This book was just what my soul needed. It’s such a refreshing story. If you’re tired of the same characters over and over, I beg you, read Get a Life, Chloe Brown.

We have our heroine, the title character, Chloe. Hallelujah, we have a diverse, in so many ways woman! Chloe has curves, she’s blunt, she’s not always the super sweet heroine we’re used to. She’s black. And she suffers from chronic illness and pain. I’ve literally never read a character like Chloe Brown.

Red is a good guy. Not an asshole. Not a “manwhore”. He’s sexy, caring, kind and just plain decent. This is no way translates to boring. Remember, I did say he’s sexy. He also had his own shit going on. This isn’t just Chloe’s story, after all.

The sexy times between Red and Chloe are fairly hot, particularly for a traditionally published romance. I’m used to reading mostly indie romances and sometimes traditionally published romances lack the type of heat/sexy times that you find in indie. I wasn’t disappointed with this one. Not at all.

I did see some reviews mention the language, and how they didn’t like the profanity. Maybe it’s because I myself am guilty of having a mouth like these characters. Or maybe it goes along with me reading more indie romance. But, either way the language didn’t bother me. In all honesty, I thought it was fairly tame.

The biggest plus, though was the way Chloe’s fibromyalgia and chronic pain is handled. As someone with chronic pain and illness myself, I thought it was depicted well. I related to Chloe. When she had to take a break or sit down. When she couldn’t do more than move from the bed to the couch. When taking a shower wiped her completely out. I’ve been where she was. And seeing that on the page was oddly comforting.

As for the story between Chloe and Red, I absolutely loved how they came together. They were both dealing with their own stuff, Chloe being on her own for the first time ever, and Red was recovering from a toxic relationship. The way they each dealt with their own issues, while finding love with one another was just perfect.

I ended up landing on four stars because, while I thoroughly enjoyed this one, there were a few times where I had trouble staying focused on the story. Parts of it seemed to drag on. I also thought it started a bit too slow.

I still absolutely recommend this one, though. Chloe and Red are my favorite type of characters: they’re memorable.