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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
3.5
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3.5/5 stars

Description: Chloe Brown has been sheltered for the majority of her life. Her later in life chronic illness diagnosis, and then a near-death incident, Chloe decides she wants to take her life in her own hands for once. She moves out, makes a list of what she wants to do, and of course, her building superintendent, Red, gets on her nerves. After they bonded over a cat in a tree incident, Chloe and Red decide to talk her list together. Well, the majority of it. Will the list that brought them together also tear them apart?

The good:
- I loved the representation and dynamic of what a relationship looks like with taking a chronic illness and 
- The sisters were so funny and I'm so excited to see them in their own books!
- I liked the resolution the book provided.

The loss of a star and a half:
- I feel like the pacing and timing of this book was weird? I felt lost a lot of the time. It felt like a slower-paced book.
- I'm not really sure where their 'hatred' really started? And I don't know even now if it was really talked out...I did listen to the audiobook so maybe my confusion came from the media I chose to listen to it.

Overall: I think the ending is cute, but the journey to get there was a little tough for me. I look forward to trying more of Talia's books!