A review by marinaxanna
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

I really liked the diversity and inclusivity. Reading about Chloe’s journey was lovely—to see her step out of her comfort zone and push through her limitations in a healthy, self aware way. And I adored Red’s aspects in the last chapters, too. Seeing him overcome past trauma and triggers and improving himself for him was inspiring and relatable. Seeing such important topics come together in a novel like this was great.

My downside is the timing;
we didn’t dive into Red’s full “how” and “why” until the ending. I feel like repercussions of an abusive relationship deffo would’ve shown sooner. Kinda missed the opportunity there to give more depth to his personality and history. The whole book I was like, “ok so what actually happened?”. Having that climax at the end and then having it solved so quickly didn’t feel very rewarding, emotionally speaking. Had this conflict happened sooner (and more dragged out maybe?) it could’ve served more plot.


I also felt like they were “all in” quite quickly. We go from enemies(?) to lovers in the blink of an eye. Some of the phrasing was quite extreme which made it a little unrealistic, which is a shame. I also think some of the excessive smut could have been space for more actual, conversational bonding, but I can see how that would be opposing Chloe’s “uncomplicated” rule.

Generally I enjoyed this. Some parts were less good.
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