A review by thereadinghammock
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

The Brown sisters trilogy is just a delight to read. At first I was skeptical of Eve, much like her parents, with her flitting from one job to the next at the first sign of "trouble," simply because she was able to support herself with her trust fund. And don't get me wrong, I totally understand and relate to the fear of failure--I, too, detest being bad at things--but her case seemed so extreme! And then Jacob, I didn't expect to fall in love with him as much as I did. I think his concussed internal monologue becoming an external monologue is what sealed the deal on him for me. It was so adorable, I couldn't not love him from then on.

I loved watching them figure each other out as they found their groove at the B&B together. Jacob noticing more of the neurodiverse impulses and habits Eve had that were similar and yet so opposite to his own. Eve learning more about herself and gaining the confidence she never thought she'd find simply because she had people around her who got it and let her thrive because of those routines and habits she used to cope.

Still not a fan of the third act break ups, but Talia has a way of throwing them at readers at the 11th hour and then letting her protagonists realize the error of their ways within a chapter and come rushing back together with perfectly crafted apologies for each other and bringing them to their HEA just in time.
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