Get A Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)

by Talia Hibbert

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I thoroughly enjoyed this one!

Things I Liked

* Chloe and her chronic pain. Honestly, it was super interesting and I actually identified a lot! I don't suffer from anything on Chloe's level, but the amount of random pains my body produces without any apparent reason has always been a source of contention with me, especially since no one ever finds something wrong. So... seeing a character dealing with something like that, was actually really inspiring.

* RED! HIS CHARACTER IS SUPER IMPORTANT! I don't feel like it's really a spoiler since there is a trigger warning before the novel starts, but just in case I'm going to talk about Red being the abused party in an abusive relationship. This is so important, yo! The most heartbreaking scenes were Chloe having to tell him that it's okay to not be okay, and him being shocked by her doing things for him. Because the Bitch he was in a 'relationship' with convinced him that he was making something out of nothing and that he was useless and URG. I hate that woman. And I think it's so important to show a strong, confident MAN being abused. Yes, people, abuse is NOT the property of women, and it has nothing to do with being weak, etc...

* It is so very British. Like, no way you gonna accidentally think this was set in America. And I am A okay with it.

* Their relationship was super sweet!

Things I'm so so about
* I enjoyed the writing style, but I'll be actually impressed with it if for different works Hibbert changes it. The way Red thinks fit an artist, but it would not actually fit anyone else. I do think Hibbert differentiates because Chloe doesn't think the same way, but I'm curious to see if that differentiation comes from personality... or gender.

Things I wanted to see more of
* FAMILY! These two people have lovely families, but we only see them before the two start to get acquainted, and then they are relegated to maybe one more scene and that's it. Where is meeting the family? Where is Red's mother meeting the woman who is actually good for him? Where is Chloe's family meeting Red and being an absolute menace but in a loving way? Where is the family interactions between them? SHOW ME, goddamit!