Act Your Age, Eve Brown

the only brown sisters LI who deserves rights is zaf and that's the hill i will die on

i adored eve rather unexpectedly, i thought her “being a hot mess” would annoy me like it did jacob, but i found it endearing and somewhat relatable. growing up with chloe and dani as sisters must have been difficult but to have parents that expect you to be exactly like them in achievements? poor thing :-(

i hated jacob. with a passion. felt bad for him at times but mostly felt overwhelmingly frustrated because eve deserves better lmaooo✌️

 This was probably my most anticipated book of the year. After all, I proudly proclaim take a hint dani brown as one of the best romances I've ever read. So it's with a heavy heart that I announce: this wasn't as good as that book.
Don't get me wrong, I really liked it. There were genuine laugh-out-loud moments in this. The banter were so fun and several scenes had me going awww and wtf?! (in the best way).
I just didn't didn't care about this couple as much as I'd hoped to. Also, some parts of this book were painfully corny. And the last-act-conflict was so stupid. Ugh. I hate the miscommunication trope with every fibre of my being. Nevertheless, I still had a good time and am going to be reading whatever Talia Hibbert writes for the rest of eternity because damn, that woman can write. I love her weird books. 

Gigi flashback novella WHEN. Also, I'm so glad the Montrose siblings are getting their own series! This series was such a delight, and I loved Eve maybe the most of all the Brown sisters. Grumpy/sunshine is one of my favorite tropes, and Eve figuring out some things about herself was delightful, as was the entire Brown family emergency trip to the Lake District, and the mutual mad dash to make a grand gesture at the end. I have more Talia Hibbert on my TBR and I might have to move it to the top!

“I told you before, that there are different ways to fail. Imperfection is inevitable. That’s life. But it doesn’t sound to me like you failed at all, Eve. It sounds like your dream broke, and you’ve been picking up shattered pieces, and blaming yourself when your hands bleed.”

perdón, danika, pero eve te acaba de destronar como mi libro favorito de las hermanas brown.

no puedo explicar con simples palabras lo mucho que este libro me hizo sentir, cuánto disfruté leer y conocer a eve y jacob y verlos crecer juntos. incluso me sorprende porque, en cierta medida, es un insta-love, y yo no soy particularmente fan de los insta-love, pero este me hizo olvidarme de eso. un factor que influyó fue que me sentí tan identificada con ambos en distintos sentidos, yo los quiero mucho.

talia, gracias por darme a las hermanas brown, a red, a zaf y a jacob. los voy a extrañar mucho. viva el amor heterosexual

??This was probably my most anticipated book of the year. After all, I proudly proclaim take a hint dani brown as one of the best romances I've ever read. So it's with a heavy heart that I announce: this wasn't as good as that book.
Don't get me wrong, I really liked it. There were genuine laugh-out-loud moments in this. The banter were so fun and several scenes had me going awww and wtf?! (in the best way).
I just didn't didn't care about this couple as much as I'd hoped to. Also, some parts of this book were painfully corny. And the last-act-conflict was so stupid. Ugh. I hate the miscommunication trope with every fibre of my being. Nevertheless, I still had a good time and am going to be reading whatever Talia Hibbert writes for the rest of eternity because damn, that woman can write. I love her weird books.??

the book: at 56 FUCKING % of the book
me:


· isso não é exagero. Já estava gritando há uns dois capítulos igual o Barbosa.

Sério, nunca vi um negócio enrolar tanto (bem mais parecido com a realidade, tenho que admitir, mas carai...)

Gostei, claro que gostei! Muito!
A ponto de ir dormir mais de 00h e no outro dia se arrepender amargamente porque tem que trabalhar?
Pergunta retórica.
Ainda mais porque Jacob é meio que um Capitão América Clark Kent, né?

Ri alto, porque Talia não decepciona, e Gigi é oficialmente a avó que todos nós merecemos ter.
Gostei muito das três Brown Sisters em todo o seu glamour, trazendo Red (tinha me esquecido que ele tinha pinta de delinquente) e (o amor da minha vida) Zaf, a reboque para intrometer na vida da Eve.

Não me aguento de esperança e ansiedade para ler a próxima trilogia com Mont e as gêmeas.

Charming, charming, charming!! Hibbert for sure sticks to a plot arc formula, so that feels less fresh by the 3rd time, but each character is truly unique, and it's nice to get cameos from the other Brown sisters. Plus, Hibbert is really, really gifted at representation (e.g., for this novel, neurodivergence) in a way that feels loving, genuine, and not preachy.

I don't know yet if it's my favourite of the series. It'll depend on how much I reread it in the next few months, but I really enjoyed this.

Eve and Jacob are so sweet together. But while I enjoyed their romance a lot, my favourite part of the book was Eve's journey of self-acceptance. This was such a great book and I'm really sad to see this series end.

“But sometimes it was easier to keep his thought processes to himself because other people had trouble following them or thought they were unnecessarily blunt. Bluntness was never unnecessary.”


This book is a whole autistic mood. I cried happy tears multiple times. How lovely to have such incredible rep out there.

Now I can't believe I just read the best book of 2021 in March and it's all going to be downhill from here.

this one is my favorite of all 3!!!!

Jacob is so fucking cute, like i just wanted to kiss him almost in every scene. And eve, i loved her the best. I felt more related to her than the other 3 sisters. I sympathized more with her than anyone else.

One thing I thoroughly enjoyed about this series is that talia hibbert never gave dramatic plot twists. There is no cheating, there is no inappropriate shit. Just completely wholesome vibes. And excellent smut in this one.

A masterclass in how unbelievably HOT consent can be.

This book was an absolute delight. As my first Talia Hibbert book, I was thrilled to see such wonderful representation in this, which I hear is true of the others in this series!

I loved how both Eve and Jacob were able to truly see one another and rather than change to be together, accepted and loved each other because of WHO they are, not who they wanted each other to be.

It took me several days to read this book, not because I wasn't enjoying it, but rather because I didn't want it, and by extension this series, to end. I absolutely adored this book and all the characters. I identify with each of the Brown sisters in different ways. Fingers crossed this isn't the last we'll see of them. I could definitely go for a book about Tessa, or Alex, or Mont, or hey, a book for each! 

Eve's story is probably my favorite in the series. It still has the same issue as the previous books, with the conflict rearing its head only at the very end and getting solved almost instantly, but at the same time, I find it a lot more heartwarming. Maybe because both Eve and Jacob are so relatable to me, in terms of personality and issues. Compared to Chloe's and Dani's books that dig quite deep into the past, this one actually puts a lot more focus on the present. It feels fresh while still giving the two leads enough depth, and it also makes the story feel more balanced.

It's a cute read with great banter, I liked it a lot.

As the other books of the series, this story includes great representation and relatable and captivating characters.

Both MC are neurodivergent and were both portrayed beautifully, which still feels refreshing and it is crucial to change misconceptions and prejudices.

One of the things I like the most in Talia books is how the characters grow together, working around their differences and on their common ground. The evolution of the relationship feels almost effortless, as it is supposed to be, not compromising the readers engagement and investment on their happy ending.

It was a very sweet story.

oh WOW. Act Your Age, Eve Brown was just so sweet and wholesome with a sprinkle of spice. definitely my favourite out of the brown sisters trilogy. eve brown is hilarious, adorable and so charming. i loved reading about someone in their twenties not knowing what they want to do– i often feel that way myself.

jacob calling eve “sunshine” when he's the grumpy hero made my little heart swoon!

learning to accept each other and oneself was a recurring topic and i really enjoyed how it was resolved. i thought it was brilliantly done.

five stars.