This book was so good! Can Hibbert just keep on producing amazing and lovable characters? Eve stole the whole inter book. Just her personality made me smile. Loved that both characters were autistic and we read how they both had there own unique quirks. My only problem was the end and miscommunication between Eve and Jacob. It just feels like how all these books in this trilogy always ended and I wanted just a little bit more.

Love. This. Book.

There’s always a worry that the final book won’t compare to the first two, but that was not the case with this one. I loved Eve and Jacob’s story!

I think that while Dani is still my favorite of the sister’s, Jacob is now my favorite love interest. This book had everything that the first two had: a great plot, diverse characters, and a loving, healthy relationship.

I loved that this one was set at the Bed & Breakfast. I loved learning more about Eve because I had found her really entertaining in the first two books. I loved Jacob’s humor and their banter.

I can’t WAIT to buy a copy of this when it’s released.

This was a satisfying conclusion to the series. I thought this to be the funniest out of the three books. Their grumpy-sunshine dynamic was extremely adorable and fun, I had a great time. Will definitely be following the author's future works.

I absolutely loved the conclusion of the Brown sisters. The way Talia Hibbert brought in so many different types of people just made the whole thing great. Act Your Age, Eve Brown was laugh out loud funny, with plenty of swoon moments. It was so great watching Eve become stronger as a person and learning to stand up for herself and what she wanted out of life.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Somehow Talia Hibbert has created three distinct, beautiful stories. I wish there was more for the Brown sisters.

I would recommend if you're looking for:

-enemies to lovers
-close proximity
-workplace romance
-slow burn
-so much tension
-opposites attract
-fun t-shirts
-duck attacks
-friend dates that turn into real dates


Eve Brown was such a beautiful combination of insecurity and confidence in who she was. This was the funniest Brown book and the most bittersweet. It was beautiful watching two people fall in love as they were accepted fully for the first time in their lives. Appreciated for themselves, nothing more and nothing less. This book may be even more special knowing it is an #ownvoices.

Eve realizing she is autistic and Jacob's leading her to the information was so carefully done. There were great glimpses of both older Brown sisters' living their HEA that was so fun to see.

The epilogue was so special.. HEAs for the Brown sisters is about reaching their dreams rather than the traditional HEAs of engagement and babies.

I would love for Gigi to get her own book even a novella.


Rating: 5 stars
Steam: 4

Eve Brown is a darling. That's all there is to is. She is an absolute delight. I don't have a single negative thing to say about her. Eve is one of the easiest heroines to love. She is just so so so loveable. 


Jacob Wayne is also an adorable hero. Jacob sees Eve Brown in a way no one else does. The two of them complete each other in the absolute best way. 

The Brown family are my favorite "Book family". I adore them. This book reminds me why. (Especially Gigi, who reminds me of my Nana in the very best way!) 

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did! I highly recommend reading the entire series.

I absolutely adore this series and it was an incredible feeling to get to review this book in exchange for an honest review through NetGalley. This series is perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Sarrah Dessen novels. I honestly love the fact that it is about how Eve and Jacob are polar opposites. Jacob enjoys being in control, whereas Eve is a walking disaster. Eve asks to be interviewed for an open chef position and Jacob says no. Later, he's accidentally hit by her car and suddenly Eve is hovering over him trying to help him recover. It's a hilarious enemies to lovers book so I would highly recommend picking this one up!

Thanks to Avon and NetGalley for the advanced e-copy of this book.
This was a fantastic end to the Brown Sisters series!! This is probably the coziest of the three books: a grumpy/sunshine hate-to-love revolving around a bed and breakfast in a small British town.

I really enjoyed Eve and Jacob’s relationship, and I liked seeing them open up and bring out the best in each other. It is set on a short timeline (~2-3 weeks), so the character growth and romance all happened very quickly. However, I think romances always involve some suspension of disbelief, and this one was refreshing and pretty easy to buy into. They still manage to cover plenty of ground, including serious discussions about autism, anti-autistic ableism, childhood neglect, abandonment, and self-confidence.

Like the other books in the series, this romance is pretty explicit. I always find some of Hibbert's descriptions of sex & arousal to be a bit cringy (maybe a difference between British and US slang?), but it is mostly easily overlooked. There were also some questionable descriptions outside of the sex scenes. For example, when we are first introduced to Jacob, the words "rogue DNA" were used multiple times re: tears and sweat, yet he goes on to discuss crying and sweating in a more traditional way throughout the rest of the book.

While I do think each of the Brown sister books can work as standalones, this one had so many great cameos from the rest of the family which will be most appreciated if you’ve read the rest of the series. Read this one if you like Gilmore Girls (grumpy male love interest; working in a B&B; protagonist from a rich family, though the Brown extended family relationships are significantly more amicable)!

I will keep an eye out for own voices reviews for comments on the autism rep.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an arc of Act Your Age, Eve Brown in exchange for an honest review.

Act Your Age, Eve Brown was my FAVORITE book of The Brown Sisters series...and that's saying a lot because I absolutely adored Get a Life, Chloe Brown, and Take a Hint, Dani Brown.
What set this book apart from the other two is the setting. I'm a sucker for a small town/atmospheric setting in a romance novel! The majority of Act Your Age, Eve Brown takes place in a small B&B in rural England. It's just so damn charming! And the "villain" of the story? Waterfowl.
Also, did I mention this is an enemies to lovers romance??? *swoons*

This series means a lot to me because Get A Life Chloe Brown was the VERY FIRST romance book I ever read! I knew Talia Hibbert was going to be one of my favorite authors once I realized how much care she put into the representation of physical and mental illnesses, neurodivergence, and healing from past trauma. She also provides content warnings right at the start of her books, while reassuring the reader that a happy ending will prevail!

In Act Your Age, Eve Brown Talia gives us at a leading character who is on the autism spectrum. What I love about this is that she didn't just google autism indicators and then pack them all into one character. Instead, she showed that autism is a SPECTRUM by carefully crafting characters that have differing autism traits and are fully realized individuals with their own personalities and stories.

The Brown Sisters series is also very sex positive and this book has some of the steamiest scenes of the series.

I cannot wait until release date so everyone can experience the joy this book brings! Act Your Age, Eve Brown is a huge dose of happiness and warm fuzzy feelings.

This was an amazing conclusion to The Brown Sisters series and I can't wait to see what Talia comes up with next!! Talia Hibbert is definitely an auto-buy author for me and I'm excited to read her backlist titles!

Overall, 5 enthusiastic stars to Act Your Age, Eve Brown and I HIGHLY recommend it! I can't wait to purchase a physical copy in March 2021!

Eve Brown might be the youngest in her family and the one who had to wait the longest for her own starring vehicle, but it was certainly worth the wait. There are shades of the dynamics and themes we've seen in Eve's sisters' relationships, but Eve and Jacob's dynamic very quickly proves to be one of a kind and totally surprising. Both characters are very straightforward, which keeps the plot from feeling predictable, and every new step in their relationship feels earned and exhilarating. This is a perfect conclusion to the Brown Sisters series while still standing strongly on its own.

I've decided it's entirely impossible to read the Brown Sisters series without feeling amazing. Hibbert's writing is so smart, funny, and full of A+ banter -- not to mention scorching-hot heat -- that it almost feels like we don't deserve her books' nuances, diverse representations, and patriarchy-shaking feminism.

But we do deserve it, actually, and it's all there in ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN.

If at first Eve seems flighty and difficult to connect with, don't discount the intentionality of her characterization. In a tidy narrative trick, Hibbert gives us the very experience that defines many of Eve's friendships: while the youngest Brown sister may have made a great first impression in Chloe and Dani's books, her flightiness feels off-putting once she takes center stage. But sticking with Eve -- instead of pushing her to the margins of our two-person social circle -- has a massive pay-off, as she soon reveals herself to be intensely focused on helping others, spreading joy, and baking delicious cake. It's a side of Eve too many of her "friends" never get to see -- but Reader, we do. And it turns out, Eve is a wonder.

Many of Eve's quirks align with behaviors on the autism spectrum; while Jacob's autistic presentation is perhaps more conventional, Eve's traits are equally validated by Hibbert's sensitive, nuanced treatment of the disorder. Romance + autism usually means antisocial behaviors, rigidity, and/or Asperger's-like presentation (The Kiss Quotient/Bride Test, The Girl He Used to Know, The Rosie Project... the list goes on). But ACT YOUR AGE explores the all important "spectrum" side of "autism spectrum disorder," and urges us to resist believing we understand what these labels mean just because we understand one small aspect of a very large picture.

All of this happens while a truly compelling, heart-melting romance unfolds. Eve and Jacob are incredibly fun to watch, and Hibbert keeps things moving at a lovely clip. I especially appreciated her resistance to the "h/h have to spend totally unnecessary time apart after an argument/misunderstanding" trope in Act III, which is a convention I would happily see go the way of the dinosaur.

Fair warning to your TBR pile: If you don't reread Chloe and Dani's books prior to picking up ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN, you're going to want to afterward. There's simply no other way to maintain the rosy glow of post-Hibbert reading.

Finally, I'm predicting here and now that Mont, Alex and Tess are the next sibling trio to get the Hibbert treatment. (Please? Like...PLEASE please?)

Quintessential Hibbert—sweet and tart in perfect proportion. A lovely slow burn romance between a chaotic ray of sunshine and an orderly grump, both of whom are on the spectrum. Loved it.
Full review to come.

Act Your Age, Eve Brown
400 pages
Genre: Romance, contemporary
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
** Thank you @harpercollins and @netgalley for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review**

SYNOPSIS: The flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard— literally. Eve Brown is a certified hot mess. No matter how hard she strives to do right, her life always goes horribly wrong so she’s given up trying. But when her personal brand of chaos ruins an expensive wedding (someone has to liberate those poor doves) her parents draw the line. It’s time for her to grow up and prove herself. Jacob Wayne is in control, always. The B&B owner’s on a mission to dominate the hospitality industry, and he expects nothing less than perfection. So when a purple-haired tornado of a woman turns up out of the blue to interview for his open chef position, he tells her the brutal truth: not a chance in hell. Then she hits him with her car— supposedly by accident. Now his arm is broken, his B&B understaffed, and Eve is fluttering around trying to help. She infiltrates his work, his kitchen, and his spare bedroom. The longer these two spend in close quarters, the more animosity turns into something else. The heat between them is impossible to ignore, and it’s melting Jacob’s frosty exterior.

REVIEW: This is the perfect enemies to friends story! Jacob and Eve were perfect characters in their own ways, and I wanted to protect both of them. When they were hurting, I was too. I loved how it switched between them both throughout, so we got to know each of them in and out. There were many reasons to love this novel, the humor, the acceptance, the intimate and steamy moments, and the playful banter throughout. Jacob helps Eve learn that there’s nothing wrong with how she is doing life. Eve gives Jacob the stability he never had and together they make a great couple when they fall into their rhythm. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series: this is the third book in the series but can definitely be read as a standalone. The other two books have now been added to my must read list! But... can we also get a novel about pansexual Gigi Brown?

This is the third book about the Brown sisters I've read, and this one was a delightful as the first two! I enjoyed Eve's struggle with what to do with her life, and how she found comfort taking care of others. Jacob was also a great character, i loved the way his sad backstory didn't control his life.

I will be sad to leave the Brown sisters! They are so much fun. I look forward to finding more titles by this author.

I’ve devoured the other books in the Brown sisters trilogy, so when I saw that there was an arc of “Act Your Age, Eve Brown,” I jumped on it. Eve has always been the most interesting of the Brown sisters to me throughout the books - painfully optimistic, overwhelmingly bubbly, and always there for her family.

I loved getting to see a different side of Eve, and that there was a strong personality underneath the sunshine. This might have been my favorite romance from all of the books, made better through the dialogues of learning more about yourself and growing your confidence. Hibbert has solidified herself as an instant-buy author, both for my library’s collection and for my own.

A fun, light read. It's the best of the trilogy! Eve Brown is a character you want to get to know.

The perfect end to this trilogy of romances featuring the Brown sisters. Eve’s story is sweet and simple, with an adorable setting and the perfect grouchy romantic match for Eve’s bright personality. A perfect read for dark times when you need a reminder that beauty, happiness and light still exist and can flourish.

I loved the other two books in the Brown sisters trilogy and this one was no exception. Eve is a great heroine, and her struggle to find the right fit career-wise was so relatable (even though I related personally more to Dani). The way her relationship with Jacob develops is also wonderful. Plus I REALLY needed to read something happy and sexy and hopeful this weekend, so an extra thank you to the publicist who approved me for an early e-ARC of this title!

I really enjoyed this one! I personally identified more with Eve's journey than with the other sister's journeys, but Chloe is still my favorite! This one was fun, and I sped through it. I'll miss the Brown sisters. Talia, give me MORE.