This was soooo so so so cute. Cute like the kind that makes you feel warm and fuzzy and soft. I love Chloe and Red and their story and their relationship so much. I also super appreciated reading from the perspective of someone with a chronic illness because I never have. I can't speak on how good the rep was, and I'm not sure if it's own voice, but I enjoyed seeing life through Chloe's eyes in that way.

So I'm not one for contemporary romances, but when I saw this on NetGalley I had to give it a try, and it was SUCH a good decision!! I've never read Hibbert before, but she does a bang up job at romantic comedies with well rounded, funny, interesting characters and some goooooood sex scenes. I was bugging my partner with excerpts I found particularly funny, hot, or heart melting, and bless him for nodding along!

The plot is one a lot of readers are familiar with -- enemies to friends to MORE than friends -- with a few really impactful choices: most notably the heroine being a curmudgeon with a dry sense of humor who also happens to be black, fat, and living with a disability (fibromyalgia). The hero is a hot, warm, lovable building superintendent with a motorcycle, gorgeous red hair, and tattoos who's really an artist recovering from a hard few years in an abusive relationship. Red's willingness to accomodate Chloe's disability in a way that no one outside her family ever has, while still not infantilizing her is a breath of fresh fuckin' air in a genre that doesn't tend to have the best representation for WOC OR people with disabilities, and I loved it!!

I cannot recommend the book highly enough, and I will be impatiently waiting for Hibbert's next books in the series, which promise to tell the stories of Chloe's two sisters, Eve and Dani!!

I've only heard really wonderful things about this book!!!! So I was SO Stoked when I was Approved!!!!

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. If you want to read a romance that is equal parts sexy and swooney, look no further.

Such a sweet book. Chloe is just feisty enough, and Red is lovely and slightly prickly. The “get a life” list Chloe makes reminded me a lot of Tawna Fenske’s excellent book The List. I didn’t realize heroines making lists of exciting things to do was a romance trope, but I can think of some other examples from historicals, too.

Super sweet read! Chloe was a wonderfully original character, and her story with Red is such fun. If you're looking for a quick romance read with some substance, I definitely recommend giving this one a go.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown features a character with a chronic illness trying to have a more interesting life after a near-death experience. She creates a list of things to do that would fulfill that purpose and meets her love interest as she starts checking things off the list. This novel has an amazing enemies-to-lovers trope between the two main characters, Chloe and Red, and this story sports both of their POV so you can see in both of their minds.

Okay, I’ve been following Talia Hibbert for a long time and I’ve bought many of her books because of the hype, but this is the very first book of hers that I’ve actually read and I don’t know why I’ve waited this long. She’s super funny and an amazing writer. I will be moving her books right from my backlist to the front. I loved this book so much.

The cover is so cute. A fat Black woman on the cover? Amazing. Her outfit choice? The best. I loved the representation covered in this book. Chloe has fibromyalgia and suffers from constant chronic pain and fatigue. The illness is invisible, so she’s used to people outside of her family gaslighting and ignoring her symptoms, including doctors and people she thought were her close friends. On that note, when she’s in too much pain, she’s recommended ways to help relieve it by people who have no idea what it’s like to live with chronic pain. Red is recovering from an abusive relationship and has a very hard time trusting rich women in case they take advantage of him again.

I love Hibbert’s writing style. I was smiling throughout most of the book, especially the email scene, and it definitely brightened my day. The banter is so natural and Chloe delivers deadpan sarcasm perfectly.

Family is important to both of the main characters. Chloe’s family are the only people that believe her when she says she’s in pain and do everything they can to help her manage. Her sisters help clean her apartment when it gets too messy and another cuts her vegetables for her before packaging them in her fridge. Her mother smothers her a bit too much and her dramatic grandmother is always there to give her advice when she asks for it.

The chemistry between the two was *chef’s kiss*. At the start, Red saw her only as a rich, spoiled woman who didn’t like him because of his tattoos. He compared her to his classist ex-girlfriend who only wanted someone on her arm and verbally abused him. Chloe thought he was too confident and beautiful and believed he didn’t like her because he always showed up at the exact times she was rightfully yelling at people. When the two were acting on the sexual tension between them, Red respected her decision when she said “no” instead of making it about him or forcing her to do things. He’s content to just hang out with her and, even though neither characters are ace, it really warmed my heart to read it. They care for each other so much and I adored the domestic scenes.

I loved Chloe. She was very relatable; she’s particular about color coordinating her clothing, but her house can get messy. She has an entire drawer in the kitchen dedicated to pens, a ton of notebooks she makes plans in, and candles she never uses. She’s used to people leaving her and not caring, so she doesn’t like them doing things for her because she wants to pay them back somehow. Is she me?

I received an ARC via Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers in exchange for an honest review.

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

Well, damn, that was an enjoyable read. Adorable, unexpected, and steaming hot!

Chloe lives her life carefully. She exists with chronic pain. Physically, but also some emotional pain that lingers from hurt inflicted by people in her past. A near death (sort of) experience shakes her to the point of wanting to change. To live. She makes a list, a set of goals or sorts, and sets of to 'get a life'.

Redford has his own set of baggage. Lingering issues from a past relationship. It's hard for him to trust, it's hard for him take risks and it's hard for him to pursue the things he desires.

When these two are thrown together it is a bit like oil and water. If oil and water actually secretly lusted after each other. Because these two do, greatly, but their walls are so thick it's hard to find a crack for that lust to creep through and turn into something more.

But when it does. Damn.

Chloe and Red are, hands down, my two favorite characters of the year so far. The banter, the flirting, the button pushing, between these two is ADORABLE. There is an email thread at one point that had me grinning like the Cheshire!

The personality traits each had was what I found so unexpected. Hibbert has written this in a sort of role reversal from traditional romance, and I so appreciated that.

For what a sweet and funny read it still absolutely delivered on the hotness scale. The moments are few (again, appreciated) but they are stellar.

I also loved that Hibbert allowed these characters to really talk. Too often we find books that gloss over the importance of discussing vulnerabilities or the couple goes through a breakup and then it's resolved with just a grand gesture and quick apology. That doesn't always work for me and I'm glad Hibbert respected her characters enough to deliver more.

Now I'm off to read everything Hibbert has ever written!

Super adorable and romantic. The main character, Chloe, suffers from chronic pain and the author does a good job of showing how that affects her day to day life without romanticizing it. The book was rounded out with plenty of quirky, entertaining characters. There's a book coming out next year about one of Chloe's sisters, but I'd also love to read more about the Luna Lovegood-esqe friend she makes during the events of the book or her amazing, over the top grandmother. I was surprised, given the cutesy marketing of the book, by how explicit the sex scenes could be, but they shouldn't be out of the range of normal for most romance readers.

Life is a roller coaster and when you live with pain twenty-four-seven it is hard to explain to others what emotions of anger, worry, and discord does to your body on top of the pain. Then you add everyday life it can be trying. You never take your good days for granted. You cherish them with everything you got.
So, when Chloe sees her life flash before her eyes, she sees that she had stopped living when she had a bad medical crisis in her life where she almost didn’t make it cause her autoimmune disease. Basically, causing her to get overly tired by taxing her muscles and joints to attack her body lowering her immune systems up to colds, flu, and pneumonia.
She had given her disease all the power to keep her from trying to do al the things she loved. Losing out on friends and relationships. She wanted to make a life of unknown and new possibilities exciting new things to her to try. Some may be very exciting, and some may tank. And that is okay.
She may hurt like hell the next one to three or more days. But that’s a chance and her new norm and she is ready to face it. She is willing to live with the here and now in order to experience new things it may mean being high on drugs to keep the pain at bay, but she would do it to experience new things.
Her list may seem simple and unadventurous to most who read it but for her a child of privilege for one. And two, for a person who has been gripped by her disease and fear it’s a lot. There’s no time limit so she has time to reach it but the sooner the better.
Chloe’s life takes you through her journey which she solicits her superintendent which she was sure hated her. She asks Red, to help her. Red is his own torched soul. A gifted painter in hiding. He and Chloe rub each other the wrong way.
At first, they snipe at each other but when he sees she is a woman in pain in more ways than one. He is there for her because what he thought was a woman being snobbish, like his ex, is a woman lashing out because her level of hurt could only take so much.
There are several fun moments and some tense ones too. I loved that neither were perfect characters in mind, body, or spirit. Yet, they were made for each other. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.

This book had a lot more emotional depth than I'd expected. It dealt with issues of chronic pain and abuse. I appreciated that both characters had to grow a lot in order to be together. I wouldn't describe it as a romantic comedy as much as a contemporary romance with just enough humor to keep it from being too heavy. The steam level is pretty high so be warned :)

The author writes beautifully.

Talia Hibbert is a very talented writer. Although she's a relative newcomer she writes with an authority and confidence that is just wonderful to read. Her characters and stories are different in the best way. Get a Life, Chloe Brown is a wonderfully nuanced story that delivers everything thing you could want- humor, tears, sexiness, believable characters who achieve a believable happy ever after. I highly recommend this book.

I've never read anything by Talia Hibbert, but dammit, she is officially on my new favorite authors list. First of all, I didn't expect this to be a true adult story with characters in their 30s. That was a very pleasant surprise for me because that'll be me in a couple years. Anyway anyway anyway Talia, you have a new stan so yeah.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown is just......damn it’s amazing. Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins for this amaaaaaazing opportunity to read a free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Want my opinion? Run, don’t walk, to pick up this book when it’s officially released on November 5th of this year. This has got to be one of the best books I've read this year and I feel so privileged to have been able to read it before it's release. It’s fun, hilarious, has amazingly written smut, and has to be one of the cutest and yet consciously written romance novels I’ve ever read. Like seriously, Talia Hibbert let the world know that consent is sexy and so we have no choice but to stan.

31 year old Chloe Brown is the epitome of a sharp tongued, sarcastic, funny pain in the ass and honestly can she be my friend already? She feels as though her life has stopped ever since she learned of her fibromyalgia and lives with chronic pain. Having an ailment that no one can see isn’t easy and Chloe makes that very clear when she relays her experiences and describes her daily life. After a near death experience she sets her mind on changing her life and not letting her pain or diagnosis stop her from living, so she creates a list because, let’s face it, when your life flashes before your eyes and there’s nothing to see, you have to get your shit together.

Everything is going according to plan until she meets Redford Morgan, a ginger artist who drips sarcasm and sex appeal. Chloe’s hellbent on staying away from him because he’s nothing but trouble and she’s can’t afford that sort of attraction right now, but of course fate has a different plan in mind and it all begins with a cat named Smudge. As a quick side note Smudge is one of my favorite characters in this book and that's that on that.

I won’t give away too many details because I’m fresh off of my reading and I don't want to ruin all of the surprises and great moments, but I’ll just say that this was such a great story. Chloe wasn't a perfect character, but she was so relatable that it hurt. One thing that I absolutely loved was Red's thoughts on Chloe's glasses. Should he take them off to kiss her? Will she leave them on during sex? These are real ass questions and the answer is DO NOT REMOVE MY GLASSES BECAUSE I NEED THEM TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

Talia managed to put together an amazing adult romance plot, include chronic illness, make consent sexy and all around create a guy who wasn’t perfect, but was perfectly flawed because the way he took Chloe’s wants and needs in life into consideration. Not to mention, clearly Mr. Redford knows how to please a woman. GIVE ME A REDFORD NOW!!!

I think that's pretty much all there is to say. Please please please go and pick up Get a Life, Chloe Brown when it gets released in November and please also come back and tell me what you think.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert knocked my proverbial socks off. What an absolutely endearing, sexy, thought-provoking book!

This is my first TH book but I'm now desperate to read her backlist. Her voice is funny and smart and deeply emotional. And, American bumpkin that I am, I was endlessly charmed by the pithy, British rhythm of her dialogue.

This story is special in that it's inclusive and representative of a person living with a disability while making sure that the story is always about the person and not the disability.

And the chemistry between Chloe and Red. Omg. It's crazy good. Soooo hot.

I really couldn't have loved this book more. It's scheduled to be published on Nov 5, 2019. Thank you Netgalley and Avon for the chance to read an advanced copy. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.aw

Here's the thing - this romance novel is fantastic and will resonate with so many readers. Chronic illness, living with chronic illness, loving with chronic illness, reading about heroines with real issues and the men who love them - so many parts of this book spoke to me and made me feel and think and make connections to friends and readers. I will recommend this book over and over.

Thanks to Talia Hibbert for writing this book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC of this book.

This is one of those books where the characters grow on you. I had trouble getting into the story at first, and that could be a cultural thing given that it's by a British author and I'm American. Or, it could have been due to the fact that I'm not a fan of the "enemies-to-lovers" type of romance and had to get past that. It could also be a purposeful thing, perhaps something the author intended to do so that the reader experiences the same aversion that the characters feel with each other in the beginning.

Ultimately, though, I came to adore this couple and in the end I was rooting for them to overcome their challenges so that they could live happily ever after. I think part of this had to do with the fact that they were real people with real issues, and even when they opened up with each other and shared those challenges with each other, they still struggled. They still messed things up. They still had to work at understanding themselves in order to understand - and forgive - each other.

I really enjoyed this book. It was such a sweet romance. I liked Chloe’s perseverance. Thank you to netgalley for the ARC.

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Funny, sweet romance. I got a copy of this book for an honest review. Chloe is trying to get a life. She makes a list of all the things she wants to have done to be less boring (ride a motorcycle, etc). She befriends her super, Red, who is also a little lost following a bad breakup and professional disappointment. From there they help each other out while falling in love.

I read another of Talia Hibbert's books (a girl like her) and I quite enjoyed that one too. I loved the family relationships in this book. I believe there's going to be a sequel about one of Chole's sisters, but I'm going to go ahead and request a prequel starting Gigi! Chloe's grandmother is adorable and funny as hell.

I loved that Red is a bit of a mess, but instead of magical healing from loving Chloe, boy goes to therapy to fix himself. Yay! I also appreciate how the author portrays chronic illness, abuse and other serious subjects with kindness and honestly. These are not simply plot points to get characters in and out of trouble.

This is a smart funny book. It's a quick read with wonderful characters, both main and periphery.

This book was a delight. A laugh out loud, character-driven sexy romp filled with snappy dialogue diverse and delightful characters. It's a slow burn which is not my jam at all but I'm glad to report that there is some incredibly hot sexual tension in this book which culminates in a some very steamy scenes. The emphasis is definitely on the burn and not the slow.

I adored the email exchanges, their hilarious conversations, the sweet easy sexy way I could see them both falling in love, and the secondary characters, human and feline, were also wonderfully drawn out. Several issues are touched on in this book and handled with sensitivity but at the same time, I never felt like I was being lectured. It was all organic to the story and seamlessly fit into the narrative.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story, even if it felt long and a little heavy on introspection at times, the characters more than made up for it. 4 1/2 stars

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review an ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

I received an ARC of this book and voluntarily give my review.

People read romance for many reasons, but everyone generally accepts that the romance genre is steeped in fantasy. This fantasy generally involves heroes and heroines who are healthy, fit, toned, physically capable. Not to say there is not enjoyment in that, but it is extremely refreshing that romance novels, like Get a Life, Chloe Brown are beginning to represent people with different abilities, body types and personal challenges. This is a story that needed to be told and Talia Hibbert did and amazing job bringing Chloe and Red to life.

Chloe Brown is a curvy black woman who has been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, a reality for an estimated 3%-6% of the worlds population. I personally have family members who have been diagnosed with this invisible disease, and representation in romance novels and media in general extremely important and refreshing. Red, is the best kind of hero, he is instantly drawn to Chloe, but he has a traumatic past and is dealing with his own demons. He sees beyond the barriers that kept others at a distance, and it melts my heart. The best part of this story is that through all of their ups and downs, neither of them tries to rely on the other to be their "everything". They both see the importance of maintaining their independence and being self sufficient. This novel addresses issues of race, ability, mental health, domestic abuse, and addiction, and does so in a relatable, tasteful and realistic way.

I can't gush about this story enough! I was unable to put it down, I talked about it with everyone I saw and asked everyone to add it to their TBR. Chloe and Red have stolen my heart, and their love story is beautiful, inspired, and about dang time :).