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sunlit_music's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
sad
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? Yes
4.5
Content warning for characters experiencing past racism and classism, and the love interest Red Morgan experiencing a toxic relationship with his ex girlfriend, who is classist.
My gosh this story is incredibly adorable. I love it.
Things I love:
- The protagonist Chloe and her love interest Red are so sweet together. They have the best sense of humour!! I laughed out loud several times while reading this book. They call each other out on bad behaviour and work hard at becoming better people.
- Their chemistry is so great!
- The side characters are just so sweet! And lovely.
- great disability representation. Chloe is chronically ill, and this is treated with sensitivity and respect.
- Watching Chloe and Red change from disliking each other to loving each other is believable and heartwarming.
- Chloe's sisters are hilarious and adorable, and great emotional support.
- Red's mum is adorable.
Cons: No cons that I can think of. The misunderstanding near the end is so sad (!!!) but it works out and Chloe and Red get their happy ending through communicating maturely, so I'm satisfied.
My gosh this story is incredibly adorable. I love it.
Things I love:
- The protagonist Chloe and her love interest Red are so sweet together. They have the best sense of humour!! I laughed out loud several times while reading this book. They call each other out on bad behaviour and work hard at becoming better people.
- Their chemistry is so great!
- The side characters are just so sweet! And lovely.
- great disability representation. Chloe is chronically ill, and this is treated with sensitivity and respect.
- Watching Chloe and Red change from disliking each other to loving each other is believable and heartwarming.
- Chloe's sisters are hilarious and adorable, and great emotional support.
- Red's mum is adorable.
Cons: No cons that I can think of. The misunderstanding near the end is so sad (!!!) but it works out and Chloe and Red get their happy ending through communicating maturely, so I'm satisfied.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism and Chronic illness
Minor: Toxic relationship and Racism
emily_mh's review against another edition
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Cursing
Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Alcohol
Minor: Medical content, Murder, Violence, Cancer, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Racism, Vomit, Bullying, Gun violence, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Excrement, and Emotional abuse
Major warning for chronic pain. Minor warnings for fainting/dizziness, earthquake, capital punishment, volcano, self-injury, and disownment.coffeeatthebeachwoodcafe's review
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 :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Medical content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Violence
booksbynat's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.0
THIS WAS VERY GOOD. I feel like it has been a while since I have read a romance book--like just romance, and this was SO good. I feel like I hear so so much about Eve Brown being the best one, and she is the youngest sister, so I feel like I might relate to that one the most, so I held off on giving it a 5 star rating. But, it was still just so amazing and GREAT representation, and not in a weird, showing off way where there is like one gay person. They felt like REAL people, which is why I liked it so much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Drug use
freddie_mewcury'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
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Racism
victorianbsilva's review
challenging
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Ableism
Minor: Racism
tkatt20's review
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Id say I feel very neutral about this book. I definitely liked it more than I disliked it, I just dont have an overall feeling for it. The banter was perfect and I liked how this book handled the heavier topics of abusive relationships and chronic illness, but the writing style wasn't my favorite and I feel like that was a big downfall for me. It felt like the author was trying to sound very elegant with quotable passages while also trying to keep it light and sexy for the intimate scenes and it didn't mesh well with me at all. The spice in this book seemed very poorly executed actually and made me extremely uncomfortable at times due to the vocabulary. Very mixed feelings for this book but I do think I would go back and reread it which doesn't happen often for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Physical abuse and Racism
darineelbakry's review
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Classism and Racism
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
Ohhhhh my God. You guys. I'm so late to the party when it comes to the Brown Sisters, but hey, at least I showed up, right?
I've read pretty much all thrillers this month because I'm team horror/thriller for #blackathon2022 . However, I got a little burned out on thrillers and needed to chill a little bit, and really, I can't think of a better way to chill out than an enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance. Throw in the fact that this romance actually handles important topics (chronic pain, domestic abuse, trauma) AND has some of the funniest writing I've ever read in a romance and honestly? Consider me chilled. There wasn't really anything about this book I didn't like. I especially loved Chloe Brown herself as a character. Chloe suffers from chronic pain, but it was never her entire schtick. She's also thoughtful, loving to her eccentric family, and has a very cute and unique fashion sense. I feel like she's going to be stuck in my head for a long time.
If you don't like romance, I feel like you might still like this, honestly. There isn't an insta-lovey bone in its body, it deals with real problems, and each character is lovable in their own way. Seriously, even if you hate romance, I think you'll like this. Just. Trust me.
source: Trust me, dude.
I've read pretty much all thrillers this month because I'm team horror/thriller for #blackathon2022 . However, I got a little burned out on thrillers and needed to chill a little bit, and really, I can't think of a better way to chill out than an enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance. Throw in the fact that this romance actually handles important topics (chronic pain, domestic abuse, trauma) AND has some of the funniest writing I've ever read in a romance and honestly? Consider me chilled. There wasn't really anything about this book I didn't like. I especially loved Chloe Brown herself as a character. Chloe suffers from chronic pain, but it was never her entire schtick. She's also thoughtful, loving to her eccentric family, and has a very cute and unique fashion sense. I feel like she's going to be stuck in my head for a long time.
If you don't like romance, I feel like you might still like this, honestly. There isn't an insta-lovey bone in its body, it deals with real problems, and each character is lovable in their own way. Seriously, even if you hate romance, I think you'll like this. Just. Trust me.
source: Trust me, dude.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Classism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Racism, Misogyny, and Stalking
writingcaia's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A super cute insta love, with flawed traumatised characters, one our MC Chloe, a geeky internet savvy boss, has a debilitating chronic disease that has made her shut off from life and only a close call with death makes her reconsider her path and make a list of daring things to do. And, then, we have our ginger boy Red (the irony) her building’s superintendent, a heavily tattooed babe with biker jacket and the whole bad boy aura, who suddenly becomes the vehicle for Chloe to tick off some of the list’s items, but he too, as previously mentioned, has a traumatic past, and his heart and soul are damaged by a previously abusive relationship which is why is hiding in the current job when he’s actually a talented painter.
Soon, the list will make little sense to Chloe, life will be more than it, much more, and both our characters will be left dazed and unsure how to proceed.
I really enjoyed this romance even if it is very instantaneous, by the way, it does happen in real life you know. It was also great to address things left out of most romances and stories in general, like severe chronic illnesses, the effects of it, the loss of friendships due to lack of understanding and respect, and more, and also abusive relationships where the man is the victim. Chloe is also described a Black, soft and curvy girl, on the heavy side, which is always great for diversity and inclusion. It’s important that everyone can find someone they identify with in fiction. Also, the interactions between Red and Chloe felt so real and candid, and he is great, and the smut is well written not too overwhelming, although it’s not something I’m overly fond of when it’s a lot, and it is a bit. Plus, it’s funny and witty, even with the heavy subjects also dealt in it.
It’s not a masterpiece but if you like the genre you should definitely give it a go. It’s not my go to genre but it’s one I enjoy to read in one sitting which I did.
Soon, the list will make little sense to Chloe, life will be more than it, much more, and both our characters will be left dazed and unsure how to proceed.
I really enjoyed this romance even if it is very instantaneous, by the way, it does happen in real life you know. It was also great to address things left out of most romances and stories in general, like severe chronic illnesses, the effects of it, the loss of friendships due to lack of understanding and respect, and more, and also abusive relationships where the man is the victim. Chloe is also described a Black, soft and curvy girl, on the heavy side, which is always great for diversity and inclusion. It’s important that everyone can find someone they identify with in fiction. Also, the interactions between Red and Chloe felt so real and candid, and he is great, and the smut is well written not too overwhelming, although it’s not something I’m overly fond of when it’s a lot, and it is a bit. Plus, it’s funny and witty, even with the heavy subjects also dealt in it.
It’s not a masterpiece but if you like the genre you should definitely give it a go. It’s not my go to genre but it’s one I enjoy to read in one sitting which I did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism