REVIEW: Licked by Charlie Novak (Lick It! #1)

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LICKED

Lick It! - Book One

by Charlie Novak

Release Date: May 12, 2026

Review

EEEEEEE I never want to leave Heather Bay, the boys of the newest Ice Cream shop are the perfect addition.


Alfie has returned home to open the shop with his best friends. It’s a stressful endeavour, starting a new business, and starting a new relationship at the same time probably isn't the best idea. But there’s Jonathan.


Jonathan, who is sweet, kind, and understanding. 


They are a super sweet and supportive couple, and i love their little dates and snatched moments.


And surprise, surprise, the audiobook is narrated by Dan Calley, who, gah, is perfect. 

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Synopsis

Lick It Like A Good Boy

It’s not often you meet gorgeous gothic men at wargaming tournaments. So, of course I tripped over my tongue instead of asking for his number. And despite my friends’ numerous offers to help find him online, we’re too busy opening Lick It!, our new ice cream shop, to spare time for my non-existent love life.

But when Jonathan walks through the door on a sunny Friday afternoon, I can’t help but feel like it’s fate.

He’s shy, sweet, and we immediately click. Jonathan doesn’t have much experience with relationships, so I’m determined to give him the attention he deserves, even if it means I’m pulled in two directions.

With summer heating up and the shop getting hectic, spending time together is getting harder and harder. I don’t know how to balance the long hours and being a good boyfriend, but I know I have to figure it out.

Because meeting Jonathan is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.

About Charlie Novak



Charlie lives in England with her husband and a dachshund named Biscuit. She spends most of her days wrangling other people’s words in her day job and then trying to force her own onto the page in the evening.


She loves cute stories with a healthy dollop of fluff, plenty of delicious sex, and happily ever afters – because the world needs more of them. Charlie also believes that love comes in all shapes and sizes.


Charlie has very little spare time, but what she does have she fills with cooking, pole-dancing, reading and ice-hockey. She also thinks that everyone should have at least one favourite dinosaur…


Where to find them:


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