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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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beegster16's review

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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

4.25


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fanboyriot's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

It started out really promising, I liked the characters nearly instantly.  Then a few chapters in, not as much.  Some of the conflict seemed a bit dramatic, in a way that could have been easily solved.  It was kinda weird to read because at first it seemed like a YA but then all of a sudden there was spice.  Which is fine but it was just boring and when they got together it was like all the chemistry they had left out the window.  It had another white cis man being too emotional without knowing the full story because of his own insecurities.  I know he had past trauma but so did Chloe and she didn’t jump to conclusions so quickly without being mature about the whole situation of him finding out he was on her list.  Kinda ruined the book for me tbh.  So I just have mixed feelings.  I liked some parts of it but I also disliked some parts of it.

Plus Sized MC 
Switching POV
Chronically ill MC
Light Enemies to Lovers

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amre23's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0


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thesmutsister_emma's review

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adventurous 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

5.0

I'm About as Dramatic as Annie

As y'all well know (or at least can see rather clearly) I am in quite the reading slump. I have struggled reading all year and have not had many books I truly have loved. After a week of reading this though, strap in bitches because WE ARE BACK AND, FRIENDS, ARE WE BACK IN THE BEST OF WAYS. I am feral over this book and oh god I love it so fucking much.

The Characters
Chloe:Chloe, girlie, I don't know that I could relate more to a character when it comes to the general "fuck around and find out" attitude while also just maintaining the most deadpan sarcasm and I LOVE IT. And her notes and lists and organization skills? All over it. Have y'all seen my new digital planner yet? I have my whole week mapped out the best that I can to a T. And if you roll in changing shit on me, I WILL be skressed. S I get it, girlie, I really do.
Red: Redford. Oh my god. If my heart could belong to a man more... fuck if I know would happen. He honestly is the absolute best and I cannot wait for y'all to attempt to change my mind. The way he loves Chloe and gives her exactly what she needs while not making her seem incapable due to her fibromyalgia is so beautiful. And at the end, his whole thing about how he will survive without her, he just doesn't want to? Y'all if there was ANYTHING that I read that I need to take to heart, it was that shit.

Things I Loved
I honest to fuck loved the whole book. I don't have any complaints and will now and forevermore be shouting about this book from the fucking rooftops.

Things I Didn't Love
As I said, no issues. I literally cannot think of one. My whole heart belongs to this book.

The Final Verdict
I know I threaten y'all frequently about reading books, but this one? This one is for fucking real. If you do not go read this book right now we are no longer book besties and I will be promptly unfollowing you the second I find out. Now, go. Before I change my mind and make you listen to me recount the entire book, Southern mannerisms and all.

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midnightbelles's review

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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? It's complicated

4.0

This was really cute. The beginning was a little dry but once I got into it I couldn’t stop reading. Their whole relationship was really sweet and the epilogue was even sweeter

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acwhite's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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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

5.0

I loved this book from start to finish. It had me laughing and smiling, as well as blushing and biting my lip, the whole way through. 

Chloe and Red are both adorable characters, with lots of their own baggage. Seeing them work through things together as well as on their own was wonderful to read.  And their email banter had me grinning the entire time. 

I can’t wait to get to know Chloe’s family better in Talia Hibbert’s other books! 

If you’re looking for a cute, funny, heartwarming, and sexy read look no further! 

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vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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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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wilybooklover's review against another edition

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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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bookwormbi's review

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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 could not even BEGIN to express how much I love this book. Chloe is such a sweet, cute character, and oh my GOD Redford Morgan may be the sexiest romcom love interest I have EVER read. I’m always wary of interracial romances involving white people but Red somehow managed to be the One True Cishet Sble-Bodied White Man and I loved him endlessly. He’s sweet and wonderful but also just dangerous and edgy enough to be really REALLY sexy. I found Chloe so relatable and I loved the descriptions of her as a grump so fucking funny. As a disabled person myself, her independent streak really resonated with me. The way she makes deals to make sure she’s not dependent on anyone outside her immediate family, and her growth toward letting friends in (and boyfriends). Also her sense of style is adorable. Much as I love Red I do picture the two of them as that Barbie/Lego man meme. It’s what’s on the inside that counts I suppose. I’m really just rambling at this point but please know I am rereading my favorite parts and I have no complaints about this book whatsoever. What an absolutely perfect book. 

I would be remiss not to mention that I read this as an audiobook and the audio performer fucking BODIED this book. They changed readers for the next two books and I am delaying starting the next one for precisely that reason. The way she managed to make Red and Chloe sound so different that I was completely immersed immediately. Also her voice for Red? Fucking SEXYYYYY. 10/10.

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