But, when other teens start falling into comas and some even dying – things are turned on their head. So when she is given the opportunity to change that, she takes it up. It’s so bad that sometimes she can’t even make if through the day. Sadly, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would – and my expectations weren’t high, to begin with.Ĭharisma follows protagonist Aislyn who suffers from crippling shyness. I haven’t read Nerve or even watched the movie, but I was intrigued by the storyline and wanted to see. I didn’t know what to expect when picking Charisma up. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.

I received a copy of Charisma by Jeanne Ryan from Simon and Shuster in exchanged for an honest review. Aislyn must find a way to stop it, before it’s too late. The media goes into a frenzy when the disease turns contagious, and then deadly, and the doctor who gave it to them disappears. But strangely, so are some other kids she knows. Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU – DymocksĪ chance at the ultimate makeover means deadly consequences… Aislyn suffers from crippling shyness – that is, until she’s offered a dose of Charisma, an underground gene therapy drug guaranteed to make her shine. These two books are totally different, ones about changing who you are and it going horribly wrong, while the other is about believing in yourself. Mini reviews are a great way to give some of my thoughts on a book that I didn’t love but still wanted to talk about.

Charisma by jeanne ryan