Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

167 reviews

amy_in_the_city's review

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

5.0

I loved this book! Both main characters were wonderful, their banter was top-notch, and there were multiple moments that made me laugh. I liked how much joy they took in making each other smile and laugh. It wasn't all fluff though. There was some real heart here and some heavier topics addressed. I really loved Red and how thoughtful and caring he was. He's definitely joining my list of favorite romance guys. He and Chloe both had their own issues to work through, and they felt like very realistic problems that impacted them in understandable ways. I don't usually like when there is a

third-act breakup

, but here it made sense why the characters reacted the way they did and how they found their way through it. I appreciated that they both apologized to each other as too often romance novels have only one person apologizing after an argument where both characters said or did hurtful things. I look forward to reading the other books in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Ableism, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Classism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Alcohol, and Car accident

beccam22's review against another edition

4.0

This book was both pink clouds and pure sweetness as well as very serious around mental health and I really appreciated it. I am mainly an anything but romance reader now starting to read romance. 

The mental health and chronic pain rep in this book was amazing. The feeling of being a burden to others while also learning to accept help when needed was beautiful. 

The rediscovering yourself after previous relationships was handled okay. I think it handled it better than most books but still felt like they relied on each other as the reason why to change and grow rather than for themselves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Sexual content, Abandonment, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Eating disorder, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

errie's review

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse

ellenwm's review against another edition

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

4.0

Delightful! I really enjoy Hibbert’s easy, charming, witty prose and how she captures the feeling of a developing crush. It took me a second to get into this one, but by the time the MCs strike up some banter in the emails they trade I was pretty well in the tank for it! Glad to have been in Chloe’s shoes for a time, including her experiences with chronic pain/illness. Thrilled to see that representation in a full, confident, growing woman MC. Might have enjoyed Eve Brown’s story a bit more, likely bc the portrayal of neurodiversity resonated with me personally, but it’s totally fine to read the series out of order.

I really liked how the characters were both adoring and amorous! The smutty bits were fun! Hibbert does a great job of choreographing hot, real scenes focused on women’s pleasure that don’t use cringey language that makes you want to crawl out of your skin midway through.

I initially found the audiobook narrator choice a little odd since her default narration felt like a better fit for Gigi (or Lady Danbury) than the voice she created for Chloe. But it grew on me a lot and was worth it for how swoony and specific she made Red’s dialogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Ableism and Emotional abuse

elliefardell's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Grief

meat_muffin's review against another edition

funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Ableism

Minor: Classism, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

witcheep's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

I love how the focus of the characters' isn't on their problems or hardships, but finding ways to work through or around them in a satisfying way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Classism and Gaslighting

abookwormspov's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

She's done it again. I'm obsessed with this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Ableism, and Physical abuse

lesliehirgelt's review

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

mighty_lizard_queen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

Would have been 4 stars but I never quite recovered from the 3rd act breakup.

I’m not convinced she really should have forgiven him; he said some really hurtful things & the gifts felt like lovebombing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Ableism, and Car accident

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Grief, Racism, and Death