Rating: 4.5
Delightful story about two quirky and interesting people who grow from misunderstanding each other to learning that they fit together like puzzle pieces. First half of the book concentrates on the development of Eve, as she learns who she is and finally trusts in her abilities. She and Jacob are well crafted characters and you root for them in the best ways. Eve brings sunshine into your life as you read about her caring for the guest of the BnB while singing the song in her heart.

After about half way into the book the plot turns to the development of a physical relationship between the two MC, and I have to say, I was disappointed at the shift in focus. I was caught up in the growth of Eve and felt like that thread was abandoned.

Thrilled that the female MC character arc did not end with a marriage proposal, but a promotion!

Reader Advisory: Although a series, each book can be read as a stand alone, but you'll want to read them all eventually. Best to start at the beginning, but not necessary.

I seem to be in the minority but I'm not in love with these books. I liked the first two but I didn't have a huge connection or anything. This one was probably my least favorite. The main thing is that I can't get over how NOT cute their meet-cute is. She literally backed her car into him and broke his arm and what seemed like a concussion. That's not some 'tell me that ha ha funny story of how you met your boyfriend' kind of story to me. I couldn't connect to Eve or Jacob at all either. I like that autism is represented in this book because there's not enough positive representation in romcoms but it just made it harder for me to connect. Also, please see my eyes rolling at the love scenes because while I thought the scenes in the first two books were good, these were fanfic-y and cringe worthy to me. They're so insta-lusty at times and it got old fast. I found some of the book sluggish and thought it could be even shorter. It was underwhelming and I didn't care about anybody after a point but pushed myself to finish. Don't recommend.

This was by far the best Brown sisters' book in my opinion. Talia Hibbert just seems to get better with every new novel that she writes, and I can't wait to see what else she gets into.
Eve and Jacob made the cutest couple, they match each other in so many tiny ways. Every moment was either swoon-worthy or steamy and sometimes it was both. The Bed and Breakfast made the perfect backdrop for the story and the side characters made me wish they were real people.
This book made me laugh out loud so many times but it never took away from the giddy feelings of watching this couple fall in love. This book was a perfect balance.

Sweet, soft, hilarious, and very sexy—an absolute delight of a book.

Eve's fears of being a failure or a disappointment with regards to a career are especially relatable for me right now, so I was worried it would be too tender a subject. But Talia Hibbert has crafted a gentle, kind, forgiving narrative, and I loved it the whole way through.

Eve and Jacob are wonderful, fully fleshed-out characters, and while they both have their flaws, they are also both incredibly caring, especially with the way they respect, listen to, and take care of one another. That, combined with the perfect amount of incredibly steamy scenes, made this an instant favorite book of 2021.

I received a digital advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have been a huge fan of this series and was sad to see it end. I loved seeing Eve grow and find her passion in this story, while staying true to herself which is SO important. It was also nice to read about a male character who has autism as well. I enjoyed seeing the other couples as well. I must say the sex scenes between Jacob and Eve were SCORCHING hot and I loved the body positivity rep in this book as well.

As usual, Hibbert has a deep, nuanced understanding of everything that is best about romance. The Brown sisters have all been lovingly drawn, their love stories sweeping, and their relationship with each other a joy. Eve and Jacob are perfectly matched, bringing out the best in each other and making each other feel at home. This book will fill up your heart.

Fabulous book, maybe my favorite by Talia Hibbert so far! Sweet and spicy romance, as always, she does a wonderful job representing people from diverse backgrounds and abilities. Love her sense of humor and it was great to see Eve's character grow!

I largely enjoyed this book for the representation of neurodiverse and diverse characters. I was a little hung up by how quickly Eve breezes past realizing she might be autistic. It felt like it was some sort of big buildup moment that just abruptly ended and was never mentioned again.

Eve and Jacob's love story is full of dirty jokes, laugh-out-lough belly-shaking humor. This couple is flaw and watching them grow in themselves and their is one hell of a ride.

This was a highly anticipated read for since I absolutely adored the other two Brown sister books

Eve is adorable--truly can't help but love her. I loved the themes of self-love and being unapologetically yourself. Even though Eve and Jacob are absolute polar opposites, you get so involved in their relationship. I mean they do say opposites attract?

If you've read any of Hibbert's books before you know she brings the STEAM factor 100% and holds nothing back, I mean nothing.

I'm so sad the Brown sister books are over.

Tally this one in the column for “Books Everyone LOVES - Except E-Reader Addict.” And I was really, really looking forward to this one, too.

With two older sisters who have good careers and solid relationships, Eve Brown feels like a failure. Even more so when her parents cut off access to her trust fund payments until she can hold down a job for a year.

Hurt and needing time to clear her head, Eve goes for a drive and, long story short, finds herself with a job as head chef at a bed and breakfast. Nevermind she sorta got it by default when she hit the owner with her car and broke his arm. But Eve finds she loves cooking for the guests and meeting their needs. Even more surprising…she finds herself falling in love with the mildly cranky, super-organized B&B owner who has a whole set of issues of his own to deal with.

It took me seven days to get through this book and I’m not exactly sure why. Talia Hibbert is an amazing writer - her wordplay is immensely amusing and her character building is fantastic. I loved both Eve and Jacob and thoroughly enjoyed the sidecast of supporting characters. The witty banter between the hero and heroine was superb, and I loved the sunshine vs grump dynamic in this story. Eve’s “wheels off” personality was a continual clash with Jacob’s notebook-guided life, providing ample laugh-out-loud moments. The storyline was comical and heartwarming - woman hits man with her car so she stays around to help him while he heals from the injuries she caused and in the process finds her way in life. This was an effortlessly humorous story.

But it just didn’t work for me. Part of it may be because there’s lots of internal musing about how hawt the other is. Lots of internal musings, in general, actually. And while the narrative is very entertaining, it didn’t do much to move the story along at a pace that kept me engaged. I couldn’t ever get through more than two chapters at a time before my attention was pulled elsewhere and I was never drawn back to the story like the reading addict I am. I don’t know why, but despite loving the characters and liking the storyline (other than the completely predictable conflict at the end), the execution fell completely flat for me.

I enjoyed the first two books in this series as audiobooks, and I really think Act Your Age, Eve Brown will be a fantastic audiobook as well - the style of writing used for this book lends itself well to audible storytelling. So, while this book may not have “read” well for me, I’m definitely looking forward to the audiobook!

* thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review

***ARC from NetGalley***

I was overjoyed with getting to read this book! I LOVE the other books and looked forward to getting to know Eve Brown. Talia Hibbert is such a great author and I appreciated how real her characters seem, how they have flaws and quirks to them. Her characters are well rounded, diverse, and inclusive.

**SPOILERS BELOW**

Characters:

Eve Brown:I love how much we got to grow with the character as the story progressed. We got to see her come into her own. She started the book not knowing what she wants, having started things and ending them before she could get hurt. But by the end she knows more about herself and what she wants.

Jacob Wayne: With Autism, there are a lot of ways Talia Hibbert could've gone and I appreciate her including character(s)* with disabilities in her books. (I work with students with Autism) I enjoyed hearing from his prospective and how his mind works. Its hard to put yourself out there when things, Literally, hit you. Change is hard, but in the end it can bring so much joy.

Brown Family: I enjoy the family aspect of this series. I love that you meet the family when introduced to Chloe and Red, get more with Dani and Zaf, and the story just keeps getting better with the inclusion of Eve and Jacob. The family is kooky, fun and unique and such a joy to read.

Eric 'Mont'/Tessa/Alex Montrose Family: I love this family too. They brought humor but also great friendship to Jacob and Eve when they needed someone for advice or just to have fun with. Sometimes characters with Autism are depicted as friendless, so it warmed my heart with these friendships :)

**Review:**

Having tried multiple things in life dad quieting before it got hard is something I'm sure everyone can relate to. You are enjoying things minding your own business when your insecurities come knocking. Eve felt so real to me and I enjoyed being there for her journey of finding herself. Finding out that she can do things, that she is great at something. Insecurities are hard and real, having both Jacob and Eve's insecurities made them real and I was left with a 'book hangover' when I finished their story, wanting more.

Eve and Jacob: I am a sucker for 'enemies to lovers'! I loved that Eve and Jacob started with these preconceived notions of one another, it made them getting to actually know each other better. They got to see each other in their 'worse' and then in their 'best'. I enjoyed their relationship <3 They bickered, teased, and left me laughing with a goofy smile on my face.

On a serious note, finding out she has Autism was a beautiful journey I'm proud she went through. Women/girls are less likely to be diagnosed with Autism because women are better as masking or mimicking the typical behaviors. Even though Eve isn't going to get an official diagnosis, it much feel amazing to have answers for why she does things. (stimming, routines, etc.) Jacob Wayne helped her in more ways than one. Finding love is a beautiful journey, but he also helped her in her discovery journey too. He thought she might be Autistic, but instead of straight out telling her he build up to it and in the end Eve is the one who discovered it herself.

5/5 Stars

Every book by Talia Hibbert I read makes me love her writing even more. Act Your Age, Eve Brown wasn’t any different.


After I read Dani’s book, I didn’t think anything could top it. But I was wrong! As soon as I started Eve’s book, I knew it was going to become my favorite book In the series! This book made me laugh out loud multiple times, I feel in love with both Jacob and Eve immediately and was invested in their romance from their very first interaction. They were perfect for one another but they were also characters that really held their own and I found myself loving their povs even when no romance was happening!


I can’t wait to see what Talia writes next. She is by far one of my all time favorite authors now and I’m excited to not only pick up her other books but read her upcoming stuff as well. I’m sad to say goodbye to the Brown Sisters but their stories were so satisfying so now I’m just looking forward to anything else the author writes in the future! Could not recommend this series and author enough!!! So good

This book was so cute and it was my first read with the Brown Sisters series 🤩

When Eve is forced by her parents to land on her own two feet when it comes to getting a job and pursuing it, she doesn’t expect to end up at at a B&B. When she interviews and believes she doesn’t get the job, the last thing she expected to do was run over the owner. In comes Jacob. He’s the completely opposite of Eve.

I absolutely loved this story between both Eve and Jacob and seeing Eve blossom in this position. Something that was different, but made the book, was that autism was involved in the main characters.

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Thank you @avon and @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

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This is a sexy, cute, and unique romance. If you’re looking for you’re next romantic read, 𝙀𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩. ⁣⁣
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𝑨𝒄𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑨𝒈𝒆, 𝑬𝒗𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 is the third and final (sad face) book in the Brown Sisters series. I have LOVED this journey with the Brown sisters so, so, so much. Dani was amazing, my heart will forever belong to Chloe, and Eve, oh Eve, Eve, Eve... we are kindred spirts.⁣⁣
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Talia Hibbert’s characters are so perfectly flawed. So real. So relatable. Nearly everyone can find a piece of themselves, a relatable struggle, or a shared empathy with one of the Brown sisters. I especially love how Hibbert tackles neurodiversities, disability, and mental health in such a normalizing and respectful manner. This. This is why these books are so much more than a hot and steamy romance.⁣⁣
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Eve is different from her sisters. Eve is a hot mess, a free spirit, and doesn’t quite fit in wherever she goes. After yet another failed career endeavor Eve flees from her home when her parents deliver some cold hard truths. Eve runs right into Jacob, owner of Castell Cottage B&B and her life changes forever.⁣⁣
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Although I didn’t find this one as steamy as Chloe’s story, which is still the only book that has ever made me blush, she still brings the heat 🔥🔥🔥/5 and an adorable story of love and self actualization.⁣⁣
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Eve is the youngest of the Brown sisters. The fun carefree flighty one that changes careers like she changes her underwear. Her parents are tired of her flighty ways and basically grow up. They cut off her trust fund and want her to get out on her own. I mean her sisters have done so why can’t she? Because she’s a creature of chaos of course that’s what happens when she tries to start adulting.

Much like with her sisters Eve let’s one bad experience from the past cloud her judgement because apparently none of the sisters ever bothered to learn that it’s just what life is like. Things don’t always work you get your heart broken your job doesn’t work out or your dreams don’t play out like you want them to and people come and go from your life. That’s just how life is for real people. These girls with their privileged upbringing have no life skills. It’s like one thing... Chloe’s fiancé breaks her heart and her friends suck... life ruined forever... Dani has one very sucky relationship... nope love don’t exist just work instead... and Eve has one negative experience and can never ever do things she loves because... reasons. Failure, rejection and heartbreak and just part of life!

So unlike with her sisters who knew the guys they were going to fall for before the story began Eve happens upon pretty much everything. In her search for a job and a life and blah blah blah. Opposites attract and all that her and Jacob are complete opposites. He doesn’t like her on sight. Doesn’t want to give her a chance because she is rather chaotic. But of course the dates intervene and he has no choice but to accept the chaotic woman into his orderly life.

Blah blah work getting to know each other blah... overcoming issues blah... having read all this books in the series back to back I have found that all of them are over dramatic and become tedious at some points. That being said they are still somewhat relatable characters and they are likable. There’s a lot of fun and humor in the story. Also I really didn’t get why people have said there is too much sex I’m these books. Maybe I’ve read a lot of questionable books but i some reviews made it all seem much worse than it was. It’s just that their reaction to problems it’s just plain ridiculous.

I still like the author and I’ll still read her work though because I do like her writing.

This book was so entertaining. I was drawn into the story from the beginning and was involved until the end. The characters were complex and interesting. I found the story to be well paced and engrossing throughout the whole book. I was invested in the couple throughout the book and felt all the emotions through both the highs and lows of the story.The dialogue kept you laughing the entire time. Also who doesn’t love a grumpy hero who runs into a very positive thinking heroine. The side characters were such an integral part of this story as well. This is the love story i needed to read at this time. If you want an entertaining and well written book this is it for you

An excellent addition to the Brown sisters books! Eve has always been a bit unique, such as using words that don't seem to fit and being unable to stick with a job after failure looms near. Jacob is autistic and runs a bed and breakfast that is without a chef. After her last career failure, Eve's parents threaten to cut her off and so she runs away to prove she can actually make it on her own. Eve ends up at Jacob's B&B and decides to interview for the chef position on the spot. All seems like a disaster when Jacob doesn't seen keen on hiring Eve and when Eve accidentally hits him with her car, but Eve ends up taking charge of the inn while Jacob is recovering, and he discovers that Eve is not as flighty as she seems.

I really enjoyed this dual depiction of autism. Jacob at one point suggests to Eve that she may be autistic, so she does some research and discovers how much it seems to describe herself. As someone who knows a person diagnosed with autism as an adult, this is VERY fitting to the experiences of some of these people. I also really appreciated that Eve decided to own the label and embrace it, even calling herself autistic to her parents without formal diagnosis! Such a great way to represent people with disabilities owning their true selves.

I knew going into this book that I would absolutely love & adore it. However, I did NOT know that I would fall HEAD OVER HEELS for a fictional man with a WOLFISH GRIN AGGHHH

CW: ableism, neglect

One of my fave reads from last year was Take a Hint, Dani Brown so needless to say, the bar was set HIGH for Eve. And WOWIE, did Eve deliver and THEN some!

I wasn’t expecting to find so much of myself in Eve which made this final book in the series that much more emotional & special for me. Her struggles with identity and purpose, her self-doubt, and how she learned to love every part of herself, no mater what others might say or think. Eve also loves a good romance book & graphic tee which HI, SAME!!

There isn’t much else that I can say that hasn’t already been said. So I’m gonna share some signature Random Ass Thoughts for ya life instead:

I’m obsessed with the music sprinkled throughout this story! Eve has serious TASTE & I’m so glad someone has already created a @spotify playlist for me to bump.

The setting was eve-ry-thing!!! Adorable B&B set in small town, English countryside?! 12/10 need to GO.

Ducks and geese are straight up the worst and can be seriously terrifying, I’m glad I am not alone in this!!!

Immaculate supporting cast. Y’all. The Montrose siblings caught me by surprise in the bestttt possible way!!

The banter & humor, unparalleled!!! The representation, amazinggg, seamless, and respectful!!

Jacob. THIS. MAN. I SWEARRRR!!! Harsh, chiseled features: ok, I’m on board. Dirty, nasty, sexy DaDDy too?! SYSTEMOVERLOAD!! My mind n body was not readyyyy! This man completely bewitched me with his wolfish grin & idk if I’ll ever be the same.

In conclusion, I would do UNSPEAKABLE things if Talia blessed us with a book about Gigi in her youth!!! Like, truly unspeakable.

Thank you for the eARC from @netgalley & @avonbooks!! I read this as an eARC but had obvs already preordered a physical copy lolol

It’s official, Talia Hibbert writes the best character-driven plots. If you, like me, loved the first two books in The Brown Sisters series, then you will simply adore ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN. This book is almost entirely character-driven, mostly because sparkly, effervescent Eve, and grouchy-yet-achingly-endearing Jacob don’t need much else but their emotional revelations and hilarious banter.

Eve is looking for her passion in life, and Jacob is trying to launch his B&B. They collide from the very first (and not in a good way) in a series of laugh-out-loud situations (one might involve getting hit by a car) forcing them to work and live together.

This book is like a balm for your soul. Eve and Jacob will capture your heart as they capture each others. I adored the banter, the duck moments, and watching two imperfect people click together perfectly. I did want just a little more plot. Not much happens in the book besides cute moments and emotional connections.

Overall, I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook. I feel like with the new characters introduced, Hibbert set us up for another family-based series and I’m here for it! This is my second favorite book in the series because Chloe still has my heart, but Eve is a very close second.

**I received a free copy of this book in order to provide an honest review**