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A review by dinipandareads
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
emotional
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
5.0
To no one's surprise, Talia Hibbert does it again! I loved Eve Brown and Jacob Wayne! OML. I'm melting! Swooning! Sobbing in feels because holy sweetness, these two were simply everything. 💜 But also, JACOB. WAYNE. SIR! 👀
TL;DR: It took me forever to finally read this book and finish <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/271642-the-brown-sisters">The Brown Sisters</a> series but this solidifies it as one of my all-time favourite romance series and I highly recommend it! Eve and Jacob were so easy to root for and I loved their character arcs. I delighted in their connection and despite a rocky start to their relationship, they had fantastic chemistry and an emotional romance that's written with so much heart! These two deserved all the happiness and I loved seeing them find it together. 🥰 My heart is so full!
Despite their grumpy sunshine personalities, Eve and Jacob had plenty of similarities. They are both brilliant, talented and hard-working but they have trouble understanding social cues and making friends, and are both riddled with self-doubt from past experiences. This is an own-voice romance where both our MCs are autistic and although I cannot speak on the rep, I do love the care with which Hibbert writes our characters and their experiences.
In a family of highly successful overachievers, Eve's sunshine yet flighty personality makes her the family's disappointment and black sheep. She's full of brilliant ideas but she's terrified of failing so she's stopped trying at all. I adored Eve's character arc in this book! She experiences so much growth in the areas of self-love and her belief in herself without sacrificing her bright-as-day and force-of-nature personality. In similar ways, Jacob also experiences so much growth. Following the traumatic events of his childhood, he struggles with abandonment issues and wholeheartedly believes no one will ever choose to stay for him and oh, my heart broke. He's a full-on grumpasaurus rex but underneath that icy, straight-laced, slightly terrifying exterior is a giant fluffy marshmallow man of feelings who simply wants to provide people a home away from home, where they never feel like they have to compromise their happiness to find comfort.
Was their romance instalove? Considering everything happens in two weeks, yes. But did it feel like it? Not at all! Their characters and romance were so well-fleshed out. I love how they went from being unable to stand each other to appreciating each other's ways of being to becoming friends to eventual lovers. They are both carers and they give each other the patience, kindness and love they need to thrive. It was just so adorable! The way they love on each other made my heart feel like it was going to explode with all the happiness and FEELINGS!!! So many freaking feelings and I could not get enough! 😠Also, their banter is exquisite but I knew it was going to be because this is an area where Hibbert truly excels. Their dynamic and chemistry were so good and every moment with them had me laughing, crying, and swooning.
I mean, if you can't tell, I really loved this book. I'm sad that there are no more books for the Brown Sisters but this was a very satisfying and perfect last book in a wonderfully heartwarming and hilarious series. If you're thinking of reading it, do it!
TL;DR: It took me forever to finally read this book and finish <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/271642-the-brown-sisters">The Brown Sisters</a> series but this solidifies it as one of my all-time favourite romance series and I highly recommend it! Eve and Jacob were so easy to root for and I loved their character arcs. I delighted in their connection and despite a rocky start to their relationship, they had fantastic chemistry and an emotional romance that's written with so much heart! These two deserved all the happiness and I loved seeing them find it together. 🥰 My heart is so full!
Despite their grumpy sunshine personalities, Eve and Jacob had plenty of similarities. They are both brilliant, talented and hard-working but they have trouble understanding social cues and making friends, and are both riddled with self-doubt from past experiences. This is an own-voice romance where both our MCs are autistic and although I cannot speak on the rep, I do love the care with which Hibbert writes our characters and their experiences.
In a family of highly successful overachievers, Eve's sunshine yet flighty personality makes her the family's disappointment and black sheep. She's full of brilliant ideas but she's terrified of failing so she's stopped trying at all. I adored Eve's character arc in this book! She experiences so much growth in the areas of self-love and her belief in herself without sacrificing her bright-as-day and force-of-nature personality. In similar ways, Jacob also experiences so much growth. Following the traumatic events of his childhood, he struggles with abandonment issues and wholeheartedly believes no one will ever choose to stay for him and oh, my heart broke. He's a full-on grumpasaurus rex but underneath that icy, straight-laced, slightly terrifying exterior is a giant fluffy marshmallow man of feelings who simply wants to provide people a home away from home, where they never feel like they have to compromise their happiness to find comfort.
Was their romance instalove? Considering everything happens in two weeks, yes. But did it feel like it? Not at all! Their characters and romance were so well-fleshed out. I love how they went from being unable to stand each other to appreciating each other's ways of being to becoming friends to eventual lovers. They are both carers and they give each other the patience, kindness and love they need to thrive. It was just so adorable! The way they love on each other made my heart feel like it was going to explode with all the happiness and FEELINGS!!! So many freaking feelings and I could not get enough! 😠Also, their banter is exquisite but I knew it was going to be because this is an area where Hibbert truly excels. Their dynamic and chemistry were so good and every moment with them had me laughing, crying, and swooning.
I mean, if you can't tell, I really loved this book. I'm sad that there are no more books for the Brown Sisters but this was a very satisfying and perfect last book in a wonderfully heartwarming and hilarious series. If you're thinking of reading it, do it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content