Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel | 
pickThis was delightful and sexy and such a great romance. ❤️
Our guest on episode 57 of the Brit Lit Podcast is Talia Hibbert, the author of GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN. We talked about how she got her start writing romance, the illustrated cover trend, what it's like to get picked by Book of the Month, and more. https://buff.ly/389ZGa3
pickI LOVE this book! I didn‘t want it to end! I can‘t wait until the next in the series... but ‘til JUNE!?!? Agony!
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so-soI found myself favoring the story so much more from Red‘s point of view-I probably would have liked it more if it didn‘t take me 2 weeks to finish it. November was a super slow reading month for me!
pickI haven‘t really understood all of the Talia Hibbert hype. I found the books of hers that I read underwhelming but kept picking them up because there must be something I am missing. This book finally clicked for me. I loved the audio narration and the story of two people learning to love and trust in spite of their pasts. I really love that it is an interracial romance that deals with abuse and chronic illness and is so swoony and steamy.
so-soNovember Bookish Bingo - Published in November ✔
Chloe is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she‘s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”:
✔ Move out of her family‘s mansion.
🔲 Enjoy a drunken night out.
🔲 Ride a motorcycle.
🔲 Go camping.
🔲 Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.
🔲 Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage.
🔲 Do something bad.
I‘m having my own #partyofone tonight while @toddred29 works Black Friday @ Target (in electronics, no less). 😇 The son is off in video game land. So it‘s me, Chloe Brown and the crew from Nailed It hanging by the fire. 🍸
pickThere‘s a quote in this book that I absolutely love and I think it sums this book up perfectly.
“I need you. I‘m desperate for you. I‘m something without you, and I‘ll survive without you, but I don‘t fucking want to, so Jesus, please don‘t make me.”
I so loved this book and how they each learn to deal with their shit. And I absolutely LOVED that their differences in race had not one damn thing to do with the story. Beautifully done!
pickHonestly, this book was such a breath of fresh air and EXACTLY what I needed!! Completely cliche in all the right places...sultry, HOT, and totally made me blush. LOVED IT!
Not all heroes wear capes, Chloe Brown! You keep doing you, sister, 'cause you're amazing. And Redford, WHOA!! Where do I find one of you?!! 😍
If you're in the mood for a fun, light, kinda naughty read - do NOT hesitate. Tore through this in a day and a half!
pickThis was so much fun: A steamy romance that is body-positive, featuring a woman of color who has a chronic illness. Wow.
After a near-death experience Chloe makes a list of goals to accomplish in an effort to “get a life.” When she enlists the help of her building‘s handyman (and talented artist) she finds more than she expects.
#chronicillness
#readingwomenofcolor2019
pickThis was a cute and thoughtful story. In her Author's Note before the story begins, Talia says that she hopes she treated her characters and us gently, in regards to the sensitive topic of healing after an abusive relationship, well this reader was pleased with how she handled it. This was a well crafted and well written book. I highly recommend this for anyone who loves romances, stories about healing and if you're in a reading slump. :)
pickWhen a near near-death experience causes Chloe's life to flash before her eyes she doesn't like what she sees. To avoid having the most dull eulogy ever given she sets out to get a life, by means of a to do list.
I appreciated that Chloe was not only a strong WOC but also has an invisible illness. Also Red's healthy mindset in regard to getting treatment for his mental health. Especially in today's society it should be normalized not stigmatized.
1. A sort of selfie (of my fuzzy sock) and a shelfie. 😁
2. Oh, she‘d done something bad, alright.
3. 34 F and sleet. 😐
#wondrouswednesday
bailedI'm bailing at 74%. There's still almost 3 hours in the audiobbook (only ~1:45 left at 1.6 playback speed). It's not cute enough to continue when very little has happened in the first ~7.5 hours (~4:45 at 1.6 playback speed).
“.....Chloe used cuteness to disguise her inner evil. Sort of like Professor Umbridge.” Loving this Book so far
pickIt took me a while to really get into this book. However, I stuck with it because of all the glowing reviews and I‘m so glad I did. Chloe is trying to live life to its fullest while dealing with crippling chronic pain and Red is trying to rebuild his life after a previous abusive relationship broke him down. Although these are difficult topics this book left me feeling a lot of joy. I would definitely recommend!
pickCute, steamy romance with a diverse lead - a curvy black woman who experienced chronic pain due to fibromyalgia. Definitely worth a read!
#mustread #romancenovel #bookofthemonth
Everyone is raving about this book so I caved in and ordered it too. :)
pickThis book made me feel seen. I have the same chronic illness as Chloe, and I have literally never related to a character more than I related to Chloe Brown. If you have any sort of chronic illness (or even if you don‘t), I can‘t recommend this book highly enough. It was funny, romantic, and honest. I couldn‘t put it down last night, and it‘s been a while since a book has made me feel like that!
so-soI loved Red. I had to work extra hard to *not* be annoyed by Chloe, and honestly I‘m not entirely sure that the ending was enough for me to like her. (I need to think about how I feel about her, which is very telling.) Chloe has unending chronic pain. Red has anxiety and baggage from a past relationship.
Unpopular opinion: I liked it but I‘m not head over heels in love with it. Hard to focus on/enjoy the #romantsy parts with so many other issues.
Me: *minding my own business, reading a book*
Mocha: *decides I should pet her*
More recent purchases! I‘ve gone a little crazy lately. And I haven‘t finished one book in November yet so I shouldn‘t be buying anything! Gotta buckle down. Started the tagged book and I‘m loving it.
“Bliss should be held on to with both hands”
I‘ve been loving the Book of the Month sélections these past few months. Was super excited for these two books!
#botm #bookofthemonth
pickCharming, relatable, sexy, funny... this book just has it all and a badass main character to top it off!
Oh my goodness, what an amazing author bio! I can‘t start this #BOTM pick yet, but I‘m just dying to get it started after this. I have high hopes!
The best cure for a rainy day!! So excited to get into my #BOTM box this month!! 🤩🤩🤩
pickI‘ve been having a hard time getting into any book lately (thanks, life and daylight savings) but I blew through this sexy and fun new release romance in two days so I‘m hoping I‘m back on track to get through my current library stack.
🕵️♀️ Another mystery delivery from Amazon without a note. Can I please know who to thank for this?
Mhmm, I initially skipped my #BOTM box, but my birthday is on 11/11 and I wanted to use the birthday perk of getting a free add on, so I unskipped since I wanted to read That‘s What Frenemies Are For. What did you all get?
My Book of the Month picks for November!
#botm
I‘ve skipped the last few months and had a few credits so I‘ve picked these two. I‘ve been eyeing the Guinevere Deception since I heard about it forever ago.
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panI hate to say this, but I really disliked this book. I felt the writing was just ok and the story extremely predictable. I also have to say I absolutely hated how someone dealing with fibromyalgia and that specific topic perpetuated the romance in this book. I know people who suffer from this, and I just thought that was extremely distasteful.
I know this book is getting a lot of buzz, but this one was not for me at all.
October TBR! For me this is pretty over-ambitious, so we'll see 🎃
I'm reading an ARC of this book. It is so lovely and funny, I want to hug the heck out of this book. #currentlyreading #romantsy
