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moonytoast's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
deeply relating to both of the main characters in a romance novel >>>>>>>
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
atlas_shruggs's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
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
This book is the definition of a bisexual crisis. I don't audibly emote at a lot of books, but I eeped and squeaked and laughed out loud more times than I can count while reading this one. I'm definitely falling in love with Talia Hibbert, so if anyone knows if she's single and had her contact info please feel free to message me.
Dani was such a fun character to read about. Her witty comebacks and hilarious sarcasm were excellent, and although she may sound a lot like her sister Chloe, she felt like a completely different character. Her ambition was seriously impressive, if a bit concerning, and I honestly strive to be half as ambitious as she is. Although we can all agree that homegirl needs therapy.
And then there is the cuddly bear named Zafir. I want a Zafir. Please. He's so soft, so funny, a little grumpy man with a heart of gold. I've never cared about sports a single day in my life, but he made me genuinely curious about the rules of rugby. They were just absolutely adorable together, and I love them so much.
Dani was such a fun character to read about. Her witty comebacks and hilarious sarcasm were excellent, and although she may sound a lot like her sister Chloe, she felt like a completely different character. Her ambition was seriously impressive, if a bit concerning, and I honestly strive to be half as ambitious as she is. Although we can all agree that homegirl needs therapy.
And then there is the cuddly bear named Zafir. I want a Zafir. Please. He's so soft, so funny, a little grumpy man with a heart of gold. I've never cared about sports a single day in my life, but he made me genuinely curious about the rules of rugby. They were just absolutely adorable together, and I love them so much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
beca_reads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, and agree that this is better than get a life Chloe Brown. I felt a lot more connected to the characters this time round, I loved Danni, I found her super relatable and her sense of humour was immaculate. I also Love Zafir, I found the discussion around men's mental health refreshing and was well portrayed.
Danni is studying for her PHD, and Zafir works as security in her building. There is a fire drill and Danni is stuck inside. Zafir ends up carrying her out of the building, which leads to them going viral. Together they decide to try fake dating, naturally they catch feelings for each other and things start to get messy.
This book is the definition of the grumpy-sunshine troop, they are both loveable well rounded characters. I also liked the slight insight we had to Chloe and Eve's life.
Danni is studying for her PHD, and Zafir works as security in her building. There is a fire drill and Danni is stuck inside. Zafir ends up carrying her out of the building, which leads to them going viral. Together they decide to try fake dating, naturally they catch feelings for each other and things start to get messy.
This book is the definition of the grumpy-sunshine troop, they are both loveable well rounded characters. I also liked the slight insight we had to Chloe and Eve's life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
kbairbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
What the fuck. Is Talia Hibbert the queen of romance? I think she might be. The romance is believable and there is chemistry and it’s hot. I love her characters… I mean… a bisexual sex loving witch?! A romance reading Indian rugby player?! Fake relationship? Plants? Goddesses? Career focused woman? Fuck I love it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia and Infidelity
mndy's review
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident
saturnpersonified's review against another edition
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident
armontheroad's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.0
Let me preface this by saying I love Talia Hibbert and the relationship she created in this book. However, I think people are recommending this book without properly giving warnings about it and that is absurd.
- For starters, Talia Hibbert uses car accidents throughout this entire trilogy as a motivation for the characters' storylines without giving a content warning. I have not seen any reviews talking about this. As someone with car trauma, it took me by surprise and was very difficult to get through at points.
- Let’s move on to the paragraph with the two antisemitic lines. “...He might be some lizard overlord wearing human skin. ….Dani didn’t have a problem with lizard overlords as long as they left her books alone.” This is the second time I’ve had to call out authors putting this antisemitic conspiracy theory into their books. It doesn’t matter that Hibbert called out another author’s antisemitism at the start of the book if she’s going to use an antisemitic conspiracy theory as the butt of the joke later on in the story.
- Thirdly, Talia Hibbert has a very short scene in one of the early chapters where she calls out JKR’s antisemitism and racism. Which is fine! However, you cannot ‘call out’ an author and then spend the rest of the book dropping references to their most popular book series. Once again, there were no content warnings from any of the creators I follow discussing the JKR/HP references in this book.
DANI BROWN was set up to be my favorite in this trilogy. An interracial relationship (where neither of them is white!!), friends to lovers, fake dating. This had everything I could have wanted. I truly believe I loved Dani and Zaf’s dynamic and story better than Chloe and Red from book one! However, I cannot let all of the little problems pile up without mentioning them. I won’t have other readers blindsided by the content in this novel. I would still highly recommend this book and the entire trilogy! I would just like people to be aware that even the most talented writers make mistakes and they should always be reading and reviewing critically ESPECIALLY when it comes to media they love! You never know what harm you can cause by not acknowledging the issues in the media you consume.
CWs/Tws: Racism (minor), antisemitism, fatphobia (minor), car accident and death (past), Harry Potter/JKR references.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Fatphobia and Racism
theespressoedition'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
4.5
This review deserves a bit of a story to preface it. I read Get a Life, Chloe Brown a couple of years ago and really struggled with it. While everyone else praised the chronic illness/pain rep, it made me angry. As someone who has a chronic illness, I was frustrated at the way Chloe's was portrayed - something that could flare up horribly and yet moments later she'd be asking for harder, faster sex. It just didn't seem realistic in the slightest for someone who actually deals with that level of discomfort on a daily basis. After finishing it, I pretty much vowed to myself that I wouldn't be picking up any future installations in The Brown Sisters series.
After I finished every audiobook on my TBR for the month, I had a craving for a romcom. On a whim, I decided to read the synopsis for Take a Hint, Dani Brown. Firstly, it wasn't enemies-to-lovers (a huge plus in my book since that's my least favorite trope) and secondly, it had anxiety rep. Now, I was weary since the rep in the first book really didn't suit me and anxiety is something I find the need to see portrayed properly. That being said, I chose to give the book a go, leaving myself the option to DNF if I needed to (something I rarely, if ever, do).
I was only about 25% through the book when I realized something: I was loving it. This came as a shock, as I'm sure you can understand. I gobbled up the entire story in just over a day and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Not only was the anxiety rep really good (not necessarily the best I've ever seen, but it was an accurate portrayal of anxiety and panic attacks - plus, the way that they were dealt with was a great example to anyone else who either lives with anxiety or knows someone who does and wants to support), but the chemistry between the characters was fantastic. It also had fake dating, he falls first, and "get it out of our system" - which are all favorite tropes for me. Needless to say, it was very entertaining and sweet.
This redeemed Talia Hibbert's writing in my eyes and while I'm still nervous to read the third book, I do plan on giving it a go (especially since most of my close reader friends have told me that it's the best in the series). I'm hoping that I'll wind up enjoying it as much as this one. I'm glad that I gave The Brown Sisters a second chance and read this!
After I finished every audiobook on my TBR for the month, I had a craving for a romcom. On a whim, I decided to read the synopsis for Take a Hint, Dani Brown. Firstly, it wasn't enemies-to-lovers (a huge plus in my book since that's my least favorite trope) and secondly, it had anxiety rep. Now, I was weary since the rep in the first book really didn't suit me and anxiety is something I find the need to see portrayed properly. That being said, I chose to give the book a go, leaving myself the option to DNF if I needed to (something I rarely, if ever, do).
I was only about 25% through the book when I realized something: I was loving it. This came as a shock, as I'm sure you can understand. I gobbled up the entire story in just over a day and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Not only was the anxiety rep really good (not necessarily the best I've ever seen, but it was an accurate portrayal of anxiety and panic attacks - plus, the way that they were dealt with was a great example to anyone else who either lives with anxiety or knows someone who does and wants to support), but the chemistry between the characters was fantastic. It also had fake dating, he falls first, and "get it out of our system" - which are all favorite tropes for me. Needless to say, it was very entertaining and sweet.
This redeemed Talia Hibbert's writing in my eyes and while I'm still nervous to read the third book, I do plan on giving it a go (especially since most of my close reader friends have told me that it's the best in the series). I'm hoping that I'll wind up enjoying it as much as this one. I'm glad that I gave The Brown Sisters a second chance and read this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
samarakroeger'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
4.5
finally, a romance book with a main character afraid of commitment. highly relatable stuff right there.
also, got the sense that Dani has ADHD (although never stated) and loved to see that as well.
also, got the sense that Dani has ADHD (although never stated) and loved to see that as well.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent