Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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I personally think this book is inclusive of many people that probably don't find themselves often represented in a book. The main characters are Chloe Brown and Redford Morgan. Chloe has fibromyalgia that triggers other conditions as well. Red is damaged goods from a previous relationship that was abusive. Writing a steamy and romantic book about these two people finding solidarity and love in each other was a fresh idea that was executed very well. 

I keep saying I'm not overly indulgent in romcoms but I keep reading them so maybe I am. Is it cheesy at times? Yes. Do those moments make the story even better? Yes. Is this book also full of depth and previously unexplored territory that left me better for having read? YES. 

I mean, real life includes a man that is not turned off by a medical brace or condition. We NEED that kind of romance. We need to know that we don't have to look like Gigi Hadid to be found sexually attractive. No offense to Gigi, seriously, she's beautiful.

We also need to know that domestic abuse against males is very real. Also, that men can also seek out treatment to be better and still be a man.

I also LOVE the language. Is it vulgar by some standards? Yes but so am I. This book speaks my love language and I almost gave it another star for that alone. 

Also - do Brits really not know what an effing s'more is?!

Favorite Quotes:

"Chloe's family was abnormal in their loyalty and she loved them for it."

"If I die, I die."

"That's how people should behave, they should fill in each other's gaps."

"When she was sick and tired of being sick and tired, she clung to moments like this. The first shower after a flare up."

"You were hurt and you reacted. You were in an unhealthy situation in more ways than one and you panicked and you cleansed everything with fire. Don't dismiss your emotions and your self protection as just a fucked up decision. Don't reduce something so complex and real and important to nothing."

Genre:

Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Adult