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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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meat_muffin's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.75


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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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martapsalvado's review

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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? Yes

3.75

I'm finding this book hard to rate because I read it in 4 days and had a lot of fun, but it's not quite my type of romance. Loved the representation and how funny the dialogue is. However, the relationship felt a bit rushed and the third act breakup annoyed me. 

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lesliehirgelt's review

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
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  • 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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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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emilylovesgoodbooks's review

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emotional funny 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

3.0


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spellbindingtomes'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? No

4.5

š˜Šš˜©š˜­š˜°š˜¦ š˜‰š˜³š˜°š˜øš˜Æ š˜øš˜¢š˜“ š˜µš˜©š˜¦ š˜§š˜¶š˜³š˜µš˜©š˜¦š˜“š˜µ š˜µš˜©š˜Ŗš˜Æš˜Ø š˜§š˜³š˜°š˜® š˜£š˜°š˜³š˜Ŗš˜Æš˜Ø š˜°š˜Æ š˜µš˜©š˜Ŗš˜“ š˜±š˜­š˜¢š˜Æš˜¦š˜µ.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown is the first of The Brown Sisters series and it's an incredibly charming, yet steamy love story. 

The chronic illness rep was eye opening to me. Chloe suffers from Fibromyalgia, a chronic disability that heavily impacts her day to day life. So much so she needs to take tons of medication. Some days are better than others, but she's become an expert in hiding her pain. Before she was even diagnosed, Chloe had shared that she was dismissed for YEARS by doctors not knowing what was wrong with her body and that broke my heart.  

š˜Šš˜©š˜­š˜°š˜¦ š˜¬š˜Æš˜¦š˜ø š˜“š˜©š˜¦ š˜øš˜¢š˜“ š˜§š˜­š˜¦š˜“š˜© š˜¢š˜Æš˜„ š˜£š˜­š˜°š˜°š˜„ š˜¢š˜Æš˜„ š˜£š˜°š˜Æš˜¦, š˜«š˜¶š˜“š˜µ š˜­š˜Ŗš˜¬š˜¦ š˜©š˜Ŗš˜®. š˜‰š˜¶š˜µ š˜“š˜©š˜¦ š˜øš˜¢š˜“š˜Æā€™š˜µ š˜¢š˜­š˜Ŗš˜·š˜¦ š˜­š˜Ŗš˜¬š˜¦ š˜©š˜¦ š˜øš˜¢š˜“. š˜•š˜°š˜µ š˜¦š˜·š˜¦š˜Æ š˜¤š˜­š˜°š˜“š˜¦.

Red is so sweet and considerate. Whenever Chloe is around, he's attuned to everything about her - her feelings, the slightest change in her mannerisms, and her needs especially with her chronic pain. He truly sees her. On top of everything, Red is in complete awe of Chloe. 

š˜šš˜©š˜¦'š˜„ š˜µš˜¢š˜¬š˜¦š˜Æ š˜°š˜§š˜§ š˜©š˜¦š˜³ š˜Øš˜­š˜¢š˜“š˜“š˜¦š˜“, š˜“š˜° š˜“š˜©š˜¦ š˜­š˜°š˜°š˜¬š˜¦š˜„ š˜¢š˜µ š˜©š˜Ŗš˜® š˜øš˜Ŗš˜µš˜©š˜°š˜¶š˜µ š˜§š˜°š˜¤š˜¶š˜“š˜Ŗš˜Æš˜Ø š˜¢š˜Æš˜„ š˜Øš˜¢š˜·š˜¦ š˜©š˜Ŗš˜® š˜¢ š˜“š˜°š˜§š˜µ š˜­š˜Ŗš˜µš˜µš˜­š˜¦ š˜“š˜®š˜Ŗš˜­š˜¦. š˜”š˜¢š˜ŗš˜£š˜¦ š˜¦š˜·š˜¦š˜³š˜ŗ š˜“š˜Ŗš˜Æš˜Øš˜­š˜¦ š˜¢š˜µš˜°š˜® š˜Ŗš˜Æ š˜©š˜Ŗš˜“ š˜£š˜°š˜„š˜ŗ š˜Ŗš˜®š˜±š˜­š˜°š˜„š˜¦š˜„, š˜³š˜¦-š˜§š˜°š˜³š˜®š˜¦š˜„, š˜¢š˜Æš˜„ š˜¦š˜¹š˜±š˜­š˜°š˜„š˜¦š˜„ š˜¢š˜µ š˜µš˜©š˜¦ š˜“š˜Ŗš˜Øš˜©š˜µ š˜°š˜§ š˜µš˜©š˜¢š˜µ š˜“š˜®š˜Ŗš˜­š˜¦. š˜”š˜¢š˜ŗš˜£š˜¦. š˜‰š˜¶š˜µ š˜©š˜¦ š˜µš˜³š˜Ŗš˜¦š˜„ š˜µš˜° š˜¬š˜¦š˜¦š˜± š˜µš˜©š˜¢š˜µ š˜µš˜° š˜©š˜Ŗš˜®š˜“š˜¦š˜­š˜§.

Talia expertly weaves humor into this romance that touches on heavy topics. The narrative was hilarious. The banter between Chloe and Red was very entertaining and their chemistry was off the charts. 

If you're looking for a diverse and steamy read with positive representation on plus-size FMCs and chronic disabilities, then definitely check this out!

Thank you @bookish_den for introducing Talia Hibbert to me for the 12x12 challenge! šŸ«¶šŸ¼

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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? Yes

3.75

Would have been 4 stars but I never quite recovered from the 3rd act breakup.
Iā€™m not convinced she really should have forgiven him; he said some really hurtful things & the gifts felt like lovebombing.

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zias's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed the humor in this book and the representation - BIPOC main character, chronic illness, therapy! It was easy to discern the cause of the third act breakup early in the story, but I otherwise enjoyed this book.

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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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