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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

13 reviews

christina_ro's review

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

5.0

I loved this book! It had the perfect blend of romance and humor. Hibbert did an incredible job writing someone who deals with chronic pain and someone who’s dealing with trauma. I related to both characters, and thoroughly enjoyed their growing and healing process without it being too heavy for a romance.

Minor spoiler:

There is a third act breakup, but it didn’t feel contrived or forced. And honestly felt like a relationship breakthrough that was necessary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Chronic illness

Minor: Emotional abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

amre23's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Ableism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Drug use, and Violence

theverycraftyvegan'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

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Classism, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, and Racism

samcanuel's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was sweet, funny, and sexy! It read like a great rom com. I loved the characters (especially Gigi). I would recommend this book to any rom com lovers, especially those who want more diversity in the genre, or anyone who loves a strong woman-led romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism

moonieness12'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Death, Racism, and Grief

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. 

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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 :)

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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

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

5 Stars
CAWPILE = 9.14

This was the story I never knew I needed. As most people who know me know I rarely read romance and, even less so do I read books that feature conditions I have because they never usually come close to my experiences. This however was different. Chronic illnesses are different for everyone but there are things everyone with chronic illnesses experience such as losing friends and/or failing relationships, medical gaslighting/trauma and frustration at the fact our bodies don't behave as they once did. These commonalities were highlighted really well in this and in a way that doesn't turn them into a pity party.

Another thing that was dealt with really well was past trauma and how that can have a lasting impact on us and our approach to future relationships. I normally hate the miscommunication trope but in this case it demonstrates how we can be triggered even when everything is going well due to our past experiences and how the traumatised part of our brain can shut down even while the rationale part is screaming at us not to.

I also appreciated that Chloe and Red had a sexual relationship in the book. Society too often presume that disabled people are not interested in or incapable of having sex but, for the majority of us this is false. Some of the things I've been told or experienced with people on this topic because I am disabled are so traumatic I couldn't even begin to write them down for the world to read. This book blew that misconception out of the water though.

I'm so grateful that I decided to take a chance on this book and I can't wait to continue on with the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Car accident

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Violence

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.

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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