Get a Life, Chloe Brown Book Review

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I had seen Get a Life, Chloe Brown all over Instagram and the book world for ages, so I just knew I had to read it! This fun, loveable book centres on Chloe Brown, a thirty-something-year-old woman who has decided she needs to get a life! After a near-death accident causes Chloe to consider her life, she decides its time she moved out and actually started living! In her new place, she starts to work her way through the ‘Get a life’ list she’s made herself, but what she doesn’t expect is somebody to start interfering, and when that somebody is tattoo-covered bad boy Red, she thinks she’ll use him to her advantage instead.

I warn you now, don’t read this book in public… I loved it and thought Hibbert was a compelling and witty writer, but MY GOD was there a lot of sex. And I’m not just talking about a couple of intimate love-making session, this came right out of Fifty Shades of Grey! That being said, it was actually perfectly placed in this book and if anything added to the feeling that as the book progressed, Chloe really started feeling more alive!

As a protagonist, Chloe was really likeable and relatable, and the author did a fantastic job of subtly educating the reader on Chloe’s fibromyalgia which made the book very eye-opening! I know someone with fibromyalgia so had a basic understanding of what it’s like, but Hibbert’s descriptions, especially placed in such a plausible setting, made them all the more educational and understandable for the reader. I especially like Hibbert’s comments on mental health throughout the novel as it’s important to remember that physical and mental health and can be so closely entwined.

Fleshed out and likeable, I adored Chloe’s interactions with her sisters, Dani and Eve. I know there are two sequels focused on each of them so I’m excited to read those too! Also Red’s brooding and conflicted personality contrasted nicely with Chloe’s no-nonsense upbeat one and as a couple they were simply adorable! In all in all this book is worth reading for the characters alone!

The book was a truly great representation of an invisible disability, and if nothing else, I hope readers walk away from it with a better understanding of that. With moments of deeper meaning, this book was also sickeningly romantic which made me love it even more! If you’re looking for a contemporary read (with a side of raunchy) then pick up Get a Life, Chloe Brown!