Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Ratings264
Average rating3.9
This was a very cute, lighthearted romance between two people who've had a rough time of relationships in their lives. Chloe's humor is perfectly sarcastic and deadpan, and her tendency to go silent and sharp when she's in pain is relatable. Red is a sweetheart with deep creativity and a loving relationship with his mom, as well as a sick motorbike. Though they don't like each other at first due to their own incorrect assumptions about the other, Chloe and Red fall in love with very few bumps along the way. Hibbert doesn't draw out the angst of misunderstandings for long, and it's nice to read a romance with better communication between the love interests. There's a few well written spicy scenes, but most of the book is very sweet and fun.
Didn't think I would love it this much as the guy described wasn't my type but Talia Hibbert MADE him my type.
i've never related to a character more than chloe brown. as a woman who struggles with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and other chronic illnesses this book really spoke to me. the way Hibbert described chronic illnesses was so spot on !! i loved this book w all my heart
5 stars! This book made my heart swell with how cute Chloe and Red are ❤️❤️ And I blushed at some of their steamier moments
I don't really like romance. In real life, in movies or in books, I just can't. I gag. So tell me why whilst reading this book I was giggling like a teen with a crush? Kicking my legs back and forth and squealing in delight? Tee hee'ing at the spice I did not expect because I don't do romance. Developing a mini crush on Red because he's my type? Tell me why?
I loved this book. I loved the representation. I loved everything and seeing as I went into this book quite leery I am very surprised to find I do like spice, I do like romance with humour and I will be reading the other two books in this series as I really want to read more about Chloe's sisters.
I'm off to look for some dark romance because I know I'll definitely roll that way too.
3.5*
Uma historia fofa, mas gostava que tivesse tido mais profundidade. Principalmente em relação à doença da Chloe.
At the start of this book, I thought I was really going to like it. By the time I got 2/3 of the way through it, I knew I would not be rating it highly. Unfortunately, the relationship between the two main characters, Chloe and Red, began to annoy me. I would have DNF-ed the book if I weren't already so close to the end. I was invested in finishing.
For the first half of the book, I really liked Chloe and Red. I especially liked Red's character because he was so genuine and sweet. I liked that Chloe was stepping out of her comfort zone. They seemed like they would make a good couple once they got past their misunderstandings about each other. Then, they got together, and it all fell apart for me. I did not care for the smutty sex scenes. I am not looking for that in this kind of contemporary romance. I also did not like the way the characters started acting. They both were way too caught up in their past issues and overreacted to every little misunderstanding. It just didn't feel like the way real people behave. I no longer liked either one of them by the end of the book.
On a positive note, the writing was very easy to read. I flew through this book, even when I wasn't enjoying it.
Overall, it was a cute premise, and I enjoyed the story line of Chloe's list; however, as a romance it just didn't do it for me.
Cute and fluffy and that's about it. Reads with the naïveté of YA, but with descriptive sex scenes.
I liked that some rarely discussed issues (in books) were explored here. My rating reflects more of my personal preference of content than anything else
I quite liked this book!
The main character is not the nicest person, yet she is easy to understand and like. The love interest is lovely (except for a moment at the end that was a bit too dramatic). The supporting characters were pure gold!
The romance was quite sweet and I really liked the banter between the two, though they started throwing around the “love” word waaay too quickly in my opinion.
Speaking of which, this book was surprisingly spicy. I mean, I expected some sexual scenes, but what I got was waaay too detailed for my taste and I felt extremely uncomfortable reading through those moments. Though I am sure that will appeal to a lot of people.
Why I gave the book 4 stars is because the culmination of the conflict between the two main characters was so over the top and relied on a misunderstanding that could've been solved in all of 2 sentences (if that). I feel like the author didn't want to actually have a conflict between the two and wrote this scene in a quickness. It felt half-done and nearly killed my desire for those two to end up together.
All in all, as far as romance books go, Get a Life Chloe Brown is one of the best.
4.5. I ate this up. It was adorable, funny, emotional, and hot. These characters were well developed, their personalities felt believable, and their chemistry was palpable. My cheeks legitimately hurt while I was listening to this because it was so stinking cute and funny! But I also loved the plot beyond the romance, how both of their past experiences, traumas and their dreams were explored and flushed out. I thought the way it explored the topic of chronic pain and invisible disabilities to be very tactful, insightful, and beautiful. I adore these two and I can't wait to continue reading the series and getting close to Dani and Eve.
Aw I just loved this so bloody much!! As a sufferer of chronic pain and an avid lover of a good list, this just spoke to me on every page. Love love love everything about it (maybe apart from some super cringe dirty talk!
A great rom-com with a perfectly prickly protagonist, a hot artist, and a cute cat. What more do you need?
Adored this book. A sweet story with interesting characters that you can't help but root for the whole time. I appreciated that disability and mental health were written with such care and nuance and didn't define them completely. Both characters were aware of themselves and showed a maturity and growth that I feel is rare in a chick lit romance. So good :)
This is one of the cases where my personal tastes didn't align with the book. It was a quick read, I enjoyed the writing, and I thought the ending was really good.
As much as I tried to like Chloe & Red I just didn't enjoy their banter - I'm not a sarcastic person so that could have been why. The insta-love chemisty didn't work for me, which is fine because I prefer slow-burn romances anyway.
The smut scenes were A+, definitely steamy. But as a reader, I didn't enjoy that shortly after each scene there'd be some kind of huge conflict. If that were to happen to me in real life I'd feel so disrespected and end things.
Everything was going well until near the finale, when suddenly all the potential / unsolved drama got thrown in together and then resolved in the span of like... 3 chapters. If only it wasn't so obviously pushed in last minute like that, maybe the whole thing would've felt less contrived. I also didn't really like how this is about a relationship that begins with both parties having baggage, particularly on Red's end. I had a feeling at some point he would do what he ends up doing, and it just doesn't sit well with me even if it gets solved in like five minutes.
The story and characters are pretty cute though.
I was in need of a light story to comfort my heart and I couldn't have asked for a better fit than this.
Both Chloe and Red are delightful and strong characters who face their pain and fears, and their growth warmed my heart. I especially liked that Red came from an abusive relationship, which so rarely is included in these kind of stories.
This is the first romance novel I've ever read. It's a charming story and I enjoyed it, with well-written characters and fun dialogue. I liked the way the leads' traumas were handled and how they complimented each other. I didn't need or enjoy the sex scenes, but that's a me thing and it's my understanding that it's kind of part of the genre, so I recognize my issues there are more of a me thing. They were written fine, for what they were.