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akookieforyou's review
2.0
*2.5*
...I feel really bad about not enjoying this as much as everyone else. It has a lot of things that I love, like a spunky plus-sized MC, a sweet love interest, serious topics like mental health, cute cats, and interesting checklists, but the execution was off.
For one thing, I really didn't like Chloe at first, she came across as a mean, rude bitch, and Red seemed a bit arrogant and irritating. So it was difficult to care about either of them in the first third-ish of the book. Thankfully that did eventually change, but it still left a sour first impression.
I also feel like the two leads fell for each other too fast. We were only a little ways in and we had graphic sexual fantasies coming from Red, and even when they started to properly date, they both decided they were in love after what, a week? I prefer a slower romance, because it feels all the sweeter. And considering how much flack YA gets for insta love, I've actually encountered it far more in Adult Contemporary Romance than in YA.
There were too many scenes that just felt boring and uninteresting. My desire to put the book down forever during those sequences was quite strong. Which sucks because when the author really commits to cute witty banter, it's so good. Like all of the emails, I was literally swooning over how cute it was. But we just didn't get enough in that caliber.
And lastly. The sex scenes just were not at all my taste. They'd start out okay, feeling spicy and romantic, and then we'd get such graphic and unsexy language spat at us, like, it just ruined the whole mood and honestly made me dread them. Plus the fact that there was a tad too much of the book focused on sex, and it gets to be a bit much. I'm here for the romance first and anything else second. I like a good spicy scene, but I need to be attached to the characters first.
I can totally see why some love this, but it just didn't work for me in a lot of ways, and I probably won't read the companion novels.
...I feel really bad about not enjoying this as much as everyone else. It has a lot of things that I love, like a spunky plus-sized MC, a sweet love interest, serious topics like mental health, cute cats, and interesting checklists, but the execution was off.
For one thing, I really didn't like Chloe at first, she came across as a mean, rude bitch, and Red seemed a bit arrogant and irritating. So it was difficult to care about either of them in the first third-ish of the book. Thankfully that did eventually change, but it still left a sour first impression.
I also feel like the two leads fell for each other too fast. We were only a little ways in and we had graphic sexual fantasies coming from Red, and even when they started to properly date, they both decided they were in love after what, a week? I prefer a slower romance, because it feels all the sweeter. And considering how much flack YA gets for insta love, I've actually encountered it far more in Adult Contemporary Romance than in YA.
There were too many scenes that just felt boring and uninteresting. My desire to put the book down forever during those sequences was quite strong. Which sucks because when the author really commits to cute witty banter, it's so good. Like all of the emails, I was literally swooning over how cute it was. But we just didn't get enough in that caliber.
And lastly. The sex scenes just were not at all my taste. They'd start out okay, feeling spicy and romantic, and then we'd get such graphic and unsexy language spat at us, like
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"open up your wet cunt" or "my pussy was on fire" or "his cock was pressed against my back"I can totally see why some love this, but it just didn't work for me in a lot of ways, and I probably won't read the companion novels.
emsrising's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
LOVED THIS. I was way too late to this, but honestly one of the best romantic comedy books I have ever read. So funny and snappy, perfect to get out of a reading slump.
c_ab_bage's review
5.0
banter. banter banter banter. i will read literally anything talia hibbert ever writes simply because she knows how to write good banter. i’m drawn into every scene of dialogue from how energetic and flowy they always are.
obviously, red and chloe are horribly loveable characters, i’d fall in love with their love story no matter what, but talia’s magic when it comes to dialogue made them extra endearing.
obviously, red and chloe are horribly loveable characters, i’d fall in love with their love story no matter what, but talia’s magic when it comes to dialogue made them extra endearing.
treasuredreading's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? Yes
5.0
pltslrjhnna's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
emmabemba's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.0
I really loved Get A life, Chloe Brown 😍😍 I loved the fact that it wasn’t a classic romcom book and that some traumas and diseases were involved.
Chloe has fibromyalgia and she’s been dealing with this for years; she lost all her friends and her fiancé following this but took matters into her own hands by making a sort of bucket list of things she’d like to live more and enjoy life to the fullest. Then she met Red and makes a deal with him to check off all the boxes by found those things with her 😍😍
Get a life, Chloe Brown is a witty, super funny, delightful and lovely book about two people who decided to choose love in each other’s and I’m here for that 😍😍
P.S: I loved Dani and Eve, Chloe’s sisters: they were so funny. And the sex scenes were adorable 🥰
Chloe has fibromyalgia and she’s been dealing with this for years; she lost all her friends and her fiancé following this but took matters into her own hands by making a sort of bucket list of things she’d like to live more and enjoy life to the fullest. Then she met Red and makes a deal with him to check off all the boxes by found those things with her 😍😍
Get a life, Chloe Brown is a witty, super funny, delightful and lovely book about two people who decided to choose love in each other’s and I’m here for that 😍😍
P.S: I loved Dani and Eve, Chloe’s sisters: they were so funny. And the sex scenes were adorable 🥰