Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

86 reviews

efortier's review

emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The writing style is exhausting to pay attention to, honestly. I’ve seen better written books. 

Overall, the plot centers around the building of a relationship between two characters that happens over the course of two weeks. It’s an unhealthy start, an unhealthy middle, and I guess they live happily ever after, but..,it didn’t sit very well with me. It romanticized an emotionally charged and reckless relationship.

Some may find it enjoyable. If that’s your kind of book, I guess it’s okay. I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it to my friends and family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Chronic illness

lovealwaysadi's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Medical content, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Classism, and Drug use

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

missemilyn's review

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Ableism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Medical content, Drug use, Racism, Car accident, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

wilybooklover's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

I can always count on Talia Hibbert to give me a book with a great balance of sweet and steamy! 

Chloe was a great heroine: strong, complex, prickly but deeply loving. Red was Chloe’s opposite in some ways — a sweet, golden retriever of a man who always has a kind word for everyone — but alike in that he is also dealing with trauma from his past. I loved that he was so caring and attentive to Chloe’s chronic illnesses and willing to apologise for his mistakes. They made a great complement to each other and worked well together as a couple. The last conflict felt a bit contrived and unnecessary but I think that about 99% of third-act breakups, so... that’s probably a me thing. 

Talia Hibbert writes some of the best sex scenes out there. Utterly consensual, hot, tender... She could do a masterclass. 

I adored the sibling relationship between Chloe and her sisters and can’t wait to read their stories! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Chronic illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Ableism, Mental illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Minor: Car accident and Grief

tinkithesquirelll's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Smudge is my spirit animal. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Racism, and Toxic relationship

summerslittlelibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

Minor: Classism and Gaslighting

bookswithlauren's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

Chloe Brown is not happy with the life that she has as a result of her chronic illness and she is determined to change that by making a list and ticking off every experience on said list. Chloe's journey is fun and light-hearted but also emotional and intense. Talia Hibbert has successfully written this book and created these characters and their experiences for people to identify with and relate to. I cannot wait to continue my way through the Brown Sisters trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

kyeruhh'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

3.0

This was sweet and had good representation, but overall was a bit underwhelming. Not mad I read it though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content