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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

3.5 ⭐️

I finally got around to reading this book.
All in all, this was a very enjoyable read. Red and Chloe’s dynamic was so cute and they ended up being a couple you were able to root for.

As someone with a disability, Chloe and her struggles with fibromyalgia were very relatable. When my blood sugar goes low, I tend to be easily irritated and lose patience quickly, which also happens to Chloe.

Their banter was ADORABLE! I love seeing these sorts of exchanges in romances.

A few things that the author chose to wrote bothered me. I think it’s a personal thing but I hate when male love interest start to masturbate graphically on page. There’s a scene in here where I was like « whoa okay, I don’t like this. Please stop ». He also kept saying that Chloe had a « Rococo face ». I’m not kidding, he said it at least 3 times. WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?!? What is a rococo face. And it just sounds so weird.

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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funny lighthearted 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

4.5

This was a delight!! I LOVED Chloe and Red’s dynamic; I could really feel their chemistry and pining, and their narrative voices were really distinct. Chloe’s perspective meant a lot to me as a chronically ill person as she was intensely relatable. I’ve docked a half star because I didn’t like how the third act breakup was executed. I did, however, LOVE the reconciliation.

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emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I hardly ever give a book 5 stars but I truly love this one. I really identified with Chloe, so there were a few scenes that had me full on crying because I've never felt so seen, especially not in a romance story. I loved the writing and getting to see things from Red's (the love interest's) point of view. At first I was worried Red was going to be a jerk because the beginning felt like an enemies-to-lovers setup, but he's actually very sweet and a good fit for Chloe. A modern fairytale with a very lovely and realistic happily ever after.

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Okay this book was great and I really enjoyed reading it. Still: Why did no one warn me how much smut there would be!? I did not expect that at all. The relationship was cute and they had some cute banter. One of my favourite parts about this book was the representation. Issues like class, chronic illness and toxic relationships are tackled really well and I loved reading about it. The characters were really flushed out but I personally just didn't feel the chemistry. I don't know why but I just didn't feel it that much. Also the conflict in the end felt rushed and just a bit off.

I wanted to love this book and I did love a huge part of it but I just didn't completely fall in love with it. It might just not be the right time for me though. I would definitely reread it at some point in the future. But I would probably read it and not listen to the audiobook like I did this time. I think that actually took away a bit from my reading experience. I'm a big audiobook fan but I didn't like the voice and it just felt strange.

I am really excited to read about the other Brown sisters though. Even though they are a quite big part of Chloes life, they are not really important for the story so I'm excited to learn more about them.

All in all this was a quick and fun read and has so many things I loved. If you like representation and people being absolutely in love with each other - this one is for you.

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emotional funny hopeful relaxing 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

5.0

Chloe Brown copes with her chronic pain by organizing and compartmentalizing and shutting people out. After her so-called friends and her fiance stopped coming around, she decided that she didn’t need things in her life like love. She is just fine living at home with her academically-minded parents, her eccentric grandmother, and her two sisters. But after an almost-accident causes her life to flash before her eyes, she realizes that she needs to live a little. So Chloe moves out and makes a list that will fulfill her resolution to get a life. But what she doesn’t have on her list is Red Morgan. The big, tattooed, motorcycle riding artist-turned-flat superintendent isn’t too keen on Chloe. She’s too posh and stuck-up to want anything to do with him. But she’s also incredibly beautiful and he just can’t help himself. When Red agrees to help Chloe with her list in exchange for working on a website for his art, sparks fly.

The good: REDFORD FREAKING MORGAN. My god.

But seriously. I loved everything about this book: Chloe, and Red, and their relationship, and obviously Smudge. This was by far the best relationship I’ve ever read in a romance novel. They really try to talk to each other and understand each other, even when there are miscommunications. And there are, because this is a romance novel– amiright?

The bad: Literally nothing.

Overall: I can’t believe I hadn’t read this before. Maybe the art on the cover deceived me or something, because this was sublime. The relationship was impeccable. The representation was everything I have been wanting out of a romcom. The love interest? *chef’s kiss*. There is a cat and cardigans and trauma and love and healing. I just cannot recommend this one enough.

Representation: Black FMC, Black supporting characters, LGBTQ+ supporting character, FMC has a disability.

CW: sexual content, chronic illness, toxic relationship, panic disorders, cursing, ableism, domestic abuse, medical content, physical abuse, mental illness, car accident, medical trauma, gaslighting, classism, drug use (for medical purposes).

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funny lighthearted 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

3.0

Title: Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Author: Talia Herbert
Series: The Brown Sisters, #1
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.0
Pub Date: November 5, 2019

T H R E E • W O R D S

Steamy • Endearing • Predictable

📖 S Y N O P S I S

After a near death experience, Chloe is determined to get her life rolling in the direction she wants despite her chronic illness, and so she creates a life list. She's finally moved out of her parents home, and her new digs come with a rough, yet sexy, super intendent named Red. He is an artist by night, but hides his work during the day, something Chloe knows because she may have spied on him a time or two. When Chloe and Red enter into an agreement to help each other - she with his website, he with her life list, sparks begin to fly.

💭 T H O U G H T S

Get A Life, Chloe Brown was a #BookstagramMadeMeDoIt pick hands down. And maybe the hype dampened my reading experience because there were so many good/great individual parts, yet as a whole I didn't really enjoy it. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why, but a few of the things that come to mind are there wasn't much really happening, at times it felt disjointed and way too predictable, and the crude language felt extremely misplaced.

With that said, what I really appreciated was the representation in this book. Chronic and invisible illnesses are so rarely depicted in novels, and that portion of the book really spoke to me. Additionally, this is the first book I've read exploring an abusive relationship from the male perspective, so kudos to Talia Hibbert for bringing awareness to the other side of the coin. Lastly, she created a inter-racial couple with both Chloe and Red being quirky, real and imperfect. Chloe, so bold and determined on the outside, yet fragile and uncertain on the inside. And Red, so genuine and caring despite his traumatic past. Two incredibly flushed out characters, but I was just looking for more depth to their story. I wanted more of Red's past, and more of Chloe's illness and more prominent role of her list. Unfortunately, this one really focuses on the romance side of things, and the steamy sex scenes were just not for me.

Overall, this one was just okay. It's completely possible hate to love is just not the trope for me. I'm definitely still interested in reading books two and three, but I'll be borrowing them from the library as opposed to buying them.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• enemies-to-lovers fanatics
• anyone looking for diverse representation
• readers looking for steamy

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"Love is certainly never safe, but it’s absolutely worth it."

"Whether something bad is coming from your body or your brain, it makes no difference. Still feels like shit, right? Still hurts. Still needs fixing. They shouldn’t have dismissed you, even if it was in your head. When it comes down to it, everything we feel is in our heads."

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

I really loved this book. Chloe was so relatable in terms of my personal experience and I really enjoyed that. Such a cute story!

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funny lighthearted 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

3.75

This was a fun read. Really liked the chronic illness rep, was good to see in a book. Overall just fun, cute and sexy.

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

I finished this book in merely two sittings, simply because you know, a chronically ill woman reading about another chronically ill woman’s love life gets reminded of the fact that she should get some sleep once in a while. Do I still cringe at certain descriptions in romance novels? For sure. Am I still convinced this book is revolutionary in more ways than one? No doubt about it.

The representation in this book means so much to me, as someone who’s been struggling with chronic pain, fatigue and the insecurities that come along with it for free. Be sure to pick it up if you like the enemies-to-lovers trope with a dual point of view, love cats just as much as I do, are into artsy guys and can strongly identify with a disabled, Black and/or curvy female protagonist. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5 out of 5 stars) from me!

Although I’d say the writing style isn’t anything extraordinary, it’s a quick and fun read and even though there were a little too many sh*ts and f*cks and other inappropriate words according to my personal taste (I’m more of a poetic descriptions kinda gal), I’m sure this book (especially Red’s way of paying attention to and caring for Chloe) will hold a place in my heart for quite a while.

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