such a book to have a letdown experience, or even just not that exciting. So, that’s one box ticked.
I liked the book for so many more reasons than that though.
Charlie is a character who feels pressured to act/behave a certain way. She sets herself up feasibly high standards. She gives so much, and doesn’t always have people looking out for her. Given how Will and Beckett look out for her, it’s not hard to see why she works her hardest to make their set-up work.
The book explores many complicated relationships without seeming heavy-handed. There’s the expected humour and sarkiness that brings some of the peripheral characters to life. And it left me with a smile on my face!

This book follows the story of Charlotte (Charlie) Kingston as she embarks on a journey of self discovery, both of the present her and her origins, by going outside of her comfort zone and finding the courage to be something other than what everyone expects her to be.

The Charlie Method was fun, exciting, and definitely spicy!! I loved the dynamics of the relationships in the book, including the insight we get into parent/child, sibling and friendships, and Blake was a top tier character.

For me, the book could have delved deeper into certain topics, such as Charlie and Harrison’s situation, but I appreciate it was more of a subplot and may not be what a lot of readers were reading for. The plot was fun but didn’t have a whole lot of direction.

Overall though this book was fun, light and engaging! Thank you :)

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!!!

I adored Charlie and her men - Beckett and Will!!!

From the cute and steamy chats to get to know each other to the chemistry when they meet in person.

Beckett was definitely my favourite as he was cheeky and loved to tease Charlie. Every time he called her sugar puff it made me smile so much!!!

Will was the more serious one but I loved how he centred Charlie.

I wish I was more like Charlie lol she was so organised and I loved her method to making decisions.
I felt for Charlie and her internal struggle of being judged dating two men but you will have to read to find out more!

THE SPICE!! YOU GUYS!!!! ONE WORD - FERRARI!!!!

It was interesting learning more about Charlie and her discovering more about her identity especially being adopted and her wanting to know more about where she comes from.

Overall, a really good book and cannot wait to see whats coming next from Elle.

Thanks Elle and Hambright PR for kindly sending me an arc to read and review. This is my own honest opinion on the book :)

4.75 ⭐️

“𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶… 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯.”

I’m not usually a crier when I read, but oh, you guys! This is such an amazing why choose romance. The green flags and wholesome characters make this story. Charlotte is a Delta Pi girlie and has a family full of over achievers. But, she lives a double life as Charlie, with secret hookups and a passion for driving fast cars. When she matches with the faceless but ridiculously hot Lars&B she is not expecting her new lab partner and the annoying hockey jock to be at the other end of the chat. And she also doesn’t expect for what follows to be anything more than physical because that would be way to complicated, right?

My hot take:
🎀 I’m so here for this green flag, taboo romance
🎀 The bond between all 3 of them runs so deep and made my lil’ heart flutter
🎀 The boys looking out for Charlie quite literally melted me
🎀 Beckett. BECKETT. I wasn’t ready for this man – HE MADE THIS BOOK. There. I said it
🎀 The watching, the sharing, the praise, the encouragement 😮‍💨🧎🏼‍♀️
🎀 We hate Agatha, ok?
🎀 Dad Chat, Coach Hollis and more Blake for lovers of the Briar U and Off Campus series 🤌🏼🔥

Thank you so, so much for this ARC @ellekennedy33 @littlebrownbookgroup_uk and @netgalley I am so excited for the final book of The Campus Diaries to be out in the world. Book three releases Feb 25th!

If you like:
🎀 Why choose?
🩵 MFM romance
🎀 College hockey
🩵 Sorority girl in STEM
🎀 Secret identities
🩵 Spicy DMs
🎀 Found family
🩵 Triple POV

4.75 / 5 ⛸️🏒✉️💻🤍

Huge thank you to Hachette and Netgalley for the advanced copy of The Charlie Method.

This was so freaking good, I genuinely could not but this book down. It came with me everywhere because I was so invested. Whilst this will not be for everyone, boy oh boy was it for me. I'm nothing but a lover for a little unconventional romance and boy did Elle Kennedy deliver on that. She served it a god-damn silver plater.

Firstly, I loved reading Charlie's story, she's definitely a little bit of me. Type A perfectionist at her core with a sprinkle of anxiety in the mix. The Charlie METHOD, girl genuinely love. And there's the two boys and I genuinely couldn't tell you which one I love more, Beckett or Will. I think that's what I loved most about this book, how different they were for each other but just how easily the puzzle pieces fit together.

And the spice was so freaking good. I read every single page which says a lot because usually I skim read the spice but this...

5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“You’re ours,” I say in her ear. “Fucking ours, baby. And we’re yours.”

omg I absolutely adored this book! I do love a romance book but often they fall bit flat for me as once the couple get together I can often get bit bored but not with this book! All 3 of the characters have depth, they all have their own little side stories and plot running along side the main plot and the romance 😮‍💨😮‍💨 This is a MFM book and it's done so well! I absolutely adore all 3 of the main characters so much 🥺🥺 I love Elle's writing, I was engaged throughout and loved the plot as well as the romance. Charlie, Will & Beckett deserve the world. Can't wait for the next book!!

Spoilers below:

Characters ࿐ ࿔*:･

Charlotte/Charlie is our FMC and I adore her. She's smart, confident, funny I really love her personality and how she interacts with other characters. Charlie is adopted which further adds to the plot as well as her character as she's on a quest to try and find some of her biological family. Beckett our loveable Aussie is such a golden retriever 🥺 He's so funny and thoughtful and love the side he brings out of Charlie. Will is such a calming influence and love how his strong firm side comes out. Also love how he takes control when they are altogether 😮‍💨

Plot ࿐ ࿔*:･

I loved this plot because it wasn’t just about the romance there were subplots happening throughout as well! The main storyline follows Charlie’s search for her biological parents through the use of a dna website. She doesn’t find her parents but she does find out she has a biological brother, that she messages and doesn’t get a response from. She ends up meeting him later as he tracks her down and they try to get to know each other although it’s strained as his brother has a lot of resentment as he wasn’t adopted with Charlie to a good family and his adopted dad abused him. They do ultimately manage to work through these issues and Charlie and her brother end up getting along 🥺 As well as hockey that both Will and Beckett play, Will is also going through some family stuff with his dad. His dad works in politics and forcing a lot of expectations on Will, resulting in a strained relationship between the two; they don’t get on. Will ends up working for one of his dads rivals and their relationship unfortunately (or fortunately cos tbh Will deserves better) doesn’t get better. Beckett is also going through some stuff mentally as he is just a broken hearted boy. Although, he tells Charlie and Will that his ex broke his heart by cheating we later find out that his ex actually died of cancer and it was really traumatic on Beckett. Charlie and Will are hurt that Beckett didn’t tell him but it provides insight to my Beckett doesn’t feel like he can commit as he’s worried he will loose Charlie or Will.

The Romance (aka what we are really here for) ࿐ ࿔*:･

Charlie is swiping on a dating app when she comes across a profile of 2 guys (she can’t see their faces). She ends up liking them, they like her back and then begin chatting over messages. She has really good chats with them some really funny and some really kinky😮‍💨 Charlie has never been with 2 guys before so she’s abit apprehensive but she’s in to it so she asks to see a picture of their faces. The guys sends a photo to Charlie who realises she knows both of them as she has classes with both Beckett (teases her in class) and Will (who’s her lab partner). At first she freaks out but finally agrees to meet them for a date and the romance grows from there. The scenes when all 3 of them are together are so good, Elle really knows how to write a good romance 👌🏻 As the book progresses the guys realise they both have feelings for Charlie and Charlie has feelings for both of them and they want to make it work but are worried about the perceptions of others. Finally, they agree to try make it work with all 3 of them and decide to move to Aus as Charlie and Beckett have got offers there. Everything seems to be decided but Will decided not to come last min 🥺🥺 leaving Beckett and Charlie in Aus and Will on his own. After Will finishes the campaign for his dad’s rivals campaign he realises he misses Beckett and Charlie too much, rejects the job offer and surprises them in Aus.

📖✨ The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy ✨📖

Summary:
The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy follows Charlotte Kingston, a college senior who lives a double life. By day, she’s a model student and sorority sister, but by night, she becomes “Charlie,” a thrill-seeker engaging in anonymous online escapades. Through a dating app, she unknowingly connects with two Briar U hockey players—Will Larsen and Beckett Dunne—who share a complicated dynamic of their own.

Will, the son of a powerful congressman, must maintain a pristine image due to political scrutiny, while Beckett, his laid-back Australian best friend, harbors his own personal struggles. As their attraction deepens, Charlie, Will and Beckett must navigate their secret desires, hidden truths and the societal pressures threatening their growing bond.

Elle Kennedy never misses and The Charlie Method is proof. I was hooked from page one—Charlie is the kind of heroine I love: smart, adventurous and unapologetically herself. And don’t get me started on Will and Beckett… one is the golden boy with too much to lose, the other is the laid-back Aussie with a broken heart and together? Absolute chaos (in the best way)!!Their chemistry is off the charts, but what really got me was the emotion behind it all 🥰

This book had me blushing, laughing and really stressed wondering how they’d figure it all out 😅If you love steamy college romance with heart, this one’s a must-read!

💭I need everyone to read this ASAP so we can scream about it together 😍🔥

🌟 4.5/5
🌶️ 4/5

tropes:
✨ college sports romance (hockey)
✨ STEM girl
✨ MFM
✨ cinnamon roll hero
✨ found family

trigger warnings:
Recreational use of drugs, grief/loss, distant parent, adoption, mention of physical abuse, mention of cancer

Charlie has a double life, to the outside work she is Charlotte, perfect sorority girl in STEM, but under the darkness of night she is Charlie, a girl who has desires and lets loose.

She is also on the hunt for her biological family, after being adopted at birth, she’s finally signed up to an ancestry site to solve her curiosity about her Korean heritage.

Beckett is a lovable Aussie and a total flirt!! He projects this cheeky persona but he’s hiding a whole heart of pain. He’s not looking for love, just a good time. Oh Beckett, just you wait for Charlie!!

Will is a gentle sweetheart. He’s a congressman’s son and has to fit into that perfect persona.

The mix of these characters was perfect. The boys took care of Charlie so beautifully. She was fighting the fact that she would be shamed for enjoying both of them.

As the story evolved it really didn’t feel like a MMF spice fest, you could see they enjoyed each other’s company and reading as they fell for each other was so beautiful. Such good character depth and plot!! Elle Kennedy always does this so well 🤌🏼

This book had me giggling, the camaraderie between the hockey boys is so good!! But it also had me tearing up. A whole rollercoaster of emotions.

I honestly didn’t know how it would end, I didn’t know which avenue Elle would go down. I read in the author’s note at the end that two ending were written, I’m so curious to know what the other ending would be!! 🤔

Oh and The Dad Chat that was sprinkled throughout the book was giving all the nostalgia!! I loveeeee how we got to hear from some familiar faces! Made me want to reread the off campus and briar U series 🤭

I have loved this Campus Diaries series, can’t wait to see what Elle writes next ❤️

The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy was steamy, fun, and full of heart! Charlie is living a double life—nerdy STEM student by day, carefree risk-taker by night—and when she connects with hockey players Will and Beckett, things heat up fast.
I loved the depth of the characters, especially how Charlie struggled with societal judgment and self-acceptance. Will and Beckett’s friendship was one of my favorite parts—they had such great banter and chemistry. The triple POV worked surprisingly well, and while I was unsure about the throuple dynamic at first, I ended up really enjoying it.
There was a lot of back and forth about what they all truly wanted, and at times the romance felt a bit messy, but the emotional growth and spice made up for it.
Overall, this was a fast-paced, addictive read. If you love hockey romance with tension, humor, and steam, this one’s for you!
Very grateful to the publisher for my copy through NetGalley, opinions are my own

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow!! What can I say - this was a fantastic read ! I devoured it so fast, I simply couldn’t get enough of Charlie, Will or Beckett

This was my first MFM read (no sword crossing ⚔️!!)

By far the spiciest hockey romance I’ve read so far. Despite the spice, there was a great plot too. The characters each had a lot of depth to them and they had well developed back stories which added to the overall plot

I found Charlie’s character very relatable. She is a nerdy, hot girl in STEM who leads almost a double life. There are 2 versions of her. Charlotte, the prim and proper sorority girl, and Charlie, the care free fun girl, who’s all for trying new things

The triple POV worked well, and although I was hesitant reading about a throuple, I definitely fell in love with both Will and Beck. I really loved their friendship too, they are very different to one another but also understand each other so well, and their banter really bounces off one another

I like that the book tackled shame and how women are looked down on for enjoying a healthy sex life and experimenting. Seeing Charlie battle with this side of her was interesting to read

The fan fiction bits felt a bit random and out of place, but I also kinna loved it. I enjoyed that there were other little side storylines such as exploring being an adoptee

The dad chat was so funny!!

Definitely get this read asap, you won’t regret it

I want to say a massive thank you to NetGalley, Little, Brown Book Group UK, and Elle Kennedy for the ARC! I can’t wait for the next one 🏒

3.5⭐️ I really really tried my best to psych myself up for this despite it being a MFM romance.. I thought Elle Kennedy would change my mind but alas, it did not.

Take out the romance I would have loved this.

💕𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙💕
- I loved Charlie's adoption story. I love books with this. AND SHE'S A STEM GIRLIE! I need more STEM girlies. I felt so bad for her bio brother. And feeling a sense that she had to constantly achieve something to make her feel worth it when they adopted her

- Gigi just absolutely loving and supporting her hubby Ryder 🥰

- I need Blake Logan and Isaac Grant ! I need more of their story, I need to know what happened after that party ! He was so smitten 🤭 and the fact t that their story would be based around football and not hockey would be so interesting!

- Beckett's backstory is so sad, it gives him a lot of substance.

- Will's dirty talk 🥵


❌️ 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙❌️
- the romance...what people do in their time is their business, but in books it's messy and always complicated

- the spicy scenes 👀 as sexy as they were, it was too much movement going on 😅

- I feel like there was a lot of back and fourth in what they all really wanted.


Thank you to Netgalley, Little Brown Books and Kennedy for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

Steamy, hilarious, and packed with heart, The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy is a wild ride from start to finish! This third installment in the Campus Diaries series brings us a heroine living a double life, two swoon-worthy hockey players, and a whole lot of tension—both on and off the ice.

Charlie (aka Charlotte) is smart, bold, and unapologetically herself but at the same time also deeply insecure and anxious, whether she’s excelling in STEM or pushing the limits of her alter ego. Will and Beckett bring their own brand of charm, complications, and undeniable chemistry. Their dynamic? Off. The. Charts. Kennedy delivers her signature mix of spice and emotional depth, making this book impossible to put down.

While the angst and external pressures kept me hooked, I did feel like certain conflicts wrapped up a bit too quickly. Still, the sizzling romance and heartfelt growth made it an addictive read. Fans of Off-Campus and Briar U—you’re in for a treat!

Thank you to NetGalley, Little, Brown Book Group UK, and Elle Kennedy for the ARC! 💙🏒

The Charlie Method - Elle Kennedy

Tropes
🏒 Sports romance
🏒 Multiple POV
🏒 MFM relationship
🏒 Spicy

First of all Elle Kennedy is an autobuy author and The Deal is one of my all-time favourite books so I was very excited to receive this book to read and review.
This Charlie Method is a spicy, forbidden romance that follows Will, Beckett and Charlie.

I loved returning to Briar U and definitely recommend reading The Graham Effect and The Dixon Rule before The Charlie Method. I enjoyed the storylines in this book and how the relationship between the three main characters evolved. It also had great side characters and I'm hoping for a book about Blake. I loved that we got to see the original Briar U characters in.this series aswell and the Dad Chat was so funny.

Thank you to Little Brown Book.and Netgalley for this book to read and review.

this book took me over a month to read, I would read a chapter, put it down and so on. I loved the off campus series when I read that but this series has just been a no for me. I will say this series is spicy and each book just gets spicer but that’s about all I enjoyed. this one was boring and I felt no connection to anything. the romance and everything else was just lacking. the random fan fiction? What was that about?

ultimately I think this will be my last Elle Kennedy book.

thank you to NetGalley & little brown book for the arc.

Another great addition to the Briar u spin off series 😃

The Charlie Method is a spicy MFM forbidden romance 🌶️🌶️🌶️ that I couldn't put down. I really enjoyed the character development—Charlie, Will, and Beckett each had their own emotional journey, some of which were heartbreaking, but the way they supported each other was incredible 🥰

This for me is a solid 4.5 stars with the right balance of storyline and spice.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives - and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she's Charlie: a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties.

Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will's dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne - a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache - sometimes share girls in the bedroom.

When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she's been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy - fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this eARC in exchange of an honest review. I was looking forward to Beckett’s story but unfortunately it didn’t hit the mark for me. I struggled to connect with the characters and the story. I do think Elle Kennedy’s fans may enjoy this one but unfortunately it wasn’t for me.

Another incredible read and a great addition to the Briar universe! Elle Kennedy has done it again by providing hilarious banter and great spice while still focusing on some hard hitting themes and character development! So many lovely cameos from beloved briar characters and their kids and a quick insight into a group chat with all the OG guys from both the off campus and briar u series really got me in the feels! Charlie was a great FMC and she complemented both Beckett and Will so well! Some cameos/mentions of a few more ‘next gen’ characters, so hoping this isn’t the last of the briar universe! This book was so bingeworthy and definitely worth a read! I’d recommend reading the first two books of the Campus Diaries series first, and ideally both the Off Campus and Briar U series first as well!

This is Elle Kennedy’s hottest book yet! 🥵

When I say that I was obsessed with this book, I mean I was OBSESSED. I couldn’t stop reading, and when I wasn’t reading, I couldn’t stop thinking about this book. It has put me in the biggest reading slump as I fear no book can come close to how good this one was. It exceeded all of my expectations (and they were high!) 🙈

In typical Elle Kennedy style, this is a college/hockey romance, but this time we have 3 main characters.. Will, Beckett and Charlie(Charlotte). I didn’t know how I’d feel about a throuple style story but I fell in love with all 3 of these characters, each of them having their own chapters and good, well developed backstories. The relationships between each of them (Will and Beckett, Beckett and Charlie, Charlie and Will) were so pure, and the way they all just understood each other was top tier 🫶🏻

The Charlie Method is a sweet and spicy, emotional rollercoaster that had me laughing, crying and blushing from start to finish 🩷

Can I also just mention the “Dad Chat” - I adored this! 🥺

Ratings:
Plot: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice: 5/5 🌶️

Tropes:
Why Choose (MFM) 👀
Hockey x STEM 🏒
Found Family 🤍
Secret Relationship 🤫
Sorority Girl 😇
Multiple POVs ✨

Thankyou to Netgalley and Elle Kennedy for sending me an arc of The Charlie Method, this review is my complete honest opinion.

I love elle kennedy as an author so i was excited to be given the chance to read this.
This book is MFM and follows Will,beck and charlie.
Charlie sees herself as a girl that has two versions of herself-one prim and proper as such and another who likes to be free and able to enjoy herself.
I found myself disliking Charlie-couldnt connect with her at all,id love blakes story though.
Dad chat was amazing.
Fan fiction wasnt needed at all.
The ending wasnt what i expected but it was one that suited them. This book just fell short for me,i prefered her other books but if you enjoy a why choose then this is perfect for you.
Thank you for giving me this chance to review The charlie method.

I’m a huge fan of Elle Kennedy’s books 😍. The Graham Effect and The Dixon Rule were two of my favourites books from last year, so I couldn’t wait for the third book.

If you’ve read the last two, do you remember Will and Becket? Two handsome hockey player that like to share a girl? Both of them are perfect boyfriend material!! 😍 This book is about them. And Charlie, a very special girl.

I love their her double life and the secret they keep together. Triple POV was great, it was amazing to read all their points of view and see how they really care for each other 🥹🫶.

I didn’t think I’d enjoy throuple book, but it turned out so well. Their personalities were perfect. Spicy scenes are 🔥😮‍💨🤭