I loved Dani’s sense of humour, she was hilarious and quick witted. I believe that the way the relationship started was perfect for her, but my heart did break for her a number of times.
It was also nice to read a character who owned being bi and could be with a man without the other side of her not being mentioned.

Zaf was a sweetheart and it was refreshing to read. He was in touch with his emotions and it’s nice to have the tables turned where the guy is in touch with his emotions.

You know one of those books where you need the ending to be reliable but you don’t mind how you get there? That is this book. It was everything I needed and more. Absolute filth through between Danika and Zafir but now I crave more. I need to see where their relationship goes!! Will be buying a finished copy as I received this from NetGalley.

this book was absolutely adorable. it was like a hug! Zafir and Dani had such a lovely friendship, and seeing it evolve into something more made me both happy and a tiny bit anxious for the drama that was bound to happen, but happy is the primary feeling!
I love it when a book shows a queer person being in a f/m relationship, because I think it's important to show that queer people are valid in their identity no matter the relationship they're in. Dani being bi and talking about it with Zaf was 10/10!$
also, Zafir saying ‘we don't want you here’ to toxic masculinity, being open about his anxiety and clinal depression, yes please! not only was he the sweetest, grumpiest man, but he was also so open about his feelings, and that's something I absolutely loved!

I liked Get A Life, Chloe Brown but I preferred this book by far!
Some of the things I enjoyed - The chemistry between Dani and Zaf; the fake dating; Zaf’s openness about his anxiety and loss of loved ones; Zaf; Dani being bi and no big deal being made about it, just acceptance; seeing characters from book 1; Zaf; a good amount of smut but left room for story; great family connections; and did I mention Zaf? 😉

I connected with Zafir more than Dani but maybe that’s because I’m a hopeless romantic and I love a man/character who is in touch with their feelings and isn’t afraid to own them and talk about them. Men talking about mental health is incredibly important.

If they carry on at this rate. Book 3 in the series will be a 5 star!

I received an e-ARC of this book from Netgalley and the publishers. Much appreciated but these opinions are completely my own.

I recieved a digital edition of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own and given freely.

So i was excited for this one, I'd heard such great stuff but honestly i had a few problems with this story. But i really loved the inclusive reps in the story, and the body positivity which were all handled... I'd have loved to have seen more Bi Dani though 😊

I found Dani very annoying, she was willfully ignorant about her own feelings and as confident as she professes she is, she clearly is anything but confident, and doubts everyone around her because she doubts herself. Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with either of these things, however i love the fact that Dani has a ton of character growth and learns from her mistakes and the past, it's just a shame it doesn't happen until about 80%. But character growth is one of my favourite parts of any books. The main thing i disliked about Dani was her total disregard of other peoples feelings, Zaf professes his love and she just shuts down any reaction and decideds he's deluded... I know this prompts her emotional growth, but i still really don't like her because of it.

I liked Zafir from the start, I love the fact he reads steamy romances - same - i love the fact that he's unashamed by it and I love his explanation of why he reads them - I love the happy endings and knowing where the story is going 😊

I did find some of the descriptions very strange 'Something blossomed in Zaf' s chest, as fresh and delivate as a flower, and it smelled like honey and candlewax. It smelled like Danika' - the idea of a feeling having a smell is weird to me... I've never smelt a feeling before.
Also he use of the words 'as always' in four short sentences, at the beginning... 'She was ridiculous, as always. Unselfconcious, as always. Made him want to grin, as always. Zaf resisted, as always.' it seems superfluous and could have been avoided... 😔

I skipped the sex scenes - i read a lot of romanxe and therefore a lot of sex scenes and honestly I didn't like these, not sure what exactly put me off about them - but they just didn't sit right for me.

Really good read. Would recommend to friends and family. I could sympathise with characters (important for any fiction novel!) and looked forward to picking it up and reading the next few chapters! Interesting plot line and a good ending. Will look out for more novels by the author. Thank you.

Honestly, Talia Hibbert is the master of rom-com and can do no wrong in my eyes! A diverse romance with a cinnamon roll hero, opposites attract and a fake relationship – what more could you ask for? Well, lols, and there are plenty.
I love the Brown sisters and can't wait for the next one in the series. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

After having absolutely adored Chloe Brown, I was very excited to read Dani's story. I'm happy to report that I was not let down at all and I loved Dani Brown so much.

Talia Hibbert has a unique ability to write characters that are unique whilst also very real. So real they could jump out of the page. I particularly enjoyed Zaf's character - I mean who doesn't love a man who reads romance books?! It's impossible not to love him.

The story was adorable and I was extremely invested in Dani and Zaf's relationship. And I love how Talia Hibbert uses tropes as a good thing - she waves the tropes (e.g. fake dating) in our face and makes it work so well.

I didn't love this book as much as Chloe Brown, but I connected with her so deeply because we both suffer from chronic illness and I loved reading a happy story about that. This book was still wonderful, though. And it deals with themes of anxiety quite well.

Can't wait to read about Eve in the third book of this series (which I believe is coming out next year).

Talia Hibbert really is the queen of writing inclusive romances! I loved Get a Life, Chloe Brown and I think this companion novel is just as fantastic. Hibbert has a real skill for writing funny, heart-warming & romantic romances, while still appropriately handling the delicate and realistic "life stuff" that can pop up around the romances. Hibbert writes romances about REAL people living real lives, and I love that a lot.

I have mentioned before that I love a fake-relationship story and this ticked all of my boxes. Dani and Zaf are great leading characters and both have a backstory that totally explains why they are the way they are. And as they go about faking their relationship for social media, the two of them have the best banter. Dani's sisters (more on them in a minute) are great - as are Zaf's best friend and nieces. The resolution at the end is totally in keeping with their characters and what's gone on before so it just left me with a big happy smile on my face. As well as the banter between the characters, the narrative has such a witty turn of phrase that it will make you giggle.

Hands down the best romcom I've read in 2020. I absolutely loved it. Funny, diverse, sexy, entertaining - what's not to love? Dani was a great heroine, she was funny and relatable and Zaf was honestly one of the sweetest heroes I've ever read. Talia Hibbert is now one of my must-read authors.

After reading the first book, Get a Life Chloe Brown, literally hours before I picked up this sequel meant that I went into this title already loving these three sisters, the writing style and was curious to read Dani's story.

Take a Hint, Dani Brown follows Dani and Zaf who work together in a university/college where she is a teacher and he is a security guard. When a practice fire drill goes off and Dani is stuck, Zaf rescues her and the whole thing is filmed and put online and inevitably goes viral. Suddenly, everyone on campus wants the two of them together and when Zaf sees the publicity his charity is now getting because of this, he asks Dani if she is willing to fake date him to keep up the publicity for his charity.

I really enjoyed this one and what I've come to realise is my favourite thing about these first two books (I'm excited to read the third) is the characters. The characters don't fit into any kind of typical stereotype, they are unique and individual and very memorable. In this book, Dani is a strong, independent girl boss who wants to work hard and have fun. She doesn't have time or energy for a relationship right now. Zaf on the other hand, is a retired pro-rugby player and works closely with a charity for kids alongside being a security guard and he likes to read romance novels in his spare time. I love how real the characters felt and how Hibbert was able to write a fun, flirty, light-hearted romance but also spoke about deeper topics such as anxiety, depression and the death of a love one.

This book is definitely steamy and at times it felt like that overwhelmed the rest of the story. As a fake-dating book, to me it was inevitable that they were going to end up together but I also think that Hibberts intentions were less about will-they-won't-they and more about Dani realising that as scary as it is, she is ready for a relationship with him. One thing that I wanted more of in Chloe's story was more side characters and more of a focus on work and friends and family rather than just being about the romance and I do think this sequel definitely had more of that which I liked.

Overall, a fun, fast and flirty read that is well worth reading if you liked the first book and I'm excited to read the third instalment in this series.

This is exactly what I look for when I think of rom-coms!

This was an incredibly enjoyable book with a good combination of humour, steamy scenes and more importantly, a ship-worthy couple! I also really like this trend of career women and reverse gender roles in romance novels. For a while I had to stop reading romance books because I thought the genre and its message were very toxic. But now that I'm back, I'm very grateful for books like this.

I was also surprised at how well the author could keep the balance between discussing serious issues and having a feel-good romantic comedy. The serious topics never felt heavy-handed or hand-wavy, which again, is another positive for me.

With all that, I feel a bit guilty about not giving this book a higher rating. I really enjoyed this. But I just didn't click with this one the same way I did with The Hating Game or The Worst Best Man. My problem, I guess, is that it just wasn't as slow-burn as my favourite romance novels.
Just to be clear, I don't think the romance or ending is rushed here. It's just that I prefer my rom-coms to be torturously slooow. Here, One of the characters falling in love with the other happened a tad bit too fast for my liking.

With that said, I still strongly recommend this book if you want a feel-good romantic comedy, with fleshed-out characters that doesn't shy away from more serious topics.

Having only recently read ‘Get a Life Chloe Brown’ I couldn’t wait to read this follow up. It was very well written with some great characters. A cute and fun rom-com which also covered some emotional issues. Looking forward to reading the next book. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A sassy, clever and touching romance, Take A Hint, Dani Brown is firmly in my Top 10 Romances of the Year so far! I haven't read the previous book about Chloe but will absolutely be doing so this week.

I loved the instant chemistry between Dani and Zaf and loved the intelligent, witty conversations between both mains and with the supporting characters. I particularly liked that it wasn't all funny, sexy moments but there was a tenderness and emotional backing throughout the story, with Zaf's family situation and Dani's past experiences.

Loved this and cannot wait to read more by Talia Hibbert!

‘Take A Hint, Dani Brown’ is officially one of my favourite books of this year and has also become one of my favourite books of all time. After reading ‘Get A Life, Chloe Brown’ I did not think this book could top such an excellent book but ‘Take A Hint, Dani Brown’ 100% did. This book had everything I love, a bisexual main character, friends to lovers, fake-dating and insane chemistry between the two main characters.

‘Take A Hint, Dani Brown’ is about Dani and Zaf, who after a video of Zaf carrying Dani out of a university building goes viral, decide to pretend they are dating in order to create publicity for Zaf’s project ‘Tackling It’, where he helps young boys be able to play rugby whilst also giving them a place to feel safe and receive therapy. This book explores dealing with the loss of a loved one and shines a light on men dealing with anxiety and depression and receiving therapy, which is something that is not talked about often. I loved how Dani was a strong, bisexual woman throughout the book and how she refused to change herself or make herself smaller to fit around the person she was dating. I also loved all the relationships in the book, Dani and Zaf’s relationship had me swooning. The relationships between the Brown sisters was as strong as ever in this book. I also loved the relationships between Dani and Sorcha and Zaf and Kiran.

I absolutely loved ‘Take A Hint, Dani Brown’ and I want everyone to read it. It was such a cute rom. I never want to stop talking and gushing about this book and I can’t wait for the next book about the third Brown Sister, Eve.

BOOK REVIEW: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by @taliahibbert

4.5 stars

I just want to start with appreciation for Talia Hibbert. Her bio says that Talia "writes sexy, diverse romance because she believes that people of marginalised identities need honest and positive representation." In Chloe Brown and Dani Brown we have different ethnicities, mental health issues, body positivity and chronic illness which very few authors touch on. It is what makes her books so special.

Onto the review...!
I am OVER THE MOON that I loved this just as much as the first book in the series "Get a life, Chloe Brown".
Dani Brown is a fierce woman that is incredibly clever, driven and knows what she wants. It was lovely seeing Dani grow from the no nonsense fierce woman to someone that shows their vulnerable side and perhaps doesn't exactly know what she wants. Dani is an absolute knock out of a character, hilarious and incredibly engaging!

Zafir....oh Zafir! He has stolen my heart! What a beautiful character with so much love, care and devotion and so generous and determined to help others. He suffers from anxiety which was written really well and helps young boys learn to deal with their emotions whilst teaching rugby. Zafir and Dani bounced off each other so well and the humour was spot on!

The romance starts off as fake dating which is one of my favourite tropes! It was quite amusing and a different take on fake dating (which I won't spoil).
The general storyline was pretty obvious but it was done so well that you didn't care. Also the smut was done well too!!
What I do wish there had been is more scenes of Dani with her sisters. I feel we got more of those in Chloe Brown and I missed that aspect a little.

To sum it up, Take a Hint, Dani Brown was a fantastic romance book. Diverse, smart, witty and very romantic. I urge everyone to read this series!!

Please note that I was #gifted this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you @littlebrown @littlebrownuk

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Danika Brown is a whip-smart, bisexual babe who refuses to fall in love. Zafir Ansari is the sweet, anxious, hopeless romantic, rugby boy of my dreams. When a video of Zaf ‘saving’ Dani goes viral, fake dating, some not-so fake dating, and general shenanigans ensue.

The warmth and humour is what makes this book such a little gem! Just like its big sister, Take a Hint, Dani Brown is original and witty and I just love Talia Hibbert’s writing. It’s vibrant and familiar, and so clever in places too. While, again, there is too much on-page sex for me (I prefer a closed door or even an ajar door... like pls just push it to, just a lil bit, you know I’m here, right? Pls stop making eye contact AAAAAH. What was I saying? Oh yeah!) The romance was lovely, I really appreciated the way that Hibbert handled Zaf’s anxiety and I honestly fell in love with Zaf a bit in general. Is that what it means to have a book boyfriend? 👀

All in all, an enjoyable time was had all around and I excitedly await the third baby in this series! 💃💃💃 Thanks to Little, Brown Book Group UK and Netgalley for an advance e-copy in exchange for an honest (and ridiculous) review.

One of my favourite books of the year, for sure. Maybe ever. Talia Hibbert is one of the best romance writers out there right not, and this book just proves it. This was the perfect romcom, with perfect characters and the perfect ending.

I loved grumpy romance reader Zaf and sassy, take no prisoners Dani. I loved their banter. I loved their vulnerabilities, which were painted so beautifully and carefully. I loved that Zaf was trying to break down toxic masculinity in sport. I loved that Dani was a badass academic in Gender and Race. I loved how they supported each other. I loved the chemistry between them. I loved the hashtag #DrRugbae. I just loved it all.

Absolutely blummin’ marvellous. I adored this book so much. A sizzling romance but full of heart and laughter. I loved seeing both Dani and Zaf deal with insecurities and issues and coming together over the course of the book. Dani learning to express herself and how she feels and falling for romance and love. I adored how well the author deals with Zaf’s anxiety, it is treated with respect and compassion and as a sufferer myself it was so lovely to see this treated seriously and so well. I loved this so much, I mean I adored Get a life Chloe Brown, but I think this is another level completely. I will be buying all Talia’s books in future as they are just pure gold and happiness, a real mood lifter and great balm for my anxiety and stress at the moment. The perfect pick me up and you definitely should.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion