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kbairbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
This was such a lovely read. I loved the diversity, the chronic pain/fibromyalgia rep, the romance, the characters, smudge, her ‘button’ nickname, him going to therapy unprovoked, and so much more. I love that they weee able to grow together and her cute sisters. Such a fun read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Car accident
freddie_mewcury's review against another edition
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? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Racism
victorianbsilva's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Ableism
Minor: Racism
kitausu's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Very cute and enjoyable, if at times a little dull.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, and Physical abuse
hanarama's review against another edition
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? No
3.5
Book at a Glance:
• Romcom
• Chronic illness in a MC
• Mental illness in a MC
• Interracial M/F romance
After Chloe Brown has a brush with death she decides to begin a journey towards getting a life. This means stepping outside of her comfort zone and acting in exciting and spontaneous ways.
When her building's superintendent, Red, hears about Chloe's plan, he's intrigued, and agrees to help her. He had always thought of her as effortlessly chic, but uptight. As the two work through Chloe's "Get A Life" list, the two grow more and more fond of each other. It isn't long before Chloe is editing her list to include Red.
Hibbert draws inspiration from her own experiences with fibromyalgia in writing Chloe. The result is a realistic depiction of chronic illness. Her disability informs her actions and thoughts, but doesn't define the character. Chloe is given the space to be deadpan, compassionate, organized, fashionable, and desirable.
Likewise, Red's mental illness and trauma are given respect. As a pair, Chloe and Red support one another in a really sweet and tender way.
My major gripe with the novel is in it's use of the misunderstanding trope. I have such a hard time enjoying this trope. It feels immensely frustrating to read characters eavesdropping on conversations only to misconstrue it to mean something bad and then refuse to communicate or look at evidence. It feels very romcom in a bad way.
Outside of this, I found Get A Life to be very charming and sexy. Will definitely be picking up the next book.
• Romcom
• Chronic illness in a MC
• Mental illness in a MC
• Interracial M/F romance
After Chloe Brown has a brush with death she decides to begin a journey towards getting a life. This means stepping outside of her comfort zone and acting in exciting and spontaneous ways.
When her building's superintendent, Red, hears about Chloe's plan, he's intrigued, and agrees to help her. He had always thought of her as effortlessly chic, but uptight. As the two work through Chloe's "Get A Life" list, the two grow more and more fond of each other. It isn't long before Chloe is editing her list to include Red.
Hibbert draws inspiration from her own experiences with fibromyalgia in writing Chloe. The result is a realistic depiction of chronic illness. Her disability informs her actions and thoughts, but doesn't define the character. Chloe is given the space to be deadpan, compassionate, organized, fashionable, and desirable.
Likewise, Red's mental illness and trauma are given respect. As a pair, Chloe and Red support one another in a really sweet and tender way.
My major gripe with the novel is in it's use of the misunderstanding trope. I have such a hard time enjoying this trope. It feels immensely frustrating to read characters eavesdropping on conversations only to misconstrue it to mean something bad and then refuse to communicate or look at evidence. It feels very romcom in a bad way.
Outside of this, I found Get A Life to be very charming and sexy. Will definitely be picking up the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Chronic illness
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Ohhhhh my God. You guys. I'm so late to the party when it comes to the Brown Sisters, but hey, at least I showed up, right?
I've read pretty much all thrillers this month because I'm team horror/thriller for #blackathon2022 . However, I got a little burned out on thrillers and needed to chill a little bit, and really, I can't think of a better way to chill out than an enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance. Throw in the fact that this romance actually handles important topics (chronic pain, domestic abuse, trauma) AND has some of the funniest writing I've ever read in a romance and honestly? Consider me chilled. There wasn't really anything about this book I didn't like. I especially loved Chloe Brown herself as a character. Chloe suffers from chronic pain, but it was never her entire schtick. She's also thoughtful, loving to her eccentric family, and has a very cute and unique fashion sense. I feel like she's going to be stuck in my head for a long time.
If you don't like romance, I feel like you might still like this, honestly. There isn't an insta-lovey bone in its body, it deals with real problems, and each character is lovable in their own way. Seriously, even if you hate romance, I think you'll like this. Just. Trust me.
source: Trust me, dude.
I've read pretty much all thrillers this month because I'm team horror/thriller for #blackathon2022 . However, I got a little burned out on thrillers and needed to chill a little bit, and really, I can't think of a better way to chill out than an enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance. Throw in the fact that this romance actually handles important topics (chronic pain, domestic abuse, trauma) AND has some of the funniest writing I've ever read in a romance and honestly? Consider me chilled. There wasn't really anything about this book I didn't like. I especially loved Chloe Brown herself as a character. Chloe suffers from chronic pain, but it was never her entire schtick. She's also thoughtful, loving to her eccentric family, and has a very cute and unique fashion sense. I feel like she's going to be stuck in my head for a long time.
If you don't like romance, I feel like you might still like this, honestly. There isn't an insta-lovey bone in its body, it deals with real problems, and each character is lovable in their own way. Seriously, even if you hate romance, I think you'll like this. Just. Trust me.
source: Trust me, dude.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Classism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Racism, Misogyny, and Stalking
biancafrancisco's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.0
This book hit closer than I was expecting for me. Although I don't suffer from chronic pain or illness, Chloe's struggles with dealing with day to day life were sometimes not too far from what mental health issues make you feel like and do to you. The exhaustion, the never knowing the spoons you'll have on a particular day, etc, are all things I was able to relate to. Similarly, the difficulty of dealing with triggers that we see Red have, and the wondering if it's worth it to go through that was something I hadn't seen represented before. I particularly liked his conclusion, though, that "Life hurts. It's unavoidable. But I know the difference between torture and growing pains". I like that we get to see more variety in love stories.
The reason I give it 3 stars and not more is because despite the great representation and the cute way they handle it, insta love is a big pet peeve of mine and it was just too fast for me that they were already suddenly in love, it made it harder to finish the book. I'm still glad I picked uo again though.
The reason I give it 3 stars and not more is because despite the great representation and the cute way they handle it, insta love is a big pet peeve of mine and it was just too fast for me that they were already suddenly in love, it made it harder to finish the book. I'm still glad I picked uo again though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Emotional abuse
sweaterweather_inmymind's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Racism
cemeterygay's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
4.25
This was a pretty great romance book but the sheer amount of miscommunication just killed me.
It's a cute and fun romance with a great sense of humor that is written so cleverly.
The best part of this book is Hibbert's writing style. With the exception of a few bizarre word choices during sex scenes, the way Talia Hibbert writes is always so enjoyable. The balance between humor and description works fantastically and the jokes keep the pace quick enough to keep your attention. The detail to the romantic scenes is always so great and sweet.
Before I get into the other aspects I adore in this book, I need to take a moment two express the only strong issues I have with this book. One, the sheer amount of miscommunication killed me. Watching two grown adults have the communication skills of two teenagers in their first high school romance hurt me so deeply. The only positive about this is that it is over relatively quickly so it doesn't take up too much of the book. Two, I think Red is a pretty meh love interest. He's okay, I like the vibes but is very much outshone by Chloe.
I cannot highlight how much I adore the cast but particularly Chloe Brown. Chloe is just such an amazing main protagonist. She has such a distinct personality and has a charm that really makes you want to root for her. I love the way both disability and past instances of abuse are talked about. I adore Chloe's relationships with her family and Hibbert does a fantastic job at writing family dynamics specifically sisters. It is an underrated skill but one that Hibbert has absolutely mastered.
The romance in this book just is so great and I love the framing of Chloe's list.
Overall, I would absolutely recommend this book to both lovers of romance and people getting into romance.
It's a cute and fun romance with a great sense of humor that is written so cleverly.
The best part of this book is Hibbert's writing style. With the exception of a few bizarre word choices during sex scenes, the way Talia Hibbert writes is always so enjoyable. The balance between humor and description works fantastically and the jokes keep the pace quick enough to keep your attention. The detail to the romantic scenes is always so great and sweet.
Before I get into the other aspects I adore in this book, I need to take a moment two express the only strong issues I have with this book. One, the sheer amount of miscommunication killed me. Watching two grown adults have the communication skills of two teenagers in their first high school romance hurt me so deeply. The only positive about this is that it is over relatively quickly so it doesn't take up too much of the book. Two, I think Red is a pretty meh love interest. He's okay, I like the vibes but is very much outshone by Chloe.
I cannot highlight how much I adore the cast but particularly Chloe Brown. Chloe is just such an amazing main protagonist. She has such a distinct personality and has a charm that really makes you want to root for her. I love the way both disability and past instances of abuse are talked about. I adore Chloe's relationships with her family and Hibbert does a fantastic job at writing family dynamics specifically sisters. It is an underrated skill but one that Hibbert has absolutely mastered.
The romance in this book just is so great and I love the framing of Chloe's list.
Overall, I would absolutely recommend this book to both lovers of romance and people getting into romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use and Alcoholism
CW: Harry potter references, drug use is in reference to legal prescription drugs, abandonment (refers to past friends and partner), past medical trauma, general descriptions of trauma, Domestic abuse (both physical and emotional) is pastlisakate1126's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book SO much! It was cute and a little spicy and had a disabled black woman as the main character (love the representation!). I think that Chloe’s disability was handled well in that it showed how much it affects her everyday life and also how she doesn’t necessarily want it to define her. The book is predictable, but it made me happy! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series and more by this author!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship