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Kissing Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

1/4/23: DNF at 11% - I tried with the audiobook but I’m just hating it, I’m so sorry. I will try to pick up a physical copy and see if I like it better.

Update 4/17/23:
I am SO glad I gave this one a shot! It’s so fun and sexy but also relatable and inclusive. The main protagonist is chronically ill and not “traditionally” pretty/thin (ie western beauty standards) but neither of those things are the focus- they just are. And a love interest who just gets it and is a human about it? The bar is on the floor, ladies, I know. But that’s sexy and hell.

Also, side notes: I’m not sure why but I thought (perhaps some mixture of the title and cover art? Idk) and it is NOT. this book is spicy as hell. 🥵
Take my audiobook sensitivities with a grain of salt but I actually believe this audiobook is legit horrible so just skip that and read the book/ebook

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ecravens's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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kellyskubic's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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bookswithlauren's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Chloe Brown is not happy with the life that she has as a result of her chronic illness and she is determined to change that by making a list and ticking off every experience on said list. Chloe's journey is fun and light-hearted but also emotional and intense. Talia Hibbert has successfully written this book and created these characters and their experiences for people to identify with and relate to. I cannot wait to continue my way through the Brown Sisters trilogy.

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carina_dreamer's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

• I gave it 5🌟 for emotional reasons, but if I analyse it, maybe a 4🌟75 for two reasons.

• Illnesses aren't my type of topic, I always cry. Fibromyalgia was a safer bet and I was curious to know how they would describe chronic pain. To me, it seemed realistic, from the care needed to the different degrees of pain and symptoms.

• The way Chloe faced the list she made throughout the book had good development. Made me think.

• Red seeming like a bad boy but actually being such a sweet man was a nice surprise. His character had nice and interesting aspects to it like his attitude facing his art after doubting himself and also how he felt after a very toxic past relationship.

• I really liked the sisters (I'm going to read their books) and the grandma (I want to adopt the progressive lady as my own grandmother)

• The banter between Chloe and Red was so nice, with sarcasm and flirting, love it 😍. The romance was so thoughtful and sexy, one of those you think "too good to be true". We read to dream, right? The 🌶️ is great, I got 🥵 and they weren't even kissing.

• The only things I had to point out were: it would be more interesting if Red's life and his problems weren't solved so quickly, his mother and therapy; and the book should have two more chapters to solve their traumas suitably. Chap. 21 was so well written but solved quickly.

• The book is perfect for those who want to start diversifying the authors they read and include more protagonists of colour. A very good rom-com with 🌶️ that I recommend.

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danaslitlist's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This has been on my TBR for quite some time, but always managed to get pushed further down the list for one reason or another. Until I found it available in audio format through my library and I quickly snatched it up. My only regret is that I wish I had read it sooner.

Chloe Brown is the eldest three sisters and the stereotype for most eldest daughters; a perfectionist, incredibly thorough and reliable, if not a bit closed off (well, a lot closed off....).

Red is a hardworking, kind hearted, fix it Felix type both in the personal lives of those around him but also professionally as an apartment super. A relationship blossoms in a subgenre of enemies to lovers as they begin to rely on one another. The characters are so loveable even in their not so shining moments, because you understand where they are coming from and the reasons behind their responses.

But my biggest reason for loving this book alongside the spice and utter hilarious dialogue is disability representation.

Disability representation in books is few and far between with proper representation even less common. More often than not I find myself rolling my eyes at the inspiration porn that follows the character or at the fully offensive portrayal of the disability. It's even less often that I see disability in romance media where the disabled character is one of the two love interests.

So when I started reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown not knowing that Chloe was disabled and I was presented with a gift. Talia Hibbert beautifully described what is like living in a disabled body I nearly cried. To see Chloe having made peace with her body while at the same time not glossing over the real difficulties she faces daily, to see that she has a family who understands and as the book progresses, to see Red easily accommodate Chloe's needs without question was representation that I've so desperately craved in books and was surprised to receive here.

I could gush over the representation for hours; about how we see Chloe's different coping mechanisms, where we are shown how isolating it can to be disabled because it's "too hard" for others to be around, to her frustration and fear that she may be left behind and even more. I will leave it here by saying thank you to Ms. Hibbert. Thank you for giving me a disabled woman who is a full person on her own and whose disability is apart of who she is unapologetically. Thank you for allowing me to see myself reflected in your romance novel. Thank you.

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