Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

49 reviews

onefineelephant's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

10/10. This is the autistic love story of my dreams. I can't tell who I relate to more. Between Jacob's abandonment issues and Eve's fear of being a disappointment/failure and their combined autism, this book is perfect for me. I love that they were both scared to be in a real relationship because of their fears but still persevered and were able to be happy. This book made me laugh, cry, and be horny. I can't figure out if I like this book more or Chloe's book so I'll have to read them both again to figure it out. This is now one of my favorite romances of all time.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Abandonment, Car accident, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

The book mentions and partially describes parental emotional neglect and the emotional effects of parental emotional neglect.

michelle_my_belle's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

5.0

I love, love, love this series! I think this is the funniest of the three. I absolutely love the couple's dynamic and relate a lot the the neurodivergent aspect and the self discovery Eve goes through. Rereading this series on audio has made me love them even more.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Ableism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

lost_windsock'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? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. One of my favorite things about all three Brown sister books was that Talia Hibbert not only wrote the sisters as complex characters, but also their love interests. None of the men in these books were perfect, none of them had their shit together, and all of them needed to learn how to grow. I think Jacob's story was especially enjoyable. His frosty banter with Eve was so entertaining, and their snark together was hilarious and so perfect. Both characters had a lot to work through to be together, but the way they reasoned it out together and both decided that yes, it was fast but no, that didn't mean it wasn't real and worth it was great.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

lex_is_bookish's review

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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Ableism

Moderate: Car accident and Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

gemin1reader's review

emotional lighthearted

4.25

Usually I hate a third-act breakup but this one did seem to make sense with the characters. 

Another brilliant book in this series - a really fun premise and gorgeous, flawed characters. Really enjoyed the exploration of autism and its impact on relationships too. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment

cluckieduck's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

 Well, this was an absolutely delightful trilogy and ended with my favourite read (and couple!) of the bunch.

Eve & Jacob are two absolutely tender-hearted souls hiding deliciously dirty sides. Their sexy times are absolutely 🔥🌶🔥, I wish there were more than the 2 scenes because they were smokin' hot! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Minor: Classism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

midnightbelles'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

5.0

I loved this book. I loved Eve. I loved Jacob. I loved how it ended. I love this. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Classism, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

5.0

the autism rep in this is just....chef's kiss. eve brown is a character i see so much of myself in that it sometimes hurts. every moment of this book made me feel something, much like the first two books in this series. speaking of which, i can't believe i'm done this series - cue the depression. i guess it's time to buy TH's new YA romance to ease the depression of being out of Brown Sisters books to read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Car accident, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

wilybooklover's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

Now that I've completed this series, I can state unequivocally that Talia Hibbert is one of the best romcom authors currently writing. She writes books that are actually funny and completely focused on the romance, both things that are sorely lacking in most of the newer romcoms being released. The balance of humour, steam, and mushy romantic moments is just right. I'm not sure if this one or Dani's book is my favourite (edit: upon further reflection, Dani's book is my favourite), but I enjoyed the hell out of this entire trilogy. 

I loved how Eve's chaotic brand of charm balanced out Jacob's calm and orderly ways. Yet deep down, they had a lot in common and forge a deep connection. Their banter was top notch, especially in the first half. They don't like each other but they never go too far in saying something truly hurtful. It was wonderful seeing Eve understand why she might be different (undiagnosed autism) and connecting with Jacob, who has diagnosed autism, on that level too. It was just utterly delightful and I smiled the whole way through. The only thing I didn't like was that I could see the third-act breakup coming from a mile away and it filled me with dread, though I appreciate that it wasn't dragged out for ages. The way it unfolded felt a bit unnatural though, from the way Eve's family acted to the miscommunication. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Classism, Racism, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

sharebear431's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol