Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

121 reviews

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Okay this book was great and I really enjoyed reading it. Still: Why did no one warn me how much smut there would be!? I did not expect that at all. The relationship was cute and they had some cute banter. One of my favourite parts about this book was the representation. Issues like class, chronic illness and toxic relationships are tackled really well and I loved reading about it. The characters were really flushed out but I personally just didn't feel the chemistry. I don't know why but I just didn't feel it that much. Also the conflict in the end felt rushed and just a bit off.

I wanted to love this book and I did love a huge part of it but I just didn't completely fall in love with it. It might just not be the right time for me though. I would definitely reread it at some point in the future. But I would probably read it and not listen to the audiobook like I did this time. I think that actually took away a bit from my reading experience. I'm a big audiobook fan but I didn't like the voice and it just felt strange.

I am really excited to read about the other Brown sisters though. Even though they are a quite big part of Chloes life, they are not really important for the story so I'm excited to learn more about them.

All in all this was a quick and fun read and has so many things I loved. If you like representation and people being absolutely in love with each other - this one is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gaslighting

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Yes yes yes I loved this book so much. Chloe's character was so beautifully written, and I loved how her chronic pain was written into the story as well, it was incorporated beautifully without it being her entire personality, and as someone with arthritis I really appreciate that. Her struggle with abandonment was also beautifully written, it felt so palpable and real. Then there was Red, beautiful, messy Red. He was funny and kind and too soft for this world, the perfect golden retriever boyfriend. His passion for his art burned through the pages, it was described so vividly. His banter with Chloe had me rooting for them from the start, but obviously this is a romance so I was pretty sure they would end up together, and I'm so happy they did. I listened to the audio book as well as reading the physical version, and Adjoa Andoh made the characters come to life. Highly recommend listening to it as well as reading the physical version. 
Also, here is a link to a list of trigger warmings: https://booktriggerwarnings.com/index.php?title=Get_a_Life,_Chloe_Brown_by_Talia_Hibbert 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

iamsammie27's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

victorianbsilva's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Racism

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

Moderate: Ableism, Grief, and Abandonment

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

takarakei'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

darineelbakry's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Racism and Classism

katielaine_w's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

udari's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Racism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Alcohol

cereads's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Medical content