May 2026 Book Discussion - Get a life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

[Grace.]

Hi everyone! welcome to May's Book Club Discussion thread!!
This thread will remain open even after we finish reading the current book, so everyone who wants to add any opinions can do so at her leisure.
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As all of you know, in this thread we can discuss anything about the current book. Please feel free to share your thoughts while you are reading or whenever you want, or as you progress in your reading, it's up to you, this thread is yours, so express all what you think about the book and reading. You can write parts of the text you're reading, and that you think are important to understand the plot, comment on what you think of all what you have reading so far, whether the author is easy or difficult to understand and follow?, how the plot and characters develop to your mind?, and if there's a quote you'd like to share, please do it.

Once again welcome, I hope several of you will choose to join us!

 

[Grace.]

I started reading it last Saturday, and I finished it today. I found the book easy to read, and even interesting, as someone who suffers from migraines and fibromyalgia, I appreciated the detailed descriptions of the lack of energy, joint pain crises, and sleep problems, having to move even with pain and do pilates, or in my case qi gong, etc., actually, I'm grateful to have the book because at my next doctor's appointment, I'll show her that I'm not the only one who thinks migraines and fibromyalgia go hand in hand, even though I've been treated as two separate illnesses and even assured that they have no relation whatsoever. Returning to the book, I liked the way the author handled the subject, although at times I felt that Chloe held back more than she should have and built walls to protect herself from abandonment, just as Redford preferred to assume the worst rather than listen, and while there were many aspects I liked, especially the fact that they were two adults willing to talk, make mistakes, apologize, etc., I feel it was a bit boring for my taste. I enjoyed reading it once, but I don't think I'll read it again, except perhaps... the part I marked to read to my doctor.

 

[kelley]

I'm still working through it. I believe I have 3 hours left of the audiobook. I'm really struggling to get through it because I keep falling asleep!

The book is definitely not my vibe. I find it to be a little boring, lacking an interesting plot. Though I don't have experience with fibromyalgia, I do appreciate the author weaving that aspect into the story. I feel like there could have been a lot more character development aside from that though. I'm not sure I can put my finger on why I'm not loving it aside from it just didn't hook me. Part of it could be that I'm not loving the narrator or the xes scenes - I get bored easily haha! I'm still glad I read (or am reading) it though, because I definitely learned a bit more about the experience of those with fibromyalgia.

Grace, I'm so glad you have some content to show your doctor to affirm your thoughts about the connection between fibromyalgia and migraines! It's frustrating when you really feel something is connected and you get shrugged off.

 

[Grace.]

@kelley dear I also felt there was no character development, and I even think it lacked an antagonist. Like you, I expected the plot to be more interesting, but I found it boring and even struggled to finish it, which is very difficult when it comes to romance, and the same thing happened to me, I kept falling asleep, and it took me a week to finished it, at least it worked as a sleeping pill, lol. I totally agree with you, it's so frustrating when doctors and people around you act like they're experts on what you're feeling, and something the book doesn't cover, but I'll add, is that for someone to be diagnosed with fibromyalgia, they need to end up unable to move and with high fever, like what happened to me, because if you can move and say you're in pain, nobody believes you, after investigating and seeing that everything is fine, they send you to a psychologist, and the psychologist tries to convince you that the pain isn't real, that it's all in your head, but when you suddenly end up with a ligament infection, a high fever, and unable to move, then the same dr. immediately diagnose you with fibromyalgia, real story.
Thank you so much for your comment, and for being part of the book club.
wishing you a wonderful weekend

 

[kelley]

@grace, wow, that is so frustrating about your diagnosis!! Crazy they wait till you can't move to take you seriously. It is all too common for doctor's to ignore symptoms unfortunately. I have similar experiences, but with heart issues. I actually went to the emergency room one time - I literally thought I was dying because my heart was palpating so much, only to be told by the doctor "just calm down, it's not like you're going to die." I was like, oh, my bad. I should have waited till I died to come in!! Sheesh. I was talking to my family doctor about how frustrating it is that they always tell you to call if you have any symptoms, don't hesitate to come in if something isn't right, etc, but then when you do, you almost get shamed for doing so (or treated like you don't know what you're talking about).

Anyway, I'm glad I'm not the only one to have these thoughts about the book. Sleeping pill is right haha!! Not a bad thing, because sometimes I have trouble falling asleep. I am still not quite done, but I'll probably finish tonight. I'm curious to hear what others think!

 

[Grace.]

@kelley oh my, so sorry for what you have to go thru, that's really bad, I would think that if someone goes to the trouble of going to the doctor and feels unwell, they should at least be taken seriously, and their suffering should not be ignored, that's something I dislike about many doctors, that they see their patients as incorrigible hypochondriacs, and they don't take them serious, please take care dear Kelley, and even if you feel like they're not taking you seriously, if you're feeling unwell, it's best to go to the doctor. I'm waiting to read the rest of the comments too, and at least I know what book I'm gonna read when I can't fall asleep, lol, back when VHS tapes existed, I had this incredibly boring interview where they talked about meteorites falling to Earth trapped in raindrops, and when I couldn't sleep, I'd put it on and fall asleep within 10 minutes, I don't think I ever finished watching the whole interview, which was an hour long, actually, I don't remember why I recorded it, which is even stranger, but it worked as a sleeping pill for me for some years.

 

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I liked the other book club selection better than this one. This one had potential, as the main character had goals she wanted to accomplish, but (to me) it felt really shallow coming after Winter Garden. The characters and their motivations were okay. I did like how Chloe was able to encourage Red to come back to his artistry. I'm not a fan of detailed spicy scenes, so that aspect aside, it was just okay. Her perspective with her health difficulties was interesting, but some of her actions didn't feel realistic (the whole tree-climbing incident comes to mind).

 

[Grace.]

I totally agree with you dear Alyssa