I have loved this series so so much! I thought this book was just as great as the first two. My one critique is it's a tad long. Other than that I recommend this entire series!

“We want to see all of you. The good, the bad, the wild.”

Briar U is one of my all time fav fictional worlds and I was SO happy to be back. I have been dying for Will and Beck’s story since reading the last book and falling in love with their characters and friendship! I’m not typically someone who reads much why choose/poly romances but this one was so good!

The banter!!! Y’all it was top tier! I was kicking my feet, giggling, and screaming! And the spice?! It was everything I didn’t know I needed. The way they were all able to connect emotionally but kept it so dirty and hot!! Like the mouth on those boys was 🥵🤌🏼 obsessed!!

Charlotte/Charlie was such a deep character. Learning more about her life being adopted & how it has affected her in her life now was an emotional and beautiful journey! I loved how Beck and Will were able to both bring her comfort in different ways that worked best together 🥹 their dynamic was uniquely their own and the way they embraced that was everything!! I honestly ATE up this story! I am so sad to see this series come to an end😭

read if you enjoy:
-poly relationship (mfm)
-college sports romance
-woman in stem
-sorority fmc w/ a secret
- golden retriever mmc w/ a dirty mouth
- playboy mmc w/ a heart of gold
-family drama
-multi pov

4.5/5⭐️ 3.5/5🌶️

he Charlie Method

Thank you so much to @ellekennedy @getredpr and @read_bloom for this gifted eARC of the Charlie Method! This is book three in the Campus Diaries series & it was so much fun! While I did enjoy this book and did rate it a 4 star I do feel that it had a bit of a different feel from the previous two books in this series. This book is quite a big longer than the previous two books and in the middle of the book it did seem to drag on a little bit. I also think this book lacked a little bit of the emotional element that books 1 & 2 had. I don't want to spoil anything from the previous books in case the reader hasn't read those yet but with both The Graham Effect and The Dixon Rule there were emotional elements/sad elements that further drove that depth and emotional connection with the leads. Sadly, I didn't feel like this book had anything as significantly important so I do also feel like that emotional component was a little lackluster in this book. What was not lacking in this book was the spice. Elle Kennedy always writes good spice in her book but I also feel like the spice in this book was cranked up a bit however, I had NO complaints about that part!

Pub date: 2/25/25

Read if you enjoy:
Sorority girl STEM student FMC
Dating app with spicy DMs
The nickname "Sugar Puff"
MFM Romance

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I love Elle Kennedy something fierce and getting another book In the Briar U was a delight. I have wanted Will and Beckett’s story since the first time we met them in Graham Effect, so I was so happy for them to get their HEA together.

Second, this book had so much going on and so many storylines and it felt like a whirlwind, a very interesting whirlwind but a whirlwind all the same.

I did really love Charli and how she interacted with the boys both separately and together and how she had to come to terms with letting both parts of her personality go after the things she really wanted.

Also those boys. I don’t think I could choose a favorite between them and so I’m not going to. They are the definition of teamwork makes the dream work 🫠🫠🫠

Overall, I loved being backing. This world, seeing our faves again and getting more of Elle’s unique blend of humor and spice and found family storytelling!

✨ hockey romance
✨ MFM romance
✨ Golden Retriever Boyfriends
✨ Secret Relationship
✨ Stem focused FMC

Charlotte is a STEM student who has to be "picture perfect" for her colleagues and parents, reflecting a standard of being put together. But she has another side of her she calls Charlie which, I’m not judging, but man, this was tricky to be okay with because you just know having different personas is not going to end well. Thankfully (i guess), she only uses "Charlie" for her sexual escapes, which is how she starts talking to Bennett and Will through an app without either of them knowing who is who.
You shouldn’t have to change to keep anyone around. That’s not love. That’s…control.”
When Charlotte meets them in person, their intense chemistry is undeniable, but their hidden truths add complexity to their growing bond. What begins as a physical attraction slowly transforms into something deeper and more meaningful.
This book was a fun surprise, blending romance, humour, and emotional depth. While I wasn’t expecting to be so invested in the characters, the dynamic between the leads kept me engaged. I don’t usually gravitate toward MFM romance, but Elle Kennedy made me BELIEVE. 😍
All in all this was another great book In the series and i can't wait to read what Elle Kennedy comes up with next. 😚

I don't know how to feel knowing this was the last book in the series! It makes me so sad to know there's not another book coming, but I know Elle said she isn't done with the Briar U world yet, so I'm very excited to see what she has in store for us!

With that said, I loved Charlie! I appreciate the Korean American representation! I don't read a ton of books that have Korean rep, and it's a huge part of my identity, so to hear Charlie is Korean really made my heart sore. To be honest with you, this book had me at sugar puff (IYKYK)! I loved how their relationship came together. Not only was Charlie's character amazing, but I loved how fun and lighthearted Beckett is. He really balances out the trio! And Will is the hot intellectual that I love appeals to her nerdy, smart side! If you like hockey romances you will love this series!

The first half of this book was really slow for me and I almost DNF'd it. It is a super spicy why choose. I felt like the sexual experience these two college age boys had was a bit unrealistic.
Halfway through it did pick up for me. The family lives of all three was what kept me going. I'm usually a big fan of Elle Kennedy books but this was my least favorite.
I'm almost 50 so maybe it would just be more suited to a younger demographic🤷‍♀️

I love Elle Kennedy but this book was not my favorite. The pacing felt super off & to be honest, it felt waaaaay too long. The romance just wasn’t giving & honestly lacked chemistry. The characters were okay, but not my favorite she’s ever written though. Overall this was a huge miss for me & I’m a bit disappointed this is how the series wraps up.

I loved the first two books in this series! When I started reading THE CHARLIE METHOD, I had no idea about the dynamic between the main characters' love stories. I simply went into it blind because I loved the previous two and love the author.

This one was definitely out of my comfort zone, but I was more than willing to give it a chance. What didn't work for me was that the majority of the book was either the characters having sex or them talking about having sex. There were some interesting side storylines that I wanted more from -- especially with a book this long.

This ended up being my least favorite in the series.

tw: I cried a lot during this book so bare with me

there are a lot of things in books that are under represented in my opinion. and international adoption is one of them. it’s a very sensitive topic and should be handed with care. & I can say that charlotte was. although I am not a Korean adoptee like her, I am a Chinese adoptee. it was like you took a peak into my own thought and feelings. there were so many internal thoughts and fears I’ve had myself that you verbalized through her story. there are few books that I have read that in my own option have done it in a realistic way— and you did just that. I completely saw myself in charlotte and it truly let me see that those fears of self worth and worry are okay. they are normal. and although they can be terrifying to have— the people that really care for and love us do not have those same thoughts. they love us and care for us for who we are. those fears so so valid— but it was so healing to see how gentle and accepting you wrote the responses of her family. I think every adoptee has or has had those fears. and seeing the way you wrote charlotte’s parents were exactly what I needed them to be. the vulnerability and authenticity you had in this story was so raw and real. I cannot thank you enough for making me feel SO seen in that way. & I praise you in the highest regular are taking the time to have sensitivity readers. I myself have sensitivity read for adoption in books and it makes the difference— & I can tell with this one. I have loved this series hard— and this one really seals the deal for me. I know I had a lot to say about Charlotte and my shared lived experience with her— but I also loved the character growth you gave not only with her, but Will and Beckett. I loved their dynamic and I was completely drawn in the entire time. their story made me smile, laugh, cry, and blush a lot. I loved this book to the core & this will forever have a special place in my own heart. 🩵😭

read if you like:
- adoption representation (FMC)
- FMC STEM major
- MFM
- college romance
- hockey
- found family

I just finished reading this spicy romance and absolutely adored it! Elle Kennedy continues to crush it with her hockey romances. I was rooting so hard for these characters to find a way to make this unconventional relationship work.

This is technically the third book in her Campus Diaries series and each one has been amazing in it’s own way. Plus, these can easily be read as standalones so you can jump right in. Charlotte is a stick straight overachiever with a secret wild side. Almost no one knows about her late night hookups, until she matches with not one but two fellow Briar students on an app. These boys like to share and Charlie can’t deny she’s intrigued by the idea of two men worshipping her at the same time.

When she finally actually meets them in person, the two hockey players and Charlie sense an immediate connection. Normally they’d all keep it strictly sexual with no feelings, but there’s something special about this threesome. Except each of them have their own reasons that it cannot be public.

💖𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 - ℂ𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕦𝕤 𝔻𝕚𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝟛 - ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨💖

Author: Elle Kennedy

Couple: Charolette Kingston with Will Larson & Beckett Dunne

Tropes:
💖MFM romance
💖College romance
💖One night stand to more
💖Hockey romance
💖Friends to lovers
💖Campus playboys
💖Sorority girl with secrets
💖Super spicy DMs
💖Calls her “sugar puff”
💖#CoachHollis


Review: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 started hot, ended hot and was insanely captivating until the words ‘The End’ were read. Elle once again brings us to the Campus Diaries series and leaves no page unturned with the romance between - Charlie, Will and Beckett! I was in love with Will Larson from the get go in book one but the way Elle really brought all three of them to life in this book just hit home so much more for his story. I appreciated how she tackled the topics of insecurity and wanting to please others but what blew me away was the friendship that Beckett and Will had.

This book was an MFM romance but all three of them form a dynamic that warms the heart. Beckett and Will’s hilarious friendship is only elevated with Charlie thrown into the mix and I was absolutely gigging out loud at certain parts of this book. Elle also brings us all the heat and provides us with steamy and dirty DMs between the three of them throughout. These DMs were some of my favorite parts because we really saw the inside of each MC during the exchanges - an wowza did they make me sweat!

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 was one of my favorite Elle books ever and I can only say…please give us more Will in the future! I am not ready to say bye to that man! Charlie, Will and Beckett have one of the most natural and endearing relationships I have ever read and I truly adored and devoured every word!

Rating: 100+; Elle Kennedy gave us the most anticipated read and 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 was absolutely everything I wanted!

The Charlie Method follows Charlotte Kingston, Will Larsen, and Beckett Dunne as they try to navigate their unconventional relationship while also dealing with their own personal problems.

I absolutely loved Charlotte’s portrayal of trying to align who she actually is with who she believes everyone wants her to be or how she believes she ought to be. Her character depth was my favorite part of the story.

The only thing I wish had been different was any exploration into Will and Beckett together. It seemed the idea was floated early on with Will’s mention that he “wouldn’t push Beckett’s hand away” but then it’s never actually explored. Just a small disappointment because I was definitely rooting for it.

Overall, a great addition to the Elle Kennedy universe.

I received an ARC/ALC for an honest review.

I'm so sad this is the last book in the Campus Diaries series. The second generation. I'll NEVER get tired of the Briar U world!! ⁣
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You guys know me, I don't read MFM, but because it's THE Elle, I have to read it. I'm not surprised that I love and enjoyed it so much. Elle is the QUEEN of Hockey. ⁣
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Charlie, Will, and Beckett are totally HOT together!! I'll say Elle's hottest book to date. They each have their own struggles and issues, but when they're together, they all just click. I can relate to Charlie so much. I'm totally a people pleaser and don't want to disappoint anyone, especially my family. So I totally understand why she did what she did when it comes to keeping things to herself. Between Will and Beckett, I'm leaning towards Beckett more. Lol I love a broken hero, and he was broken. Will has daddy issues. Lol

The ALC though. OMG!!! I love that it was in duet form. It was so well done. Totally obsessed. They brought out each characters to life!

Seeing the other characters is a bonus. I love this world so much. I wish I can live in it.

i can’t believe this is the final book in the series, but I’m so excited to see where it takes us next hehe (*cough* blake and wyatt or aj?? idk but I need blake’s story)

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if you’ve been following me for a while, you know elle is one of my go-to authors. i always trust her to work her magic, and let me tell you… she absolutely delivered with this one.

the spice ya’ll. oh, i ate that shit UP! it was so hot but also emotional ?? i was sweating, i was giggling, i was tearing up, i was living my BEST life.

this book also had so many cameos from off-campus and briar u, i was actually losing my mind (HELLO COACH HOLLIS 🙂‍↕️ oh how we missed you). And dad chat made me so happy. that’s all.

what you’ll find:
- poly / mfm
- sports romance (hockey)
- college setting
- woman in stem
- multi pov
- sorority fmc x hockey player mmcs
- asian fmc rep
- adoption journey

huge thank you to elle, get red pr, and bloom for the arc 🥹🫶🏼

Happy Pub Day to Elle Kennedy’s The Charlie Method (Campus Diaries #3). This book is the last in the series filled with a spicy MFM romance storyline that starts from a response to an interesting app profile. Charlotte (Charlie) is the perfect studious sorority sister with a secret that must remain hidden. Will & Beckett are teammates, friends and roommates that aren’t afraid of sharing but when that involves Charlie and rumors from her ex. These two will become super protective. I’m truly sad to see the series and but glad there was #hea. This will definitely be a #motherdaughterbookclub pick.

Thank you so much @getredprbooks @hambright_pr @read_bloom for the gifted copy/ARC!

𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: The Charlie Method
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Elle Kennedy
𝗣𝘂𝗯 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: February 25, 2025
4⭐️

🏒 𝙈𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 🏒
I’ve only read a couple Elle Kennedy books, but I enjoy her writing and love a hockey romance!

This was my first read with a MFM romance, which isn’t my go to or comfort zone, but I enjoyed the main characters and seeing the journey our FMC Charlie went on! She’s a nerd, STEM major, a perfectionist, who is also curious about her background since she was adopted. I think her character has a lot of relatable qualities.

The hockey boys are also fun in this, as well as their crazy teammates. I haven’t read the prior Briar U series featuring the parents generation, but the “Dad Chat” really made me want to!!

This book was focused on Charlie’s journey and less on the hockey sports aspect. I wasn’t expecting the ending, how the main characters ended up. I was curious if there were a lot of opinions on what readers thought would be in store for these 3 in the future?!

I hope to read more Elle Kennedy hockey stories in the future!!

🩵 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚:
🩷 Hockey Romance
🩵 MFM Romance
🩷 STEM FMC
🩵 Sorority Girl
🩷 Adoption DNA Searches
🩵 Super Spicy 🌶️🥵

✨ Addicted. I’m addicted to this girl. It’s like she knows exactly how to break me down piece by piece. And it isn’t just the physical connection.✨

I was sooo excited to start this book and oh my goodness did I love it!! I really loved Will and Beckett in the previous books. They were great friends and were kinky in bed with their threesomes. Enter in Charlotte Kingston, the good girl who’s always been “perfect.” But she’s hiding a secret side of herself and Will and Beck get her to finally reveal that side.

✨ “You deserve to feel alive. To not hide who you are. You’re incredible, Charlie, and you shouldn’t have to keep that hidden.”✨

I loved these 3 together. This book was spicy and fun and also a little messy. It’s hard living out of the norm and the struggles are real. I’m sad the series is over and I’d totally be ready for more if there was more books about any of the side characters. 😂

This book was so good! It has been a while since I've read a good sports romance, but I loved the combination of hockey in a college setting! This book in the Campus Diaries series focuses on college senior Charlotte Kingston, who is basically living "two lives." She's a sorority girl by day and a daredevil at night who enjoys chatting on dating apps.

I really liked the depth and character development in this book. Charlotte ("Charlie"), Will, and Beckett, all felt like unique characters going through their own personal journeys. I also liked all of the humor because it really lightened the mood in the more emotional sections of the book.

The adoption aspect of the book was also very interesting, and I admired Charlie so much for coming to terms with her feelings around being adopted and having a more unique family unit. I hope this Campus Diaries series continues because every novel in it is top notch.

Thank you very much to Bloom Books, Netgalley, and GetRedPR for the ARC! All opinions are my own.

Thank you Get Red PR and Bloom Books for my gifted copies! All opinions are my own.⁣
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The Graham Effect is an all time favorite and I’ve been loving this series! We met Will and Beckett in the first two books and I was excited to see how their story progressed. I think this was my first MFM story and I appreciated how their HEA was handled. I was always rooting for Charlotte, Beckett and Will.⁣
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I just loved Charlotte/Charlie. She is a leader on her sorority and a student in STEM plus she is searching for her biological family. She has so much going on and she handles it all so well. She is nervous about pursuing a relationship with the guys because of how she’ll be perceived but can’t help her feelings. ⁣
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This was definitely steamy and it also smiling and laughing out loud (the dad’s text exchange.)⁣
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I’m so sad to see this series end, but I can’t wait the see what we get to read next from Elle Kennedy!