Charisma Check

Dungeons and Dating, Book 6

De: Katherine McIntyre

Narrado por: Richard Reynolds

Never fall for the straight guy—Jasper knows better. At least until his straight guy crush starts crushing back....

Jasper Tanaka has made an art form out of avoiding commitment. Which is why his crush on a nearby café owner, Matt, has been perfect—the guy is straight, vanilla, and far too sweet—everything that puts him out of Jasper’s reach.

Matt Reed’s always been unlucky in love, never enough for his partners. And when his most recent girlfriend dumps him, he decides to take a chance on something new—a rope class. Lucky for him, Jasper’s there, and their time together sparks an attraction that both surprises and captivates Matt.

When a developer’s offer threatens to shut Tabletop Tavern down, Jasper’s grasping for any distraction possible—and Matt offers the perfect one. Except the intense feelings between become far too real, and if Matt decides this was just a curiosity, Jasper won’t survive the loss of the one guy he’s let in and the only home he’s ever known.

Roll the dice on romance at Tabletop Tavern....

©2023 Katherine McIntyre (P)2025 Katherine McIntyre

heartfelt and unexpected

I received a free copy of this audiobook from Gay Romance Reviews and this is my honest opinion.
My newest favorite from the Dungeons and Dating series. This author really knows how to make you laugh, cry, and blush! Jasper and Matt are totally sweethearts and oh so sexy! I kept thinking I know how the story would go, but kept being surprised. The narrator did a fantastic job! 👏

"Yes sir" I squealed! Was not expecting that.

Another beautiful story with a stunning performance. I love Richard Reynolds portrayal of Jas and Matt. it's hard to read about parents that don't support their children. It's even harder to hear it. That performance was heartbreaking. I love that Jas and Matt don't have the stereotypical relationship roles.

When I tell u this took me by surprise!!!

I was NOT ready for what Kat brought in this book! From the emotions, to the surprises. To the kink, everything was just perfect in its way and I loved every second of it since moment one! Is a must read if you’re looking for something refreshing, where stereotypes are broken, found families are established, and Bears are as sweet as bunnies (iykyk)

And Richard Reynolds?! BRILLIANT. For a sec I thought it was two different people narrating. That’s how good he is 🔥

What to expect in this book?
-MM Romance
-D/s kink
-Shibari
-Role reversal (and it stayed that way...glorious)
-Found Family
-Height difference
-A snarky bratty Dom who thinks he's a sub
-A cinnamon roll of a bear sub who thinks he's a Dom
-All the feels
-HEA

Overview:
Overall: 5/5
Storyline: 5/5
Smut: 1000/5
The feels it made me feel: infinite/5

Wonderful Fight Against Evil

I love the way the community came together for Tabletop Tavern! Jasper and Matt's story was very sad as they both struggled from a past that damaged them. Jasper, in particular, had a deep- seated trauma that kept him from trusting any men and kept him from believing he was worthy of another man's love. Matt is demi, but always believed himself to be straight. Together, they found themselves attracted in a way that was unexpected, but so pure. This story, which features Whipped, is another of the great Tabletop Tavern tales that had some suspense, but always a happy ever after!

Cozy found family! Steamy found partner!

I really do love the found family at Tabletop! This was a nice wrap up of the series. Finally getting to know the snarky Jasper & sweet Matt! There was a little too much inner monologue repetition, but that’s fairly standard in a a McIntyre book, I’ve come to accept it. Seeing everything and everyone get their HEA was worth it.

The narrator Richard Reynolds was new to me. I didn’t always love how he portrayed the voices when they were speaking low. It was too wispy & airy, at times, but described stronger/deeper/more forceful. BUT he absolutely deserves a bonus for the the spicy scenes 🔥🔥🔥. Wow, was he convincing and I was sat!

Very Enjoyable

Great series and story, with fantastic characters, and an enjoyable narrator. I truly loved it!!

Excellent Narration and Found Family

This book had my heart so happy because of the found family in this one. Obviously the love story is sweet and I loved the biawakening but I am a sucker for a good found family. This group made me so happy. I love having a community that comes together to support each other. This book was wholesome while also have a bdsm subplot as well.

Great conclusion

I really enjoyed Jasper’s story. We learned so much more about him after the glimpses in the prior books. Matt was a sweetheart and these two learned so much from each other. They were also so supportive and just great together. And those spice scenes were HOT! I also loved how the community grew during this book. This was a great conclusion to the series.

The Sweet Bear Baker and Some Ropes!

I have loved every one of the romances in this series. The Tabletop Tavern is the place to be and will never be shut down! Matt is demi and has never really felt comfortable being intimate and it was kind of forced on him before, but becoming close and interested in Jasper just came naturally for him. Matt is also the biggest cinnamon roll of man and to see how he opens up to a real passion for being intimate with Jasper kept me nonstop reading. I wanted all the happiness and love for these two, but I also enjoyed the bit of kinky spice sprinkled in! I genuinely enjoyed Richard Reynolds narration. He had a very peppy and uplifting representation of our guys.

Love this series

I am so enjoying this series. I loved it when it came out and I read it, but man the narator had brought it to a whole new level for me. I really enjoyed this a lot and I'm looking forward to the next one.