Utterly delightful. Talia Hibbert delivers a persnickety woman who is unequivocally herself and finds her match in a man who loves her exactly as she is. Both Chloe and Red have their own relationship baggage to work out, which makes their love story refreshingly realistic. Highly recommended.

Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert was a delight of a love story. What I loved most is this was so true to life. Rather than avoiding the complicated emotions and baggage that we can bring into relationships, this story made them a central component. After a near death experience, Chloe decides she wants to get more out of life. She comes up with a list of tasks that will help her to do this, and she gets to work. Along the way, she brings Red Morgan, her apartment complex's handyman in to help her with her goals. With this, Chloe feels a certain kind of way about Red, and he feels a certain kind of way about her. In addition, they bring the negative impact of previous relationships and how they feel about themselves into the mix. I again so appreciated this was a story that had a dimension of realness to it. Rather than knowing this was story where I could figure out the ending, and it was just how characters took on faux obstacles, this had authenticity. Chloe's story was such an endearing one, and I found myself cheering for her as she worked to redefine herself and learn she was worthy of love and all the adventures in life. I owe a thanks to NetGalley for the look at this December release.

This book made me smile so much! It is own voices, has chronic illness rep, and shows that males go through toxic relationships as well. Chloe and Red have an enemies, to friends, to lovers relationship... and it’s honestly goals. An excellent mix of humor, discussion of deep topics, and plenty of steamy scenes. So blessed that this will be a series!

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown follows, you guessed it, Chloe Brown. She's navigating her somewhat newly found independence and an ongoing tension with the maintenance man at her apartment building, Redford. Chloe has worked up a list of things she wants to do in order to get a life of her own, and she ends up enlisting Red for help.

This was such a sweet story, and I really loved Chloe's characterization. She was a fresh take on the romance novel lead character, and it was a joy to read about her life. Red was also such a sweet love interest. Their relationship felt realistic and not forced, which was great.

I really enjoyed Talia Hibbert's writing, and I'm looking forward to reading more from her!

The synopsis on this book was wonderful but the execution was lacking. I was definitely going into this one with a lot of hopes and expectations. I was expecting a quick, quirky romance story. What I received was just meh. It took me a very long time to get into this story and I was not expecting to struggle through this romance. The characters were not all that interesting. I enjoyed certain aspects of each character, but overall there was a lack of chemistry between all of the characters including the dialogue between other minor characters. The sex scenes were also very flat, the dialogue in those "steamy" parts just didn't fit my understanding of the characters. What I enjoyed was the own voices perspective regarding chronic pain and etc. Overall, the romance is what was lacking and caused me to lose interest all together. Despite this I am willing to give the author another chance. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

“Bravery wasn’t an identity so much as a choice.”
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THIS BOOK. I read it Wednesday in one night and I absolutely loved it. It was steamy, it was sweet, it was fun, it was deep. The story follows the relationship between Chloe Brown and Redford ‘Red’ Morgan. They are Two people who have been broken by past relationships. Found their own ways to cope with their feelings. Together they were able to help each other heal their wounds.
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This book has so many lovely, real, and fun facets to it. Chloe lives with chronic pain. The story talks about what she has gone through physically and mentally dealing with her invisible illness. But this book isn’t only deep and sad. There are a lot of funny lines and a couple great Harry Potter references. The romance is steamy, but in the end story is more about friendship and healing.
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Definitely recommend this one for those looking for a romance with some weight. It is being released November 5.
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TW - physical/emotional abuse; chronic illness; depression/anxiety

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 ✏️ ⁣
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Chloe Brown is a chronically ill web designer with a plan. After a near death experience Chloe realizes that she has no life. That her chronic illness has kept her from doing just about anything. So she creates a “get a life” list.⁣
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Move out of her family's Mansion.⁣
Enjoy a drunken night out.⁣
Go Camping.⁣
Have meaningless sex but thoroughly enjoyable sex.⁣
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But being bad is not easy. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows Red Morgan is perfect for the job. Red is Chloe’s apartment complex superintendent with tattooed, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He is also an artist who paints half naked in front of his window, which happens to be directly across from Chloe. ⁣
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But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things are about that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe’s wealth. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior..⁣
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This was so quirky! Chloe comes off as a bit of a snob at the beginning but we see her shell crumble a little bit each chapter. This book talks about fibromyalgia and relationship abuse, so if that is a trigger for you, you may not want to read this! I personally had a hard time getting fully into the story at first. Despite Red’s past, he was so sweet to Chloe and could tell when she was hurting and took extra precautions when it came to her pain. There was a lot more to this story that just a cute rom-com. The more serious topics are what made this story great for me! ⁣
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Thank you @avonbooks for this finished copy in exchange for an honest review! ⁣

Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for sending this to me!!

This was one of my most anticipated romances of the year and I’m super excited that it lived up to all the hype!! It’s just as perfect as it sounds!!! This made me SO SO happy!!! It was so SWEET, HEARTWARMING, and left me with a huge smile on my face!!!

The writing was witty, fun and so British!! I loved it! This follows chronically ill badass, Chloe Brown who decides to create a “Get a Life” list with the help of Red, an artists who’s dealing with learning how to move on from his past mistakes. THESE TWO WERE FIRE TOGETHER!! Sooooo much chemistry!!!! I LOVED the representation in this and it’s so incredibly important! I related so much to Chloe but I also related to Red, it was such a great balance for me!

Chloe is so brave, so strong and so witty. The way she learned to love herself had me tearing up and getting all emotional. It was so heartwarming and so refreshing. I absolutely loved her and I rooted for her at every page. Red was so lovable, sweet and caring. I loved the way these two balanced each other out and I loved how they slowly grew from enemies, to friends, to lovers. Everything about their relationship was goals. The way they looked out for each other, the way they were both battling their own inner demons but still pushed past it to come together, it left me feeling so FULL. THIS IS WHAT ROMANCE IS ALL ABOUT!

I’m beyond excited to read more in this series and everything else this author comes out with! Definitely go pick this up on November 5th if you want to curl up with a beautiful, heartwarming story!!!

I love Chloe!

Chloe Brown has made a list of what she wants to do after she has been ill with a chronic disease that almost ended her life. Chloe’s smothering family doesn’t want her to move out but moving is one of the things on her list. Chloe manages her life around the pain that she is in daily but when she meets Redford ‘Red’ Morgan, things change and she has someone that always helps her cross off the stuff on her list that she has never experienced. Red manages the building while he is putting his life back together after dealing with an ex-girlfriend that was abusive to him while he was making a name for himself as a painter.

I like the book in how it treated a chronic disease because that part hits home to me for various reasons and it shows how Chloe and Red both deal with it together because that what love is, helping the person you love deal with something that can’t be cured, only managed.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I found Chloe and Red's story cute and engaging. Chloe is one of three Brown sisters (I was happy to see that her sisters Dani and Eve are going to get their own books!). Chloe was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and has been living a relatively isolated life as she deals with chronic pain. She is close with her family, especially her grandmother and her sisters. Something happens early in the book that makes Chloe determined to 'get a life' despite her illness. She moves out of the family home into a flat where the superintendent, Red, is processing through his own troubles. Chloe and Red have sparks and watching them figure out if they are good or bad sparks is a lot of fun. I love romances where a character really needs to fall in love with themself in order to let themself fall in love with someone else (hope that makes sense). Chloe and Red are both working on self-acceptance and they complement each other nicely. I will definitely be returning for the next book in the series.

Just a warning- there is a lot of swearing and explicit 'open door' sex scenes. I know for some that might be a deal breaker.

Thanks to HarperCollins Publishers and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

5/5 stars!
Wow. Okay I loved this book. L O V E D it. One of my favorite parts of this was that we got such an amazing main character with a chronic illness. The rep for that was done so so well and on more than one occasion I found myself nodding and saying “that's how I feel too!” As someone with a chronic illness I think it’s so important that we’re seeing more representation and I love that we got to see it in a romance book. And speaking of the romance aspect. It was SO CUTE. I loved Red with absolutely my whole heart. I loved how he didn’t think any differently of Chloe after he learned about her illness and that he treated the situation with respect. Their banter was so good and I was rooting for them from the get go.I could go on and on about this book. I would absolutely recommend picking this up if you’re in the mood for an adorable romance!

Living with fibromyalgia and always erring on the side of caution, Chloe makes a bucket list of activities that deem herself as “getting a life” after a near death experience. And, she enlists her attractive, bad-boy superintendent (an artist who is covered in tattoos and drives a motorbike) to help tackle them. Her sisters all dote over said superintendent, and little does she know, said superintendent may actually have an attraction toward her. Are the feelings mutual?

A romantic comedy infused with witty humor and characters full of personality will leave you feeling uplifted. Chloe is quirky, different, a strong woman of color; I couldn’t help but love her. If you’re a fan of The Hating Game, be sure to check this one out!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books for providing me this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Great characters and an unusual premise make this book a refreshing change from more typical romances. That being said, be careful when recommending this to readers who are looking for more traditional romantic scenes and language.

I absolutely LOVED Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Enemies to lovers! Slow burn! A little bit of forbidden love! This was so good! I love that we have representation of living with a chronic illness. I love that the heroine is the grumpy one and the hero is this bright and bubbly personality. I loved each character's "redemption" arc- without giving too much away I will say that the hero and heroine were each on their own separate journeys in addition to their journey to each other and it was so good. I loved Redford, I loved how BAD he had it pretty much from the get-go. I will not hesitate to recommend to this to fans of books like The Kiss Quotient.

This is such a sweet romance! I loved reading about characters with chronic illness and anxiety in a book that wasn't didn't treat those things as a problem that could be solved with love, but as conditions the characters live with that don't prevent them from falling in love. It's such a wonderful romance, and I really enjoyed reading it.

I hate to say this, but I really disliked this book. I felt the writing was just ok and the story extremely predictable. I also have to say I absolutely hated how someone dealing with fibromyalgia and that specific topic perpetuated the romance in this book. I know people who suffer from this, and I just thought that was extremely distasteful.

I know this book is getting a lot of buzz, but this one was not for me at all.

Thank you NetGally and Avon for an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars

This contemporary romance, set in England, follows web designer Chloe Brown, a guarded woman dealing with her fibromyalgia diagnosis, and Redford Morgan, an artist-turned-property-manager, who's dealing with insecurity and the aftermath of a traumatizing relationship. Our story kicks off when Chloe undergoes a near-death experience and decides that she needs to, well, get a life--to stop being afraid to make bold life decisions and go out and experience the world. She initiates this by moving out of her family's house, but stalls trying to accomplish any of the next few tasks (ride a motorcycle, travel the world with minimal luggage, have meaningless sex, etc) until she meets Red, who she seems to think is the sort of "dangerous" guy who could help her with her list, but who in actuality is a complete sweetheart who happens to ride a motorcycle. While working through Chloe's list, with some necessary modifications, the two confront their mistaken first impressions of each other (Red assumes Chloe is a rich snob, Chloe assumes Red is carefree and full of himself) and end up falling for each other.

There's a lot to like about Chloe Brown, chief among them being the titular main character. Chloe is smart and fierce, but she's also grappling with a lot of insecurities and still working on figuring herself out, especially in the context of the aftermath of her fibromyalgia diagnosis. She's instantly likable, and scenes from her perspective are hilarious, full of surprising quips and witty observations; she's a character I would happily spend more time with. I would also be completely on board with more books involving Chloe's family, since her two awesome sisters and badass grandmother stole every scene they were in. I wasn't as much of a fan of her love interest, Red, who wasn't nearly as charismatic of a viewpoint character, and I felt that their romance, once it began, progressed much more quickly than felt natural. But there was another issue I had while reading this book, which I'm probably going to explain terribly, and which probably will be a reason many people love this one. 

At risk of sounding like a terribly cynical person, I was taken aback by how considerately everyone treated each other in this book. Let me explain: Chloe Brown is ostensibly a hate-to-love romance, but the main characters never actually hate each other, and even if they make certain assumptions, they always treat each other with an abundance of consideration and respect. There are misunderstandings and disagreements, sure, but they're all dealt with incredibly nicely. Which is fine! It's fiction, it's a romance novel, I totally understand that respect, consideration, and niceness are how we should all treat one another in life and in relationships. But for me, a lot of the time it did feel unrealistic, as people tend to be much more imperfect and messy when it comes to emotions, and although I can of course suspend disbelief when it comes to fiction and romance a lot of the time, I think I'd have preferred a messier story to a more perfect one. I think a lot of people might disagree with me on that, but I think it comes down to a matter of preferences in romance: I tend to like a little less ease and a little more angst, whereas Chloe Brown definitely falls into the "sweet" category, which was why, although I did overall enjoy the read, it didn't get a higher rating from me.

I received an eARC of Get a Life, Chloe Brown from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown was one of my favorite books this year! I loved this sweet, funny and endearing story of Chloe’s real honest attempt to actually get herself a life. After a harrowing experience, Chloe decides it is time to take care of herself and moves into her own apartment for the very first time. Following her own list of things to accomplish, Chloe is determined to turn things around for herself. It is in her apartment building that Chloe meets Redford, the super hunky superintendent. Redford is on his own quest to make changes in his life, reeling from a recent devastating break-up, this ex-artist needs to find his way back to painting. Author Talia Hibbert did a fantastic job incorporating Chloe’s illness into her story and provided a realistic story line of how debilitating and frustrating it can be to get through each day in pain. It was a joy to watch Chloe blossom with her confidence, independence and success as she marks things off her list. There were so many small details of this novel that were enjoyable and relatable. Chloe’s relationships with her sisters, her successful career and her fashion choices were just a few of the delights in Chloe’s story line. I will not hesitate to recommend Get a Life, Chloe Brown this year to all that seek a delightful, heart-filled story with witty and lovely characters. I am already eagerly anticipating the novels that follow in this series!

A sincere thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Here's the thing... I'm learning this about myself as I get older, I'm becoming a major prude. That plays an enormous role in why I just couldn't love this book. I know I'm in the minority here, and there were parts that I did thoroughly enjoy, in fact most of the book was highly enjoyable, however, the sex scenes were just too much for me. The use of the "C" word (don't make me spell it out... four letters, usually used derogatorily about a woman's genitals) during those sex scenes really sealed the deal for me. Same with the "P" word. Nope, can't deal with it.

But, like I've said, there are parts I thought were great. I love that Chloe didn't fit into what is for the most part considered a traditional romance novel mold. She is a black woman living with a disability and she wants what we all want, go figure! She wants to live her life to the fullest, so she creates a list of things to do to help break out of the monotony of her current daily life. She has wants and needs, just like the rest of society! She doesn't start out as a lovable character, but by the end it's impossible not to cheer her on.

I wish I could get over the over the top steamy parts because this book was otherwise really fun. Four stars if the steamy parts were tamed down. If you're okay with those parts, this book is entertaining and overall enjoyable.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown was such a fun book to read. I picked it up because I was in the mood for a romantic comedy and am so glad that I did. Talia Hibbert may be an autobuy author for me now. Her characters are so relatable and their banter had me smiling. Definitely will buy and can’t wait for whatever Talia comes out with next.