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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

105 reviews

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

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

4.0

This book was a gem of representation, diversity, and humour. Chloe and Red have a special place in my heart <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Cursing

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Car accident, Ableism, Alcohol, and Stalking

lindsayhotrod's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident, Physical abuse, and Racism

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Ableism, Alcohol, Cursing, Abandonment, and Car accident

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Mental illness

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

Such a cute light and fluffy rom com with amazing disability rep, characters, plot, and steamy scenes. Ticked all my boxes. 

The audiobook was great! It’s narrated by Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury in Bridgerton. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Car accident

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 against another edition

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

jennifermoyas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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

4.5

Love this book. The characters are lovely and their actions always makes sense. 

The representation for chronic illness is not something I see often in books but I really enjoyed it, and since I don’t suffer from it myself I felt this to be very insightful. 


SPOILERS!!!

Another thing I enjoyed to see represented was an abusive past relationship where the woman was the abuser. I think it’s really important to show men can be abused in heterosexual relationships as well. It is important to talk about so enjoyed to have found a book that does this. <33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse

lewnie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

 

Chloe Brown copes with her chronic pain by organizing and compartmentalizing and shutting people out. After her so-called friends and her fiance stopped coming around, she decided that she didn’t need things in her life like love. She is just fine living at home with her  academically-minded parents, her eccentric grandmother, and her two sisters. But after an almost-accident causes her life to flash before her eyes, she realizes that she needs to live a little. So Chloe moves out and makes a list that will fulfill her resolution to get a life. But what she doesn’t have on her list is Red Morgan. The big, tattooed, motorcycle riding artist-turned-flat superintendent isn’t too keen on Chloe. She’s too posh and stuck-up to want anything to do with him. But she’s also incredibly beautiful and he just can’t help himself. When Red agrees to help Chloe with her list in exchange for working on a website for his art, sparks fly. 

The good: REDFORD FREAKING MORGAN. My god.

But seriously. I loved everything about this book: Chloe, and Red, and their relationship, and obviously Smudge. This was by far the best relationship I’ve ever read in a romance novel. They really try to talk to each other and understand each other, even when there are miscommunications. And there are, because this is a romance novel– amiright? 

The bad: Literally nothing. 

Overall: I can’t believe I hadn’t read this before. Maybe the art on the cover deceived me or something, because this was sublime. The relationship was impeccable. The representation was everything I have been wanting out of a romcom. The love interest? *chef’s kiss*. There is a cat and cardigans and trauma and love and healing. I just cannot recommend this one enough. 

Representation: Black FMC, Black supporting characters, LGBTQ+ supporting character, FMC has a disability.

CW: sexual content, chronic illness, toxic relationship, panic disorders, cursing, ableism, domestic abuse, medical content, physical abuse, mental illness, car accident, medical trauma, gaslighting, classism, drug use (for medical purposes).

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Drug use, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident

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

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