Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Nov 28, 2019 Alisa rated it liked it

The pros: an interracial romance, and also one that involves a plus size woman...and neither of these things are treated as an issue. Refreshing! Also, the heroine suffers from a chronic but "invisible" illness, Fibromyalgia, and it is good to see this treated in a sympathetic manner.
The cons: so many tropes and cliches...opposites attract,
rich girl meets poor boy who is rough around the edges, etc etc. In fact, there were so many elements of this story that reminded me of The Kiss Quotient...g ...more

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Jan 19, 2021 Nina ( picturetalk321 ) rated it really liked it

Shelves: europe, author-woman, europe-uk, author-ofcolour, a-reviewed, genre-romance, theme-disability, 4-star, theme-het, zchallenge-2021-readingwomen

A lovely, pleasant, feel-good read with good characterisation, interesting plot that does not have any forced conflict sprung on the reader, and two utterly likeable protagonists. So good to read about a disabled Black woman getting on with life and being the romantic heroine in her own story. And so good to read a sensitive man. Both of them stumble around awkwardnesses; both deal with misunderstandings about each others' sensitivities; both overcome them by the happy ending. The heroine's two ...more

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May 26, 2022 T.ScottReviews rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: f-n-fiction, authors-minority, 0-i-own-physically, authors-disabled, authors-bipoc, age-adult, g-romance, rating-5-stars, eoy-fa-all-time-favourites, authors-female

5 Stars
CAWPILE = 9.14

#11 read of 2022

This was the story I never knew I needed. As most people who know me know I rarely read romance and, even less so do I read books that feature conditions I have because they never usually come close to my experiences. This however was different. Chronic illnesses are different for everyone but there are things everyone with chronic illnesses experience such as losing friends and/or failing relationships, medical gaslighting/trauma and frustration at the f ...more

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Feb 23, 2020 Beverly rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, england, audio, bev-rwc-2020, newtome2020, romantic-comedy

thoughts coming shortly

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Feb 02, 2022 Tanya rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: format-audiobook, 2022

Great humor! Wonderful characters!
Steamy but realistic. Recommend for those who love rom-coms. Bonus podcast interview with the author, who is a delight.

Some one-liners I enjoyed:
Grumpiness was high on her list of hobbies.
Bliss should be held onto with both hands.

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