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A review by bookphile
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
4.0
I picked this up based on a recommendation and because I've been wanting to read a cute romance novel for awhile. I wasn't too sure what to expect but Get a Life, Chloe Brown definitely met my expectations for a cute, down to earth romance. Which is why I think I was so taken aback (but secretly pleased) by just how graphic the sex scenes were.
I really enjoyed the writing and the characters. Chloe seemed really realistic to me, and she was very different from your run of the mill romantic heroines (though granted I don't read enough romance to be an expert). But there was something so mature about her? I think it's because she knows exactly what she wants, and even when she's afraid, she isn't willing to lower her expectations and let someone treat her badly. Not that Redford would ever treat her badly. Because he's an angel, but poor baby Red had his own history of being abused and has a rather terrible panic attack during which he lashes out. But you know what? Both of them immediately realize what happened, they don't blatantly refuse to understand each other because of hurt feelings, and guess what, at least attempt to communicate before walking away.
I really liked their romance. I don't know if you'd call it enemies to lovers, but they definitely disliked each other because of assumptions and bad first impressions that slowly forms into a business partnerships and quickly evolves into something romantic. One thing that made me super happy was that once the story and their relationship started they resolved issues like two grown adults and even when they miscommunicated and misunderstood each other, they kept communicating and talking to each other enough that these misunderstandings resolved fairly quickly. Instead of, you know, shutting down and refusing to actually ask and try to resolve misunderstandings which is generally what romance is built on.
I guess that's also one thing that threw me for a loop. The only real conflict that Red and Chloe have is the baggage they carry from previous relationships and their mental health issues. Otherwise, they communicate so well that it almost felt too unrealistic. I mean, are there actually couples who communicate clearly out there? Like real adults? Seems fake to me. What do you mean the hero immediately realizes he overstepped by a lot by lashing out at heroine, realized he was being irrational and taking it out on a wrong person, and apologized within minutes instead of walking away and letting it fester? Wait, he's in therapy? My suspension of disbelief just went out the window!
So overall, this is a very cute, very positive, and healthy romance with some very hot sex scenes. Definitely recommend if you like that sort of thing!
I really enjoyed the writing and the characters. Chloe seemed really realistic to me, and she was very different from your run of the mill romantic heroines (though granted I don't read enough romance to be an expert). But there was something so mature about her? I think it's because she knows exactly what she wants, and even when she's afraid, she isn't willing to lower her expectations and let someone treat her badly. Not that Redford would ever treat her badly. Because he's an angel, but poor baby Red had his own history of being abused and has a rather terrible panic attack during which he lashes out. But you know what? Both of them immediately realize what happened, they don't blatantly refuse to understand each other because of hurt feelings, and guess what, at least attempt to communicate before walking away.
I really liked their romance. I don't know if you'd call it enemies to lovers, but they definitely disliked each other because of assumptions and bad first impressions that slowly forms into a business partnerships and quickly evolves into something romantic. One thing that made me super happy was that once the story and their relationship started they resolved issues like two grown adults and even when they miscommunicated and misunderstood each other, they kept communicating and talking to each other enough that these misunderstandings resolved fairly quickly. Instead of, you know, shutting down and refusing to actually ask and try to resolve misunderstandings which is generally what romance is built on.
I guess that's also one thing that threw me for a loop. The only real conflict that Red and Chloe have is the baggage they carry from previous relationships and their mental health issues. Otherwise, they communicate so well that it almost felt too unrealistic. I mean, are there actually couples who communicate clearly out there? Like real adults? Seems fake to me. What do you mean the hero immediately realizes he overstepped by a lot by lashing out at heroine, realized he was being irrational and taking it out on a wrong person, and apologized within minutes instead of walking away and letting it fester? Wait, he's in therapy? My suspension of disbelief just went out the window!
So overall, this is a very cute, very positive, and healthy romance with some very hot sex scenes. Definitely recommend if you like that sort of thing!