Get A Life, Chloe Brown is the perfect, funny read you need. It's so witty, full of funny moments, really romantic and sexy bits that will have you wanting to read so slowly so the book can stretch for days and days.
It does such a good job of discussing past trauma, chronic illness, quirky families and defense mechanisms but in a way that's humorous but also sensitive and respectful.
I absolutely loved this book and had to keep myself from laughing out loud and bothering everyone in the train.
I can't wait for more on this family.

This was one of the best Tom-coms I have read ever, I absolutely adored the humour, the chemistry, the romance, but I loved how it represented real characters with real issues, done so well and handled with thought and sensitivity, the author knows her subjects well, the characters development over the course of the story is so well done. Fabulous book, so much more than I expected and I really recommend this to everyone, it’s a great book and I cannot wait for more.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Following Chloe, a sassy and quirky web designer who has been held back by Fibromyalgia. She decides that even though she has to endure this condition she will not allow it to stop her from living her life. She makes a list of adventures that she would like to achieve and does so by enlisting the help of the broody, sexy and quiet superintendent Red.

I enjoyed this immensely and read it all in one sitting whilst my own chronic pain flared up and I was unable to move. I saw a lot of myself in Chloe - being both a Fibromyalgia sufferer and plus sized, her struggles with her pain and her daily limits are something I have to deal with as well which was nice to see on the page. A lot of the time I struggle with my limits and feel like it's all in my head - but seeing it on the page makes me feel a little more valid.
I empathised with Chloe because just like her, I wasn't believed about my illness initially, and lost most of my friends and family due to them thinking I was making it up.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a review.

"I'm doing this for you because that's how people should behave; they should fill in each other's gaps."

Oh My GOODNESS! This book! This book was one of my most anticipated releases of this year, which meant I did expect it to be good, but oh boy I did not expect to love it this much!

Chloe Brown is your average posh sounding rich girl with a little too much attitude, except she's not average at all. Chloe suffers from fibromyalgia, and what other people interpret as snootiness and distance is actually her condition restricting her mood and her social life.
Redford Morgan is the typical charm off your pants kind of guy. He is the ever too helpful superintendent who spend his free time having dinner with old ladies (for charity might I add). Except he is not always charming and he is certainly not always happy as he had led people to believe. The big smiley ginger man is actually a trauma victim.

This book unpacked to much. It did a brilliant job of portraying chronic illness as well as chronic pain. I was beyond impressed with the constant and accurate representation of how Chloe's fibro affected her life, down to the smallest of tasks. It also represented mental illness in a very raw and unfiltered way, not shying from showing us the characters flaws and panics.
And of course: the romance. This was probably one of my favourite romances EVER! It showed a real romance that wasn't purely based on attraction but also care. It showed what it is like to let someone in and let someone else take the wheel when you simply cannot anymore. Watching their relationship grow and develop into what it later became was so beautiful! I couldn't help but get so invested in every single on elf the characters because it truly felt like they were letting me into their lives. I was not only a reader but also a spectator of their love.
I cannot wait to see what the author has in store for the next novel.

A huge thanks to Little, Brown Book Group UK for giving me an ARC of this book.

Such a refreshing funny rom-com where the guy and girl are not the traditional pretty lady and alphamale. This book made me smile lots and the hot scenes were written very well. Plus the challenges they faced were real life challenges not far fetched ones. A very relatable story.

The best bit about this book is that it's the first in a series.

Love it and would give it a 4.5 stars if I could.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a review.

Funny, engaging, cute, and sexy. I adored this book from start to finish. Following Chloe, a sassy and quirky web designer who has been held back by Fibromyalgia, decides it is time for things to change. She decides that even though she has to endure this condition she will not allow it to stop her from living her life. She decides to make a list of adventures that she would like to achieve does so by enlisting the help of the broody, sexy and quiet superintendent Red.

Chloe's personality is so endearing she had me in stitches, her relationship with her family gave me so many feels and the romance with Red was slow burn to say the least. Their slow burn romance had me in agony because I just wanted them to end up together but when they finally did it was very well worth the wait.

Absolutely amazing read and strongly recommend this.

What’s harder than reviewing a book you hate or a book you didn’t have any feelings about? Reviewing a book you loved so much you don’t actually have the words for how much. All of which to say, I don’t know how to describe to you how I feel about this book.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown is about the eponymous Chloe Brown who, following a near-death experience, decides she needs to move out of her parents’ place and ‘get a life’. To do this, she makes a bucket list. But she also needs help, so she enlists the aid of Redford Morgan, the building’s superintendent.

Hands down the best thing about this book was Chloe and Red’s relationship. The way it developed from something akin to hate (but really just based on misunderstandings and prejudices), to friendship and then to love, was so so well done, I was rooting for them the whole way. And that development flowed so naturally too. I don’t know how to put into words just how much love I have for all of it, because actually when I think about Chloe and Red it’s all that emoji with big eyes that looks like Puss in Boots from Shrek. That is how I feel about these two.

And not only is the relationship development amazing, it also comes with some great character development too. From both parties. All too often, it can feel like only one character actually develops (or actually has to develop sometimes even) – mostly the woman too if we’re talking m/f – but here, both characters go through development. Because their relationship helps them grow as people and confront what they had feared. It’s the best kind of mutual development because it’s such a healthy relationship.

I really don’t know what else to write besides I loved this please read it. So…

I loved this please read it.

GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN was a read full of quirky goodness and the first contemporary romance I’ve ever encountered that has done justice to a protagonist with a chronic illness and pain issues. For this alone, it deserves all the kudos. BUT, that aside, it’s just a damn good story that swallows you up and doesn’t let go.

Chloe was a realistic heroine, the kind of woman you could identify with, mood swings and all. I’m not going to go into detail of what was wrong with Chloe, you can read that for yourself. However, she was ready to evolve as a person managing an illness, she felt it had ruled all her decisions for too long. Her journey to becoming more herself was such good reading. Chloe was full of snark, quips and a quiet, soft centre; I loved her. Her inner monologues, especially about Red, had me hooting with hilarity.

“She was a caterpillar tucked into a universe-endorsed chrysalis. Someday soon, she would emerge as a beautiful butterfly who did cool and fabulous things all the time, regardless of whether or not said things had been previously scheduled.”

Red was a man of integrity and goodness, there was nothing to not like. Suffice it to say, I loved him too, his patience, generosity and retorts were all the fun. These two together were fractious chemistry, burning slowly and getting on each other’s nerves.

“Like maybe she was just an awkward, sarcastic grump and he should stop losing his temper around her.”

The connection between Red and Chloe invited me in early on, from the tree incident (still snorting) to the camping. I enjoyed the time it took, the unravelling of feelings and intimacy and the realism of the effect of emotional baggage on future relationships.

I appreciated the storylines in this book more than I can say. Each element of these felt totally genuine from chronic illness to abuse. They were handled with research and sensitivity and this shows me what talent Talia Herbert has, not only to include these, but to seamlessly and congruently weave this into a love story. I am an instant fan.

Thank you to Piatkus & Little Brown for the review copy.

Chloe Brown suffers from fibromyalgia, has chronic pain and fatigue, surviving with the help of painkillers. For a while the illness causes her to leave life behind but with the aid of many lists (I do like a list!) including one entitled ‘Get a Life’ she decides to take the step of leaving the comfort of her wealthy parents home and move into an unprepossessing apartment block in South Nottingham. The superintendent of the building is an artist and a rather divine male specimen called Redford Morgan. Their relationship gets of to a poor start but develops but not without many bumps in the road in what proves to be a very enjoyable read!

There are some lovely characters including Red and Chloe who is smart and sassy; some of the dialogue between them is very funny. Chloe’s sisters - Eve and Dani and her grandmother Gigi are fantastic too. I especially like Eve who comes out with some absolutely hilarious malapropisms. I also like Annie who although only a peripheral character she always makes a page dance!

There are some lovely descriptions such as when Red takes Chloe on a motorbike ride so she can tick that of her get a life list! I think a stand out scene is when Chloe describes to Red the devastating effect fibromyalgia has upon her life as she watched friends and her fiancé disappear.

The story is emotional, touching and moving at times and filled with joyous laughter at others, it’s lustful too, sometimes gentle and sad but conversely harsh, angry and very occasional dark. Sometimes Ref and Chloe are open and honest, at others closed off, hurt and angry. There’s a bit of mystery and magic in the mix too. They are sweet together, occasionally vulnerable and then they can be bold and strong. Throughout it all there’s humour which I love.

The end is lovely! Chloe realises that her lists are redundant, that her life filled with pain means that she’s brave and a survivor and if she can learn to love herself again that she can let herself be loved.

Overall, a really good romantic comedy which I enjoyed.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown is the type of romance book you devour in a day or two and feel warm and cosy when finishing.

Although being a romance book, this book does deal with some heavy subjects like chronic illness/pain and abusive relationship and the author does so remarkably.

The main thing I loved about Get a Life, Chloe Brown was the characters - Chloe and Red’s banter is the cutest thing in the world and works perfectly throughout the story. I did find their voices a bit to lovey-dovey-weird at times but it goes well with the story and narrative.

If you’re looking for a nice, cosy romance book that still has a serious touch while having steamy and cute scenes, then definitely read this one.

This is a lovely rom-com by Talia Hibbert, set in Nottinghamshire featuring IT website designing geek, Chloe Brown, whose life was ripped apart 10 years ago when she suffered a debilitating bout of pneumonia, which left her so weak and exposed further health issues. She suffers from chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, an invisible disability that affects every aspect of her life, leaving her dependent on a mass of daily medications. She has good days and bad days, often breathless, easily tired, often needing to sleep in the day and having disturbed painful nights. She has become a very different woman from her pre-fibromyalgia days, she wasn't believed about her illness initially, and lost all her friends and fiance, Henry. This has left her with an inability to trust and a zero social life. The only people she has been able to rely on are her wealthy family, particularly her free spirit of a grandmother, Gigi, and her sisters, Dani and Eve.

After coming close to death, Chloe is jolted into the need to change her boring life as she compiles her Get a life list. She wants to live an independent life, and moves into a ground floor flat equipped with disability features in a block of flats, with a superintendent serving as a handyman, Redmond 'Red' Morgan. The two of them awkwardly avoid each other, until the day Chloe gets stuck in a tree rescuing a cat, and Red comes to her aid. Chloe decides to keep the cat, naming it Smudge, unless the owner emerges. On closer inspection of Red, including some illicit spying on him painting at night in his flat, Chloe feels that he is the ideal person to help her achieve some items on her Get a Life list, such as riding a motorbike, going camping, going out partying and getting blind drunk. Red has a disturbing past that has given him reasons to beware of rich women, and left him with low self esteem as a artist, and so Chloe sets of all his trigger points, but despite this he can't help becoming drawn to her. Chloe and Red's traumatic pasts pose substantial obstacles in their relationship, will they be able to negotiate their way past them?

There is plenty of humour and warmth in Talia Hibbert's story of love, art, mental health issues, abuse, and a richly detailed picture of the everyday impact of someone suffering from Fibromyalgia with Chloe. There are serious and heavy duty issues in this irresistible romantic comedy with a difference, with it's diverse protagonists, and their complex lives. This is a entertaining and comic read which I enjoyed, and I see that this is the first in a series, I am already looking forward to reading the next book! Many thanks to Little, Brown for an ARC.

Absolutely loved this book. I would say it is my favourite read of the year so far and I'm recommending to all my friends!

Chloe and Red are both great characters, and both of them have their secrets. I liked how it was told from both of their points of view so you get to know them both. Te character of Chloe's grandmother is great too!

Looking forward to the next book in the series.

This romance follows Chloe, a plus sized woman of colour who suffers from chronic pain due to Fibromyalgia which is a condition that causes widespread pain throughout the body. Fibromyalgia can also cause sleep problems, fatigue and mental or emotional distress. Patients with fibromyalgia are often more sensitive to pain than those who do not have fibromyalgia. This referred to as abnormal pain perception processing.

We also follow Redford, who is the superintendent of Chloe's building, a tattooed, (fake) leather wearing motorbike rider who paints. As well follow his backstory, we find that his previous relationship was incredibly abusive, both emotionally and physically.

I enjoyed this immensely and read it all in one night whilst my own chronic pain flared up and I was unable to sleep. I saw a lot of myself in Chloe - being both a chronic pain sufferer and plus sized, her struggles with her pain and her daily limits are something I have to deal with as well which was nice to see on the page. A lot of the time I struggle with my daily limits and I feel like it's all in my head at times - but seeing it on the page makes me feel a little more valid. 

The growing relationship between Chloe and Red was really lovely to see - I didn't have any concerns or doubts as I sometimes do reading romances where I feel like one or both of the participants in the relationship might be feeling a little forced or treated poorly by the other. They were both so incredibly supportive of the other with each of their own traumas and mental health issues. 

I would love to see more books in general with plus sized characters as well as characters with chronic pain as it's not something I see very often. 

I do recommend this book, but there are some incredibly graphic scenes of sex.

Trigger warnings for abusive relationships (both emotional and physical), and the use of opiates for pain.

Honestly, I was kind of bored by this book? I didn't expect the narration or tone - it's a lot more vulgar and full of 'Britishisms'- which is fine- but I had no investment in the story. I really appreciated that the main character was disabled and that it wasn't seen as a weakness- she climbs a tree to save a cat- but I think the overall story was just lacking something that kept me reading. I suspect there'll be plenty of people who really love it, but it didn't gel right with me.