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leannaham's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly went into this book with high expectations. Which is perhaps why I’m not all that impressed. The first half of the book was super fun to read! The banter was so funny, the cat in the tree scene made me literally laugh out loud. But after that, the magic was lost to me when the steamy scenes made their appearance! I’m not a prude about erotic romance, but I was suuuppperrr uncomfortable reading these scenes? Not sure why!
Red was a great character. Chloe was funny. Gigi was a hoot. It was really great to see the character development. How they held eachother accountable. The realness of mental health and chronic disease. (All these alone make it 3 stars for me)
But halfway through I found myself just wishing to get to the end because I was annoyed with the story.
It will give you a good laugh that’s for sure! Not sure if I’ll read the other two books in the Brown Sister trilogy.
Red was a great character. Chloe was funny. Gigi was a hoot. It was really great to see the character development. How they held eachother accountable. The realness of mental health and chronic disease. (All these alone make it 3 stars for me)
But halfway through I found myself just wishing to get to the end because I was annoyed with the story.
It will give you a good laugh that’s for sure! Not sure if I’ll read the other two books in the Brown Sister trilogy.
islaaaa's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-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
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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? No
3.75
I adored this romance, despite it being a straight one that I would normally dislike I actually ended up really connecting with our main character Chloe as she has many disabilities I share such as fibromyalgia, chronic pain and chronic fatigue.
It covers dating as a disabled person and how it can vary to that of someone who is able bodied but also how to appropriately act as a partner of someone with disabilities which was really nice to see as all too often books with diverse characters in end up being inspiration/ trauma porn.
It also deals with mixed race relationships with our male love interest being white and our MC Chloe coming from a black family with a bunch of sisters she is very close to and who we see throughout the brown sister collections.
Overall it’s the perfect romance to breeze through this summer and hit the nail perfectly on its head with its disabled and POC representation
It covers dating as a disabled person and how it can vary to that of someone who is able bodied but also how to appropriately act as a partner of someone with disabilities which was really nice to see as all too often books with diverse characters in end up being inspiration/ trauma porn.
It also deals with mixed race relationships with our male love interest being white and our MC Chloe coming from a black family with a bunch of sisters she is very close to and who we see throughout the brown sister collections.
Overall it’s the perfect romance to breeze through this summer and hit the nail perfectly on its head with its disabled and POC representation
kgbooks89's review against another edition
4.0
Another one I’d recommend. A fun romance, but I think what makes it is the main characters are different from any other romance novel I’ve read. I’ve never read a book that had a person with chronic pain or mental health needs as the protagonist. I need more books like that! It was still a fun and sexy read but also I think the characters drove the story well and added depth. I thought some of the conflict was a bit silly but I think that happens with romance novels.
rachelle2124's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.75
jschwie2's review against another edition
5.0
Lovely, fun, sweet, sexy- this novel was such a quick, charming read!
stephhs592's review
3.0
Overall I liked the book. This is a solid contemporary romance novel that highlights different issues - all while adding some spice. I did like Red’s characters more than Chloe’s. It took me a while to get invested in the relationship because I liked how passionate and invested Red was the whole time. Compared to Chloe who it was hard to know how she felt about Red. The story flowed nicely and I liked how each character was pealed back and we got to understand both Chloe and Red. To be honest! I am surprised this is as popular as it is. I liked it but didn’t love it. I would read the rest of the series.