2022: I LOVE TALIA HIBBERT AND THE BROWN SISTERS

Damn, there was just SUCH a contrast between reading this book and my most recent romance novel, [b:It Ends with Us|27362503|It Ends with Us|Colleen Hoover|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1470427482l/27362503._SY75_.jpg|43940889]. Hibbert is a marvelous writer, creating situations that ring true and characters that I actually care about. To have incredibly sexy scenes and wonderful suspense on top of that is the icing on the cake, but once again, Hibbert has knocked it out of the park for me. I could easily relate to each of the characters (despite not having much of any shared life experiences with them), the sex was steamy and consensual, and the pop culture references are top notch.

I think I read this book a little too closely to [b:The Love Hypothesis|56732449|The Love Hypothesis|Ali Hazelwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1611937942l/56732449._SX50_.jpg|88674377], because I was totally over the fake dating trope by the time it was introduced here, but Hibbert handled much better in my opinion. She also did a better job with the academic relationships. I also think this book did a WAY better job of tackling heavy topics, especially when compared to [b:The Bride Test|39338454|The Bride Test|Helen Hoang|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548428073l/39338454._SY75_.jpg|60976615], which just swept huge issues right under the rug. It didn't hurt that Zaf's accent in the audiobook was drool worthy.

Can't wait to get my hands on book #3 of the Brown sisters, [b:Act Your Age, Eve Brown|51824384|Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters, #3)|Talia Hibbert|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1598833651l/51824384._SY75_.jpg|76322191], especially considering it's the highest rated of the three on Goodreads!