Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - Get a Life, Chloe Brown

I wanted to read this book as I wanted to discover new authors this year. I’ve seen The Brown Sisters series all over Booktok and Bookstagram so I added the first book to my wishlist and my wonderful friends got me this for my birthday.

This book has two points of views. The first point of view is from Chloe Brown, she is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan and a list. After almost dying, she has come with up with seven things to help her “get a life” and she’s already completed the first one which was to move out of her family’s mansion. So what else is on her list: enjoy a drunken night out, ride a motorbike, go camping, having meaningless but enjoyable sex, travel the world with nothing but hand luggage and do something bad. But Chloe is finding it difficult to complete this list even though she has written out step-by-step guidelines. What Chloe needs is a teacher and she knows just the man: Redford Morgan. The second point of view is from Red Morgan and he has tattoos and a motorbike, Red should be the perfect helper in her mission to rebel. But Red is also fighting and recovering from his past – he is an upcoming artist who lost his passion due to what happened in London. Chloe releases there’s much more to him that his tough exterior and soon she is wanting more. Can they both help each other out? Will Chloe be able to complete her list? Will Red find his passion?

I really enjoyed this book, I thought it was fun, inclusive, flirty and a really strong storyline. I love the British humour as well that admittingly took me a while to realise. Chloe is a bad-ass woman who I want to be friends with. I loved her whole storyline and how Talia Hibbert managed to write chronically illness SO DAMN WELL. You can really see from her perspective that chronically illness is much more than anyone could think about it. I love the bond she has with her sisters and I would love to get to know them more. Now . . . REDFORD MORGAN – That man is a god and he instantly got added to the book boyfriends I would marry – he was so charming, heart of gold and you are instantly rooting for him, no matter what. When I read Talia’s content warning at the beginning, I didn’t know what to expect but I love the fact that she brought to light about domestic abuse and that men can be victims as well.

I don’t think there are any weaknesses to this book, it just wasn’t a favourite of mine - I cannot wait to read the next book in the series and to go back to the Brown sisters. I would recommend this book, if you enjoy romance contemporary books and are wanting something new read.

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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 gave it 5🌟 for emotional reasons, but if I analyse it, maybe a 4🌟75 for two reasons.

• Illnesses aren't my type of topic, I always cry. Fibromyalgia was a safer bet and I was curious to know how they would describe chronic pain. To me, it seemed realistic, from the care needed to the different degrees of pain and symptoms.

• The way Chloe faced the list she made throughout the book had good development. Made me think.

• Red seeming like a bad boy but actually being such a sweet man was a nice surprise. His character had nice and interesting aspects to it like his attitude facing his art after doubting himself and also how he felt after a very toxic past relationship.

• I really liked the sisters (I'm going to read their books) and the grandma (I want to adopt the progressive lady as my own grandmother)

• The banter between Chloe and Red was so nice, with sarcasm and flirting, love it 😍. The romance was so thoughtful and sexy, one of those you think "too good to be true". We read to dream, right? The 🌶️ is great, I got 🥵 and they weren't even kissing.

• The only things I had to point out were: it would be more interesting if Red's life and his problems weren't solved so quickly, his mother and therapy; and the book should have two more chapters to solve their traumas suitably. Chap. 21 was so well written but solved quickly.

• The book is perfect for those who want to start diversifying the authors they read and include more protagonists of colour. A very good rom-com with 🌶️ that I recommend.

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kshertz's review

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emotional informative inspiring lighthearted medium-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

This is so sweet. Total romance cliche book but with actual diversity and actual real world problems. This author has fibromyalgia and gave this character the same thing. It’s really nice to see love stories that at different because maybe you can’t go on a hike for a picnic, but it’s just as beautiful. If I had any disability, this book would give me so much hope and happiness to feel seen and understood and worthy of love. I fell in love with the book so much, I’ve already started the second one and reserved the third one. I’m all in on reading all the Brown sisters books ❤️

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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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coffeeatthebeachwoodcafe's review

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emotional hopeful reflective

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

this book is so so sweet. it has great fat and autistic representation

watching someone who’s fat be loved the same as anyone else meant a lot to me. red and chloe both working through last trauma so that they can have a healthy relationship was inspiring to watch :)

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darineelbakry's review

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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

4.75

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pia_h's review against another edition

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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? N/A

5.0

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kyrstin_p1989's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.0

While the Brown sisters have a lot in common — their undying adoration for Gigi, a lack of confidence in themselves, an annoying inability to communicate without situations going to shit first, a desire to be fucked hard — they have enough differences to make these books interesting. This is another enemies to lovers romance and Hibbert is the only author I’ve ever known to do the trope justice. Where other enemies to lovers stories seem contrived and forced, these seem to unfold in ways that are actually possible. The Brown sisters are fantastic and I can’t wait to read about Dani and complete this fun and fabulous trilogy.

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