Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

105 reviews

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted

4.0

I really love Hibbert's writing. I LOVE reading about a chronically ill protagonist. This is Chloe's life, but it's also my mom's life, and so many others' lives that get overlooked because "they look fine". It was also great to see inside Red's head and into his own struggles with mental health. Really enjoyed this book, will be buying the whole series lol. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Car accident

greencalcite's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Ableism, Car accident, Medical content, and Racism

mariahlindz's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

Reread 06/10/21-06/11/21

Okay, okay, okay.
 

• Fuckin’ cute as fuck
• Redford Morgan!!!
• Actual sexual tension and build-up? That's actually worth every minute? You love to see it.
• Chloe is a strong character with actual faults, but so loveable and relatable. 
• Fuckin’ cute as fuck!!!
• Made my icy heart melt then break and then quickly melt again.
• “You are a woman who, in a life filled with pain, came here to ask about love.” Oof. That line made me break down just a bit, but in a brilliant, life-affirming way. 
• Redford Morgan!!!
• Delightful. 
• I hate fluffy romance but this was a five-star comfort read. Well done. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

lauconn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident

ifranco's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Racism

snowhitereads's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Sexual content

studiolindsay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

I normally don’t like the enemies-to-lovers trope, but this book is an exception. Chloe and Red are very communicative and mature, and help each other heal from past toxic relationships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

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

Minor: Car accident, Physical abuse, and Racism

One HP reference

mortonsspoon'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: Medical content and Chronic illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident

fearsparks's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

. I would say that this book feels a bit like a Bridget Jones movie, only less family friendly. There is a bunch of smut in this book, just be warned. But it is good written smut. This book is also very diverse, Chloe is a black woman with a chronic illness. This book focuses more on living with a chronic illness, and not so much on the potential problems a black woman would encounter. 

Even though I don’t have fibromyalgia, I do have disabilities. And I felt seen in this book, and I felt represented. Even though I can’t relate to the chronic pain. And Red is a dream person. He adjusts activities so they are easier for Chloe. He thinks about her disability beforehand, and plans for a possible worse day. And he doesn’t make rude comments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Chronic illness

Minor: Car accident

sonygaystation's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

It was fine! Fun at times but I don’t think I love it as much as my friends all seem to. Loved the disability/chronic illness rep a lot, I think that was treated with so much care. I liked Chloe a lot and I liked Red well enough but I didn’t really connect with the book on any emotional level. I enjoyed the first half of the book much more than the second half. Once they went camping things felt very rushed and off and I REALLY disliked *everything* that ramped up toward the end. I get it, representation of trauma etc. I just think it was a bit out of place tonally. Hibbert hinted at these things with the characters but Red in particular felt extremely out of left field. It’s hard to describe because I understand how triggers work it just felt VERY off to me in the book. I also had no idea this book was so explicit, which isn’t something I mind in a book, but I would like to be mentally prepared to read it when I’m passing time at 7am while brushing my teeth. I did really appreciate Hibbert’s upfront-ness with the sex scenes, though! I really don’t enjoy sex that’s written with a lot of euphemisms and metaphors so her use of proper names and vocab and words that many authors tend to shy away from was refreshing. But like I always feel, sex scenes or not, a lot of sentences could do with about 30% fewer adjectives 😬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Chronic illness

Moderate: Cursing and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse