Get a Life, Chloe Brown

DNF at 10%

I've read it all!

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!! I may have just figured out my favorite trope: enemies to lovers. This book was phenomenal! A bit explicit at times but not over the top. I listened to the audiobook along with this and the narrator was fantastic! Really brought the characters to life. I think I immediate fell in love with this book because the first thing that Chloe does to "get a life" is get a place of her own which I just recently did myself. I felt like I connected with her as a character and wanted to see where her life was headed. Little did I know that I was in for quite a rollercoaster. The character of Redford is cultivated perfectly. The two characters banter seamlessly and I felt like I was almost watching this happen in real life. I really felt for the characters too. They both went through trauma but didn't feel like they could pull themselves out of it. And yet, they both felt furious for each other and how others treated them. I think being their for one another helped them find confidence and acceptance with themselves as well. The climax of this book pulled at my heart though and I had to read like the last 1/4 of the book in one sitting because I just could not put it down. It is hard to really summarize this book without spoilers so honestly, just go read it! You won't regret it! Looking forward to reading the rest of the Brown Sisters seriesFavorite quotes:"Most people had trouble accepting the fact that Chloe was ill. Fibromyalgia and chronic pain were invisible afflictions, so they were easy to dismiss. But Eve didn't need to feel all of that to have empathy. She didn't need to see Chloe's tears or pain to believe her sister struggled sometimes. Neither for that matter did Dani. They understood" pg. 19"She'd learned that hard way that people were always looking for a reason to leave, that affection or adoration or promises of devotion turned to dust when things got tough. Chloe's family was abnormal in their loyalty, and she loved them for it, but they didn't seem to understand that others couldn't be trusted. Better to be alone than to be abandoned. She refused to let that happen again" pg. 74"Whether she admitted it or not, what Chloe really needed was a decent fucking friend. And what Red really wanted, badly enough to surprise himself, was to give her that. To show her every kindness she should take for granted. To make her smile and laugh and feel like herself. The way she did for him" pg. 202"You were hurt, and you reacted. You were in an unhealthy situation in more ways than one, and you panicked and cleansed yourself with fire. Don't dismiss your emotions and your self-protection as just a fucked-up decision. Don't reduce something so complex and real and important to nothing." pg. 304"You always say such lovely things to me, Red. Do you say them to yourself?" No. No, he didn't. It never occured to him that he should, not until recently. Pg. 306