Like Talia Hibbert's other book, I enjoyed her inclusive perspective on romance novels. I like that the male protagonist and not perfect, he has his own struggles with mental health.

I absolutely loved this book. I've been a fan of Talia Hibbert for some time now and she just continues to impress me. Hibbert produced a cast of characters that you can't help but love. She pulls you in and gets you invested in all the characters not just the main ones. I love how Talia Hibbert strives to present diversity and inclusion with her characters. It's a breath of fresh air to see so many people of different ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds in mainstream romance.
I really like that Dani and Zaf are relatable even though I have nothing in common with them. They aren't perfect, they face some of the same issues that we all do and they have to work through them. I found myself cheering them on through out the book. I love the acceptance and the lack of judgement between all the characters, how supportive Dani's and Zaf's families were, and their relationships with their friends.
One of Hibbert's biggest talents is her ability write humor, as well as incredibly moving prose, often in the paragraph. She has a way with words that can have you laughing out loud then minutes later giving you the warm fuzzies, for example Zaf saying "his feelings for Dani were like sunlight: they'd always find a crack to slip through, a way to light things up." I think I legit melted when I read that.
Overall I throughly enjoyed the book and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Dani is a strong, independent, feelings-adverse, PhD student who loves friends -with-benefits arrangements. Zaf is a former rugby pro who has a history of anxiety and loves reading romance novels because their endings promise to be happy— unlike real life. These two friends start their relationship fake-dating to bring positive press to Zaf’s mental health/sports non-profit. But while the sex is off the wall, Zaf’s burgeoning feelings can’t remain hidden. Can Dani handle Zaf’s feelings— and get past her own mental block to realize that she loves him back?

SUCH A GREAT ROMANCE! I love how Hibbert turns a lot of the romance tropes around. And I identified so much simultaneously with both Zaf and Dani that it felt like Hibbert had been looking in my own heart and cycling brain when she wrote these characters. The dive into mental health and anxiety is super important, as is how much it tears down toxic masculinity with a professional sportsballer being the romantic one in the couple.

On the chaste to steamy scale, it’s a solid 7.5.

Diverse read:
- Talia is of African descent and is bi.
- Zaf is non-practicing Muslim, of East Asian descent.

Super smart, funny, oh so sexy!
I loved Chole Brown but I LOVE Dani Brown. She is no-nonsense, whip-smart, and not ashamed of her sexuality and spirituality. She knew exactly what she wanted until she realized she wanted something different. And Zaf...SWOON!
I would risk it all for Zafir. Talia Hibbert has this amazing ability to write these big, strong, male characters without making them assholes. It's wonderful and endearing. I'm ready to read book 3 now.

God I love Talia Hibbert. What a delight to read. Like I said in my last review of hers, Get a Life, Chloe Brown, I would basically read anything Hibbert writes. I am HERE FOR IT.

Take a Hint, Dani Brown focuses on the second Brown sister, Danika, in her quest to find some no-strings-attached, a-bit-more-than-friendship. The security guard at her work building, Zaf, is a great friend, but she doubts he’d be up for more than that. Until the goddess Oshun leads her to believe otherwise! After a video goes viral of Zaf saving Dani from a building that is definitely not on fire or filled with poisonous gas, Zaf proposes they fake a relationship for the good of his nonprofit. Tackle It, which provides training programs during rugby games that help young boys get in touch with their emotions, is getting great publicity from their fake relationship…but it’s only bringing Dani and Zaf closer together.

The problem is, Dani has been seriously hurt in the past. She’s got a lot of confidence and bravado, but her self-esteem is in the toilet. She is extremely opposed to making this friendship with benefits into anything else.

I’m just so in love with the way Talia Hibbert writes her characters and her stories. She’s got a wonderful way of using words. Again, I will read anything she writes. It’s just a delight.

I particularly liked in this one just how different the characters we got were. I feel sometimes that repeat romance authors fall into the trap of using the same archetype over and over. But Zaf and Dani were very, very different from Chloe and Red! Dani is a witchy, feminist PhD candidate with an incredible brain but basically no capacity for taking care of herself. Zaf is tough on the outside, but has struggled much over the last few years of his life, trying to put loss behind him. Their story is a fundamentally different, yet important one. I like that this book can dive into some real issues and gives the romance more purpose. I hate nothing more than a romance that sticks two people together with no rhyme or reason; this book does the opposite because it provides a really deep understanding of who these people are and why they fit together so well.

I particularly liked Dani’s character, because I think she’s relatable. Not only to me, but to the many women who have begun to pick up our modern age’s feminist romances. She’s an academic, and extremely goal driven. She forgets to take care of herself properly. She’s a feminist. And she practices whatever form of witchcraft feels good to her. Basically, Dani is all of us, and Take a Hint is our reminder to stop eating Skittles for breakfast and staying up ’til 2 in the morning. YOU CAN DO THIS. ❤

In an age where we are driven by progress and accomplishments, we mustn’t forget to leave time for what brings us joy. Which is exactly why I’m very happy and grateful I got to read this delightful novel. 🙂

Highly, highly recommend Take a Hint! I can’t wait to read the next book, with Eve’s story! A copy of Take a Hint, Dani Brown was provided to me by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It will be published June 23, 2020 (and you should go get a copy!).

Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes and this one was done exceptionally well. The fact that Danika was so relationship-phobic made this even better. I love that Hibbert doesn't shy away from bigger issues in her romance novels. Grief was tackled very well in this novel and I loved watching Zaf start to work through it to be a better version of himself. There were great conversations about race, especially what it's like to be a black woman. I loved how casually queer Dani is and how it wasn't a big deal at all. Trust me, you'll want to pick this one up.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from Avon through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.*

Great book. The characters are smart and sexy, and this book was even better than the first in the series!

I love Talia Hibbert and this series so much. She takes complex characters with very real problems and makes them so much more than what they are struggling with. It's only part of their personality not ALL of it.

I loved the first book in this series and I'm thrilled that there will be a third. I thought this was really charming and sexy. I loved Dani and I am such a sucker for rake dating. Excellent read!

I enjoyed reading about how Dani and Raf each grew as characters by their associations. It was fun to see the girl make a big deal of the guy at the end.

Talia Hibbert is magic, and I will officially read everything with her name on it. I thought I adored GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN, but that was before I devoured TAKE A HINT, DANI BROWN. I loved this book even more than the first (and I really, really, loved the first one). As someone who has dealt with anxiety and panic attacks since high school, this resonated on so many personal levels.

Witchy, witty, brilliant, confident yet insecure Dani was imminently relatable to me. Her journey to self-love so that she can accept the love of a sweet, protective, swoony partner is just beautiful. Her and Zaf's chemistry sparks off the page. This book is laugh-out-loud funny (just like the first one). Does anyone do hilarious dialogue better than Hibbert? I don't think so.

I cannot WAIT to read Eve's story. Give me all of the Brown sisters all of the time, please.

Big thanks to Avon Romance & NetGalley for the e-ARC. I am definitely buying a physical copy when this comes out in June because I NEED It on my shelves.

Take a Hint, Dani Brown is just as lovely as Hibbert's previous book Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Danika is quirky and brilliant, but struggles at romance and love. Zaf is sturdy and grumpy, but wants that happily ever after romance. These two are perfect for each and the writing is witty and fun. I love that Zaf is in touch with his emotions and mental health and not afraid to show his feelings. I can't wait for the next Brown sister book in the series! Recommend as a romantic comedy!

Talia Hibbert continues to exceed all my romance expectations with every new book she releases. Dani and Zafir had all the dorkiness, softness, and drama an avid romance reader could ask for. Both of them were lovable romance protagonists for whom I was passionately rooting. I wanted them to grow and love and learn. All of that came to fruition. I thoroughly enjoyed the bisexual representation, the muslim, South Asian family dynamics, and the strong family bonds. All the small details and family relationships tied this book together wonderfully.

Fresh off the hells of Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert brings us the story of the second Brown sister, Danika. Dani is a career-focused academic who decides that romance and relationships are not for her and asks the universe to send her the perfect friend with benefits. When the tall, dark, and handsome security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a fire drill fiasco, she believes the universe is sending her a sign that Zaf might be the perfect friend with benefits. However, the problem is Zaf is a hopeless romantic and Dani clearly isn't looking for anything serious. When a video of the two goes viral, Zaf and Dani hash up a plan to fake a relationship in public and set into motion a rollercoaster of emotions and sexy situations. Can the seemingly cold-hearted Dani be swayed into a romantic happily ever after Zaf?

The way Talia Hibbert creates such diverse and complex characters is truly one of the reasons why I love her work. Her descriptive writing paints such a vivid picture of the story as well as the emotions she is trying to convey, which makes reading her work an absolutely joyful experience. I can't wait to read the next book!

I loved it! I read and loved Get A Life, Chloe Brown, the first book, and now I can say I am hooked on Talia Hibbert! I'm going to read all her work now. She's an auto-read author for me now.

I had so much fun reading this book! I think Hibbert and I have a similar sense of humour because I laughed so much. The writing overall was fun and quirky just like Dani. Dani and Zafir had depth, dimension, and growth. Hibbert can craft excellent characters, Dani and Chloe have this prickly but lovable quality that is now my favourite trope. Zafir as a love interest was just a sweetheart. It refreshing to read of a male character struggling with anxiety, especially in the romance genre. Also, It was wonderful to read of male love interest actively abolish toxic masculinity and toxic environments in sports..

I have to thank Talia Hibbert for her writing and what she's contributing to contemporary literature. She has allowed me to be seen like never before. The people and story were so good that they both felt real. I wanted to search the hashtag up myself at one point!

I really wanted to love this. I enjoyed the first Brown sisters book, even though it was more "open door" than I like.

But this one was again very open door, but also kind of a slog. There was a lot (a LOT) of quasi-therapy, as the characters realized what issues they were working through and confronted traumatic events in their past. I'm not really looking for therapy in my romances, so I ended up forcing myself to push through the end.

But, Dani is an awesome, kick-ass professor of color, which I heartily approve! And I really enjoyed the interplay between all 3 Brown sisters.

A wonderful follow-up to Get a Life, Chloe Brown. I loved Dani and Zaf, and how they both grew and developed as character's without compromising themselves. The depiction of anxiety was realistic and really wonderful to see in a gentleman that often candy-costs life--while still being a really uplifting read. One of my favorite things is when I actually would want to be friends with the characters.

This book is fabulous. I adore both Dani and Zaf individually and together. It's a fake dating trope, where, after a mishap, everyone believes they are dating, and thanks to a little social media magic (despite Zaf's reluctance due to a bunch of significant concerns regarding his privacy AND his own mental health), they have a chance to use some publicity for the charity that Zaf started.

The chemistry between them is both lovely and hot. They have a wonderful "opposites attract" vibe with Zaf being the romance-reading, careful but hopeful romantic and Dani as the commitment-leary, driven, slightly cynical academic.

They each had amazing arcs, with Zaf's involving learning to live with grief and manage it (because you do never truly "get over it" and it does always effect your life in some way, for good or bad) and figure out how to be kinder to himself over his own mental health issues as well. And Dani's arc is about, realizing her own worth and all that she deserves (which is a little Zaf too), and getting a bit out of her own way. The way this all was develop was super well done and the end was so satisfying, I just loved it.

I can't tell you how thrilled I was to see Talia Hibbert was continuing Get a Life, Chloe Brown into a series featuring all three of the Brown sisters. I absolutely adored Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Red and Chloe were perfection. I couldn't wait to see where this next book took us. So what's the verdict?

Talia Hibbert has done it again. This book is full of lovable and relatable characters whom you will wish you could meet for a coffee date. It seriously checks all the boxes - laugh-out-loud moments, raw personal challenges, strong character growth, and let's not forget the fantastic steam. This book takes bookgasm to a new level!

I loved Dani and Zaf. I loved their "slow burn" relationship journey. I also loved getting a glimpse of Red and Chloe and seeing how they were doing. Yep, they are here too! To sum it up, #DrRugbae are couple goals. Put this book on your MUST read list. You won't regret it.

I want to thank NetGalley and HarperCollins for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

YESSSSSS!!!!!

Oh my goodness! There are so many things that I love about this book. I absolutely adored Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Reading this one, I was so nervous. That's some pretty big shoes to fill, right? Luckily, Talia did not disappoint.

Not only was TAHCB extremely cute, adorable, and funny, but it was also SEXY. Zafir is one of the hottest heroes that I have ever read and I am so in love with him. He's a freaking big bulky fit security guard and what does he do in his spare time? Reads romance novels! ***mic drop***

I received an advanced copy from the publisher.