Get a Life, Chloe Brown audiobook

Upgraded review: this book is a real gem and I wish it got nomination from best romance category. Because in my opinion this is one of the surprising, emotional, humorous, smart, remarkable books of the year!!!Wow 4.25, I wasn’t expecting to like this book so much, I was so ready to have an easy peasy cheesy rom-com reading but I got: emotions are everywhere, heart wrecking second chances of traumatized, struggling two beautiful soul’s story and I adored, devoured, savored and finally found my juicy romance STARS! Amen to that! I’m so happy because in the meantime, I was reading another romance story which I detested (its review is coming up and unfortunately it’s one of the most popular and highly promoted books of the year) and I was about to give up reading something decent and lovable book, something makes you feel alive, something makes your heart ache, refresh your soul, put a smile on your face which couldn’t be wiped so easily. I’m happy to announce: this book gave me more than I expected and I finally found LOVABLE AND ADORABLE AMAZING CHARACTERS. Chloe, witty, sophisticated, who has great taste when it comes to buttoned cardigans and colorful vintage dresses, carries the pain as indispensable piece of your life because she’s suffering from fibromyalgia, accompanied by fatigue and altered sleep, memory, mood. One day she had a nearly dead experience. A drunk driver got into a store, instead of crashing her which made her think she had one life to live so she needed to escape from the cocoon that her protective and lovely family wrapped around her and prepare a list to teach her how to take more risks and bring more fun into her dull, foreseeable life. As soon as she moved to an apartment she meet with super-duper hottie intendent Red-ford who was always seeing red on their encounters. Then we start witnessing their slow burn romantic relationship. Chloe has to deal with her insecurities because of her illness. Her own fiancée and close friends ghosted her after they found out her chronic disease. And Red who was once upon a time a selected, famous painter, still trying to bury the ghost of ex girlfriends’ ghost, suffering from wrong decisions of his life. Now he needs a take a step to embrace his new opportunities by opening his heart to new and meaningful love. Two of them literally collided and made wrong impressions about their real intentions. They started to think the worst of each other. But a beautiful cat made her job as a secret cupid to bring them together and helped them connect. So they took a first step from enemies to become friends. Chloe needs help of Red to fulfill her list and Red needs an efficient website for his comeback operation for his new drawings. It started with friends with benefits agreement (not including sex, Chloe excluded that option from her list) but then…. No more spoiler… Grab the book and keep your sassy smile. A small spoiler… The chemistry between the couple is hot as hell. I was truly adamant to give five stars to this book. But… there is an angsty moment… which is not too necessary… a little pissed me off… I know every new relationship with the characters who have heavy baggage from their pasts can stumble with struggles but I wish the author visualized far better obstacles between those characters. I love edgy, heart breaking moments about the characters’ breakup to realize how they cannot live without each other. But this hearsay kind of misunderstanding caused a great cliffhanger of their relationship didn’t work with me! But I still loved this romantic story! I adored the couple! And I’m curious about those incredible sisters’ entertaining stories! I’m all in for the sequels!Special thanks to Avon and Netgalley to share this wonderful read with me in exchange my honest review!bloginstagramfacebooktwitter

It feels right to be here again, two years after I posted my original review, to scream about the masterpiece that is Get A Life, Chloe Brown once more. Last time, I opened with statements like, “romance isn’t really my jam” and “I’m always skeptical to dip my toes into steamy waters" (hah)Obviously none of that really applies anymore; I now read smut like it’s a 9 to 5. That said, I'll never not give it up for Chloe because she started it all. Let’s re-recap why I love this story so fucking much:The titular woman herself. I’ve read a good handful of Talia Hibbert’s books now, but none of their other MCs speak to me the way this particular Brown sister does. We are so alike it’s stupid. I, too, have made countless ‘get a life’ lists in my time and am enamored by glittery stationery. I love keeping people at a distance and shutting down the moment things get vulnerable. It gives me hope. If this self-proclaimed ‘socially inept control freak’ can find her happy ending, maybe I can too.Red. What a sweet slice of man. What a king. I remember when I first read about him, I was SHOCKED that a love interest could be (and I quote!) generous, caring, nice, and not a douche. Aside from the fact that all those words mean the same thing (someone clearly needed to pry the thesaurus from my overenthusiastic hands), it’s safe to say that Red raised the bar on how I envision a worthwhile romantic hero. As someone who was brought up on the likes of Christian Grey and Travis Maddox, Redford Morgan was a game changer. Suits and six-packs may be hot but emotional intelligence is WAY hotter, and all that. The characters may bring the story to life, but this book’s excellence comes from more than the frivolous fun of posh banter and bedroom escapades. There’s balance. Once again, I’d blame my early 2010’s introduction to the genre for this, but seeing a fictional couple hit realistic hurdles and actually work through them was a phenomenon I’d yet to encounter when I first read Get A Life. But even if that wasn’t the case, even if this was utterly ridiculous in all aspects, I’d rather go down the avenue of cavity-inducing dialogue and a cat-rescue/meet-cute than find out that the man we’re supposed to be rooting for stole the main character’s bloody bedsheets to prove to his friends that he’d managed to fuck her.In short: it’s fluff, it’s fun. These two nerds bring me an almost unparalleled amount of comfort and were the first to do so. Shoutout to T Hibbs for opening my eyes to the wonderful world of written romcoms & upping my standards for what love can be.

This book was so cute and sweet (and steamy)! I enjoyed the banter, smut, and the love interest being so unabashedly in love with the protagonist. I also enjoyed seeing how tender and attentive he was to her chronic condition. My main complaint is that the conflict in the last 1/3 of the book seemed to have come out of nowhere; from there, it started feeling pretty rushed and contrived. I appreciate that the characters ended up communicating and owning up to their issues, but the conflict in the last act was still unnecessary and heavy-handed. I’m glad that it was at least resolved quickly though so things didn’t need to be dragged out.

So CUTE so PURE

Charming romance novel involving a woman with chronic pain and an attitude to mask it and her building’s super, a giant man with long flowing red hair and a tender, wounded heart. Well written, great banter, sexy vibes. Refreshing to see a romance novel about people with real problems while also including all the things we love about romance novels. Took way too long to get to the sex! Just way too long.

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This is the book equivalent of a Double Stuf Oreo. (This is not a typo - for reasons unknowable, the frosting-like contents of an Oreo are branded as “stuf.” With one F. Which somehow makes the already-gross idea of ingesting something as vaguely and euphemistically named as “stuff” even grosser.)https://emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.co...Anyway, it takes an already good thing (an Oreo, or a romance novel) and takes the thing that makes it good (the aforementioned Stuf, or the romance novel stuff I will discuss later), and gives you more of it.I can’t believe it exists, I can’t believe we’re lucky enough to exist in a world in which it exists, and yet I am delighted that these things are true.There is a lot of good stuff between these pages, just as there is a lot of good Stuf between Double Stuf Oreo cookies.I mean, the REPRESENTATION here. The EFFORTLESSNESS of that representation. The depiction of chronic pain, which is not happily ever after’d away, nor is it ignored when it’s not convenient to the plot!Our protagonist, who is fat and black and both of these things are part of the fact that she is beautiful!Our hero, who is recovering from an abusive relationship and not magically free of side effects from it!This is just so representative of so many marginalized identities and so effortlessly good at it. It makes you wonder why more books can’t be like this.That being said...It took me a REALLY long time to get into this story. By “a really long time,” I mean at legitimately the 75% mark. I didn’t feel invested until there were less than a hundred pages to go, but I eventually felt semi-invested and that’s what counts!!Yes, maybe I didn’t start rooting for this couple to get together until Drama Drove Them Apart but still. Who’s to say if that isn’t just because of what’s wrong with me as a person? The best parts of every romance are the Suffering Will They Won’t They parts. Give me season 2 Jim and Pam flirtation over season 4 Jim and Pam relationship any day.Another good thing about this romance and a bad thing about me when it comes to romance: I am incredibly awkward and tend to cringe at any smut scene, but this was well done so thank you to the author for rescuing me from myself on this one.I just want every book to have the cream-to-cookie ratio that this book had. (Did I lose the metaphor?)Bottom line: This book is so miraculous it made me talk too much about Oreos and in doing so apparently lose my mind!!!-------------pre-reviewi am satisfied.review to come / 4 stars I DON'T KNOW-------------tbr reviewnot asking for much from this book, just that it be the cutest thing in existence and make me happy and fill the void within me. you know. casual reading stuff

BOTM pick for November 2019!I've been extremely generous with my 5 star ratings recently, but Talia Hibbert is an author that truly earns every freaking star she receives. She's a national treasure and we do not deserve her, folks. If you enjoy meaningful romances that are as diverse as they are steamy, please do yourself a favor and pick this one up. Dani's story is next in the trilogy, and you bet I'm waiting on pins and needles for it to be released. *FYI, this book does contain graphic sexual content and may not be suitable for all audiences.Me, when I shed my dark, thriller reading persona, and pick up a feel good, steamy romance:*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy.

This was one of my most anticipated books of the year and I am SO happy to report that I loved it just as much as I was hoping I would. Chloe was so strong and smart and hilarious and Red was so swooney and kind and loving and MY HEART IS SO FULL. If you want to read a romance that is equal parts sexy and swooney, look no further. PLUS THERE IS A CAT WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT

THIS WAS TRULY EVERYTHING AHHHH

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Can I get more of the world's most adorable ginger ironically named Red? I don't think 370 pages were enough.

tw: recovering from an abusive relationshipThis book was a delight. Hate-to-love with lots of banter and a sort of opposites attract. The chronic illness rep was amazing. While I myself do not have a chronic illness, my best friend does and we talk about how that effects daily life. The entire time I was reading this all I could think of is "she has to read this!"What I especially loved about the relationship is encapsulated by this line: "I need you. I'm desperate for you. I'm something without you and I'll survive without you, but I don't fucking want to." Some romances have a hard time depicting love without co-dependence and these two were able to be two separate individuals who wanted to be together, and also wanted to be better, both for themselves and each other. This had some heavier topics, but always had an air of hope and understanding, and depicted how relationships need work. What keeps this from being a 5 star for me is two things. First, 5 star romances for me have to provoke an emotional reaction for me (typically consisting of me experiencing butterflies on behalf of the couple and/or kicking my feet in giddiness while reading) and this fell juuuuuust below that. Second, while the sex scenes weren't bad, I did find them jarring as this book has a sweet tone and then the sex scenes turn to the characters (particularly Red) busting out some smutty dirty talk and behavior. Which is fine! Just jarring imo. Also the characters do the thing where they think about each other sexually a lot, which again is fine, but something that pulls me a bit out of the story as that's not personally how I experience attraction. BUT, I will say this book did it better than other books that have done the same thing, as it's kept more jokey and doesn't take itself too seriously.I plan to read more books by Talia Hibbert and continue with this series. Also, Sarah-Jane, READ THIS BOOK!

A wonderful, sweet and sexy tale of enemies to lovers, but also an emotional story about healing 😍I loved this book soooo much! This was hands down my favourite romance book of the year so far! I had already read, and loved A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert, so I was so excited to get an ARC of Get a Life, Chloe Brown. I love the diversity in this author's books, but also the unexpected emotional depth. I must also mention the author's note at the start. She actually included a trigger warning for healing from emotional abuse, and that was much appreciated.Chloe Brown, a chronically ill website designer almost got hit by a car, and she realised that she hadn't really been living her best life at all, so she made a plan and a list (she was really great at those) of things that she wanted to do so she could get a life.Red, the superintendent of Chloe's new flat and a sexy artist, seemed to like everyone but Chloe! After they both make incorrect assumptions about each other, they got off on the wrong foot, but could he help her with her list?!Lets see so this had realistic and likeable characters, the two main character's Chloe and Red were everything! I felt such a connection to them both, and just fell in love with them. Chloe was smart, strong, snarky, hilarious and adorable! She came across as rude to start with, but that was just her armour, her defence mechanism if you like, to protect herself from being hurt. She was so relatable with her nerdiness, and her lists! I really felt for Chloe, life had certainly thrown some shit her way.Red...Oh my gosh, I do not usually go for men with long hair, but Redford Morgan can do no wrong in my eyes! 😍 He had flaws, and a past, but he was so open and honest, and had such a sensitive soul. He was kind, loving and mature, which was so refreshing. I just adored him!The secondary characters were also interesting. I loved Chloe's sisters, and her relationship with them, and Gigi was just awesome! Any of them could have their own book! I also liked Red's friend Vik, and their friendship.I don't have any personal experience of living with chronic pain, but I felt that this book handled it really well. Chloe suffered from fibromyalgia and also with fatigue because her illness affected her sleep. I liked the way the book showed how Chloe dealt with her illness, how she managed her pain and her day to day life. It felt authentic.This book... gosh it touched on so many things....1) The different types of healing, both physical and emotional.2) Wrong assumptions made by judging someone on your first impression of them-which I am definitely guilty of sometimes!3) Getting out of your comfort zone.4) Positive body image. Chloe Brown was a curvy, plus size black woman, but her size was not talked about at all! Her size didn't define her, and she was a sexy, confident woman! I loved that about her, she owned her body, and I am so inspired by her!5) It's not just women who suffer from emotional abuse.6) Making new friends, trusting them and putting yourself out there!It was all so lovely!Chloe and Red had some chemistry that's for sure! They had great banter, and there were a few very steamy scenes! Most of all though, they were so good for each other!I must have gone through nearly every emotion reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown, and when I had finished reading, I felt like I could float away, I had such a grin on my face! This book had such heart, and I fell hard for it. I cannot recommend it enough, in fact I will be buying a copy of it on November 5th when it is published, and devouring it again very shortly!Many thanks to Edelweiss and Jessica Lyons at HarperCollins for my digital review copy in exchange for an honest review.------------------------------------------------------------------------------All the stars!!! I'm so bloody emotional after reading this! Red and Chloe are the sweetest and must be protected at all costs.Review to come once I stop swooning ❤️☺️😂

4.5 starsI absolutely loved this book so much. Chloe Brown as a character was one of my favorite parts of the book; I found her to be so funny and loved her sarcasm so much. I also really enjoyed Red as a character too and particularly loved his scene when he explains his past. The characters both just felt so well developed in my opinion. The romance was also adorable and I shipped them so much! The only reason it’s not the full 5 stars for me is because during the steamy scenes, two particular words were used several times, and I just couldn’t take them seriously. However, if anyone is looking for a new adult romance book to read, I would highly recommend picking this up!I also did a reading vlog on the book on my YouTube channel, you can check out the video here to hear more of my thoughts: https://youtu.be/iNfmdqmrmsw

ARC provided by Avon in exchange for an honest review.Protect Talia Hibbert (and her masterpieces of stories) at all costs