Eve, the youngest of the Brown sisters, get a chance to prove that she's got this adulting thing on lock when she nabs a job as the chef of a bed and breakfast, but her new gig is threatened by her sexy boss Jacob. The two of them can't quite seem to get along, but their chemistry keeps bringing them back together, despite their respective reservations about falling in love.

I finished this book in one night because I couldn't bear to part with the characters and their love story once I got started. I say this every time, but Talia Hibbert is a wizard when it comes to telling love stories, especially when the main character is a Black woman, and "Act Your Age, Eve Brown" (and the other books in this seres) is a testament to that skillset. Sexy, emotional, and swoon-inducing, this is the perfect end to a perfect book series.

This book was very adorable. However it was a slow start for me. With the other two books I got sucked in immediately. This one took longer to really grab me. I would definitely recommend this to people who I know love this genre. I am very happy with all three books in this series. And am very excited to read more by this author all and all very cute and even some great steam.

The goddess who blesses us with sarcastic Black women, loving male partners and toe-curlingly good romance AKA Talia Hibbert has finished the Brown Sisters series with a bang (hehe pun intended).

Act Your Age, Eve Brown follows the youngest of the sisters who can’t seem to hold down a job despite her heartfelt efforts. So her parents give her an ultimatum; keep a job, or be cut off. Off Eve goes to secure a job when she meets Jacob, the owner of a countryside B&B, and… runs him over. Grumpy and proper Jacob Wayne is left with no choice but to hire Eve as he recuperates from a broken arm. And of course, romantic shenanigans ensue.

Readers of the series have seen Eve before where she appears the typical flighty little sister with almost-accurate vocabulary usage. In Act Your Age, Eve Brown, we get to peek behind the curtains and understand Eve is insecure and uncertain of her own talents. She has so much earnest care to give but is unsure where to give it. I could feel Eve’s anguish; she wanted to make her parents proud, to show she’s a hard worker but had no idea how.

The theme of insecurity is what unites the two main characters. Jacob, aka Mr. Rigid, was neglected as a child and relies on stability and protocol. While he seems cold and exacting, Eve sees the truth. He’s fearful of people leaving him behind choosing to push people away to feel safe.

“That was the point, really. He wanted her to stay, and he needed her to know it. Because he suspected people had let Eve go far too easily, in the past. That she was uncertain sometimes, just like him.”

Jacob and Eve actually can’t stand each other initially, but like all enemies-to-lovers tropes, the chemistry cannot be ignored. For me, the best part of the novel, and Jacob and Eve’s relationship was how well the saw each other, how well they saw through the masks they wore to protect the fleshy vulnerable person beneath. They both understood that hidden person and loved them. It’s the sweetest thing to read.

The Brown Sisters series exemplifies everything that I think makes excellent contemporary romance or just straight-up good fiction. Hibbert creates characters who are real and representative; Black, Muslim, on the spectrum, queer, chronically ill, etc. Her writing is clear, emotive, and carries the reader along the characters’ journey a self-growth. They are shear joy to read.

This book is the third in a series by Hibbert and having read all three, I am delighted with this book. They do occur chronologically, so I recommend starting at the beginning with "Get a Life, Chloe Brown!".

Each book follows one of the three Brown sisters and this one is focused on Eve. Having grown up in a life of privilege, Eve finds herself in still living at home as an adult without any real big plans for the future. She seems to fail at everything she does, so she's gained a habit of giving up before the inevitable failure sets in.

When her parents put their foot down about Eve finding herself a career, she ends up driving aimlessly around the countryside to put it out of her mind. And that is when she discovers a charming bed and breakfast that is hiring a chef. During the interview she clashes with the the owner, Jacob, but through a series of mishaps ends up cooking breakfast for guests the very next day.

This romance is charming and sweet and represents neurodivergent characters as full people instead of a list of symptoms. I enjoyed it thoroughly and look forward to what Talia Hibbert has planned next.

Another delightful journey with one of the Brown sisters. A bit of an enemies to lovers and one bed type story. Jacob was a sweet and interesting hero. You don't see a ton of them but there are some fun side characters I would like to see have a series of their own.

Eve Brown is the youngest of the three Brown sisters and wants her family to see her as the adult she is and not the baby of the family. To set out on her own, she gets a job at a quaint bed-and-breakfast even though she bombed the interview and ran over her new boss. However Jacob is in desperate need for help around the B&B and decides to give Eve a chance. Through their shared partnership, Eve and Jacob grow as individuals and as a couple in a society that underestimates them.

I adored this book! thank you netgalley for providing me with an arc!

eve was just such a relatable character for me and her personality was just on that I loved. I feel like I was literally eve haha. if only I had a b&b to go work at with a grumpy - and very hot - boss. I loved the dynamic of eve and jacob. at first I didn't understand the fast attraction, the build didn't feel long enough or like we saw enough to really feel their feelings? but then jacob called eve sunshine and I lost it! I was totally invested, who wouldn't want to be sunshine for someone?

talia hibbert has such a graceful way of tackling her characters that educates not only the characters but the reader also with real fact and traits instead of what are stereotyped (and often wrong).

I am going to miss the brown sisters since they just were so unique and have a big place in my heart. but I will always look forward to more books from hibbert. I can't wait for the next book/series to get invested in!

This was amazing. So satisfying. I love the Brown family so much and I wish this didn't have to end.

I was provided an ARC copy of this title through NetGalley - very, very much appreciated!

This is the third installment in the Brown Sister Trilogy by Talia Hibbert (and I hope it keeps going in some capacity) and I think it is my favorite of the three. I related to Eve and her drive to find out who she is. The communication between her and Jacob is healthy and honest and straight forward - though they do still have some rough patches of doubt and trust to deal with. I absolutely loved it and feel I will be rereading the trilogy in the future. If you liked the first two, this one is sure to please.

A beautiful end to the Brown Sisters Trilogy! Eve is the baby, spoiled, sweet, and used to giving up when she meets resistance or faces failure. Jacob is blunt, a perfectionist, and so unexpectedly sweet. Watching them fall for each other, dealing with their own insecurities, was such a delight! Can't wait to add this book to my collection next year. Thank you netgalley for an early review copy!

I love Talia Hibbert's spin on romance! There's always more to her books than you might expect there to be & it's wonderful! This book is no exception, definitely read about all of the Brown sisters!!

Continuing from the first two really great books about the Brown Sisters, this final installation did not disappoint, gently introducing some contemporary issues (what is autism, how is it identified, etc.) while wooing readers with some hot sexy times and fairytale country living.

I LOVE EVE BROWN!!

TL;DR:
- 5 stars
- Content warnings: fatphobia, autistic characters, discovery of neurodivergence
- Absolutely LOVED this one. Eve is my favorite Brown sister (but don't tell the others). She's so real in her vulnerabilities and I love the way she discovers herself and her passions and LOVE over the course of this novel.

Loved:
- Eve has long been the best sister in my eyes. The breezy but loving way she came across in both Chloe and Dani's novels was like a breath of fresh air (or sunshine, if you ask Jacob). I don't know if I have some kind of synesthesia (I'm fully aware this sounds pretentious, I'm sorry), or what, but her story came across like splashes of lavender and sunshine yellow in my mind while I was reading (which is fitting, given some of the details of the novel). It was so delightful to read her story and feel like it so perfectly encapsulated who she was. Anyway. Talia Hibbert is an amazing writer and I thank whatever higher powers that she wrote Eve, because I love her.
- Jacob is also wonderful, but I think more than that, their relationship was so well written. Both Jacob and Eve had various reasons not to believe in their relationships or passions, respectively, but they showed each other such compassion and love. They were like, quite literally, meant for each other. And it's just really cute and wonderful to read that for 2 people who aren't beautiful bleach-blonde WASPs. Representation is AMAZING!
- I really really love that both leads find understanding in each others' neurodivergence. I really really love the way that Eve accepted herself. I also really really love the tiny detail about how she wants to share her newfound knowledge with her family, and how she wants it to be casual. That was special.
- Finally, as with the other two sisters, the conflict is not overdrawn. It is the perfect length. I was so scared it was going to hurt so much (like I have been by really toxic or violent conflicts in other romances), but this was very realistic! It still hurt. But it was surmountable.

Less into:
- I will be unable to read any other romances without comparing them to this trilogy. So that sucks. In the best way.

Overall amazing. I won't continue to blather about how much I loved it. Worth picking up if you like realistic diverse leads, lovely sunny people in love, love in general, love in specific, etc.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley (THANK YOU SO MUCH). All opinions are my own.

I enjoyed reading Hibbert's first two novels in the Brown romance series through NetGalley, and it's no exception with the third.
As always, Hibbert's charming if slightly unhinged female leads caused me to laugh out loud. Surprisingly though, it was the male romantic interest that tugged my heart strings more in ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN, which was not the case with its predecessors.

Eve is definitely a relatable character to the many millenials and Gen Z readers still at home with parents-at least now they have Covid-19 to blame-and although the B&B trope seems tired, the well-developed characters and humor make this a special read.

Thank you Avon and Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the ARC!

The character's of this book learning to accept themselves while actively supporting one another was heartwarming. It was a nice love story full of self discovery and acceptance. The characters were a lot of fun. I am hoping to see the twins in a future book. I am hoping this author publishes more books.

I knew from the start that I was going to adore this book. I instantly clicked with Eve’s personality and I instantly fell for Jacob. I loved that we first met Jacob while he was talking with his best friend because I’m a firm believer that the best way to get to know a character is having them interact with their friends.

Talia Hibbert manages to maker her contemporary romances feel so utterly magical, and it all comes down to her brilliant writing style. Though we are in the real world, she makes everything seem brighter, more colourful and wonderful. This shows through in her characters, settings, and the relationships she creates.

I genuinely feel like this is my favourite out of the entire Brown sister trilogy and I definitely wasn’t expecting that. I loved Chloe’s story so much that I was shocked when I managed to love Dani’s story even more. But colour me surprised when the same thing happened here with Eve’s story! Though my personality is very different than Eve’s, I just clicked with her right off of the bat.

Jacob and Eve’s chemistry is sizzling! From the very beginning, Eve gets under Jacob’s skin and it was absolutely brilliant to watch play out. Their banter was amazing and their oppositeness attracted like crazy. Eve is outgoing and colourful and fun where as Jacob is reserved and uptight and careful. They were so perfect for each other and it was obvious to me from the very start.

Though I cannot speak for it, there is autism rep in this book. I do not personally have autism, but I do have quite a few extended family members who do have it and I feel like, from what I know, it was brilliantly done. It was added in such an incredibly heartfelt way and you can tell how important it was to Talia to add it into her book and to get it right.

Another thing Talia Hibbert does wonderfully is her third act conflicts. I know it can be annoying in romance novels when we get to that third act conflict, but Hibbert creates them in such a way that is so beautifully genuine to the story and it’s characters. They never come out of left field. And she never lets them linger too long, her characters are always quick to solve them.

This was truly brilliant. I am so excited for everyone to be able to read this when it publishes and I cannot wait to buy my own copy!

thank you to netgalley and harpercollins for provided me with a digital advanced readers copy!

I absolutely loved this book! I feel like every book in this series got even better. It had such great character development of Eve & Jacob, I also loved how their autism was represented. There was a wonderful banter between them & the romance was very believable. Even though there was conflict it made sense in relation to their character traits.

This was fine. It didn't do anything special for me, but I didn't dislike it - I just can't fathom thinking about it again now that I've finished it. However, I hadn't read the earlier books in the series so I wasn't already invested, which usually helps. I liked that the book acknowledged the power differentials in the relationship (employee/employer) but didn't make it a THING - yes, I know it's obviously an issue in the real world but it's romantic fiction, I don't want to read chapter after chapter of boring justification. I think I would've liked more about the actual B&B? The setting is so cute in theory, I would've liked more of Eve and Jacob interacting with the patrons. I also would've liked the actual festival to matter more.

I didn't know how Talia Hibbert could top the first two books in the series, but Act Your Age, Eve Brown is her best yet! A Laugh out loud funny romance with main characters you are rooting for from start to finish, you can't go wrong with this book!

The bad news: Act Your Age, Eve Brown marks the end of the Brown Sisters trilogy.

The good news: Talia Hibbert ended things on a HIGH AF note because she continues to bless us every single damn day.

Take a Hint, Dani Brown, the second book in this series, was always going to be a tough act to follow, but I think Eve Brown's story somehow did it. Hibbert is truly a queen, legend, and icon when it comes to snappy dialogue and crisp banter, and the agitation and long-simmering tension between Eve and Jacob truly lets that shine. Plus, the fact that she created multifaceted characters on the spectrum (who have honest-to-God PERSONALITIES) with so much tender love and care makes me adore her even more.

Ugh, I've 100% got a hardcore book hangover from this one.

Content warning: Discussions of neglectful parents, discussions of ableism