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anyaemilie 's review for:
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
by Talia Hibbert
Thank you to Avon and Harper Collins (via NetGalley) for the ARC!
Content warnings (also printed in the front of the book! Yay!):
SIGH. This is bittersweet, because I am sad that the Brown Sisters' saga is at an end, but oh my, what an end it was! It is safe to say that Eve's (mis)adventures in love are my favorite of the series and that Talia Hibbert has created a character who deserves all the hugs ever. I know that Dani's book has been super popular among readers of the series, but I hope that Eve's story resonates with people as well because I have a special place in my heart for the youngest Brown sister.
A lot of what Eve goes through resonated with me: feeling like a failure and like she hasn't been able to find the thing in life she's supposed to be good at; being given chance after chance but still not doing quite the right thing; the guilt of feeling like you should have found your footing because, technically, you're an adult, so why don't you have it all together?? Boy, do I know that feeling...
But now on to the fun parts, because this is a romance novel after all: I absolutely LOVED the chemistry between Eve and Jacob. They are so good together, and they are (for the most part) super straightforward with each other, which I love so much. There is of course the third act wrench in the works that all romance readers are familiar with, but I liked the way it was done in this book. It wasn't because the characters were being stubborn and wouldn't admit their feelings for each other. Eve and Jacob are straightforward from the start, which was refreshing to see when so many romance novels are full of miscommunication and misinterpretations. There is, of course, mutual pining (one of my favorite tropes EVER) and Eve and Jacob REALLY dislike each other when they first meet, so there are plenty of standard romance tropes here. But I loved the fact that, because Jacob is autistic, that he values getting straight to the point and not dancing around feelings. Eve is happy to meet him there, which makes for a really great dynamic.
As I said already, this is my favorite of the Brown Sisters' stories. I tried sooo hard to finish it last night, but I had to give up at 2:00 AM because my eyes refused to stay open. I think Talia Hibbert has another hit on her hands, and I can't wait for the rest of the world to read it. This book is out March 9th!
Content warnings (also printed in the front of the book! Yay!):
Spoiler
mentions of childhood neglect; anti-autistic ableismSIGH. This is bittersweet, because I am sad that the Brown Sisters' saga is at an end, but oh my, what an end it was! It is safe to say that Eve's (mis)adventures in love are my favorite of the series and that Talia Hibbert has created a character who deserves all the hugs ever. I know that Dani's book has been super popular among readers of the series, but I hope that Eve's story resonates with people as well because I have a special place in my heart for the youngest Brown sister.
A lot of what Eve goes through resonated with me: feeling like a failure and like she hasn't been able to find the thing in life she's supposed to be good at; being given chance after chance but still not doing quite the right thing; the guilt of feeling like you should have found your footing because, technically, you're an adult, so why don't you have it all together?? Boy, do I know that feeling...
But now on to the fun parts, because this is a romance novel after all: I absolutely LOVED the chemistry between Eve and Jacob. They are so good together, and they are (for the most part) super straightforward with each other, which I love so much. There is of course the third act wrench in the works that all romance readers are familiar with, but I liked the way it was done in this book. It wasn't because the characters were being stubborn and wouldn't admit their feelings for each other. Eve and Jacob are straightforward from the start, which was refreshing to see when so many romance novels are full of miscommunication and misinterpretations. There is, of course, mutual pining (one of my favorite tropes EVER) and Eve and Jacob REALLY dislike each other when they first meet, so there are plenty of standard romance tropes here. But I loved the fact that, because Jacob is autistic, that he values getting straight to the point and not dancing around feelings. Eve is happy to meet him there, which makes for a really great dynamic.
As I said already, this is my favorite of the Brown Sisters' stories. I tried sooo hard to finish it last night, but I had to give up at 2:00 AM because my eyes refused to stay open. I think Talia Hibbert has another hit on her hands, and I can't wait for the rest of the world to read it. This book is out March 9th!