The Brown Sisters is my favourite romance series. No contest.
Every glimpse we’ve caught of Eve in previous books has made me itch for more of her, and this book cured that itch!
Eve is hilarious, down to earth and just lovely. I feel like I know her after reading her book.
When I read Chloe Brown, I thought nothing could top it, then I read Dani Brown, and it topped Chloe’s book, then I thought surely nothing can top Dani Brown?! Enter Eve!
Gosh, the smut in this left me blushing. I absolutely loved it.
Now, Jacob, oh Jacob. I LOVED Jacob. Capital LOVE. He was such a complex character. My heart just felt so whole seeing him open up to Eve. Jacob is autistic, and mentions so early on in the book (I did feel as though Jacob shouldn’t have to justify his reactions by telling people he is autistic, but at the same time I loved that the outright told Eve without being prompted and with no shame).
He didn’t follow the typical, stereotype bullet point list of traits you normally get in a book with a character who’s autistic and I felt that was really great. He also wasn’t portrayed AS an autistic character, he was just a character, who just so happens to be autistic. Same goes for Eve.
The way they understood each other and bounced off each other was incredible. I loved their relationship and I’m definitely , definitely, DEFINITELY, going to be rereading this, as will I recommend to everyone and anyone!

You know when you're enjoying a book so much you don't want to put it down and yet at the same time you don't want it to stop?  That was me with Act Your Age, Eve Brown.  For two nights in a row, I grumped about having to put it down to go to sleep, despite being unable to keep my eyes open.  Yet when I got to the last 20% and had plenty of time just to read, I found myself continually flipping away from the book to do other things, dragging it out for as long as possible.  And when I made it to the epilogue and realised this is probably the last we'll hear from the Brown sisters, I definitely teared up.

Like a lot of us, I'm really struggling to stay positive at the moment and this book was just what I needed.  Like the previous Brown sisters books, Act Your Age, Eve Brown is full of Talia Hibbert's usual charm and wit (I literally laughed out loud a number of times, and I'm not actually a person who does that very often).  And who doesn't love a good grumpy and sunshine forced proximity romance, anyway?

But this book was so much more than that for me, and I didn't even realise why I was quite so affected until I was well over halfway through.  While I've been working my way through all the own voices books with autistic MCs I can find since my own diagnosis, they've all been characters who've known they were autistic before the story started, usually diagnosed in childhood.  To read from the POV of an adult woman who doesn't yet know - well, safe to say that I cried multiple times.  There are so many of Eve's lines that I will be highlighting when I have the official release on my Kindle.  It's rare that I've felt quite so seen in a book (obviously with the caveat that I'm white and so more privileged than Eve in that sense).  There's definitely a lot of me in Jacob, too.

So, would I recommend this book (I mean, just in case you couldn't guess already) - wholeheartedly, yes.  I know there are people out there who dislike romance novels, but even then I'd say it's funny, it's sexy (heck, it's both of those things at the same time and does it well), it's feel-good, and it's a realistic look at what being autistic is like from two different characters' perspectives.  As opposed to, shall we say, other less well informed representations that might be around.

An easy 5 stars for me.  I will miss this series terribly, they're all going into my comfort reads folder for sure.

This is the final installment of the Brown sisters series and, I think, my absolute favourite one. I've read the others and loved them: they're funny, warm, loving, romantic and just fun. This was all of those things and, yet, it swept me away more. I have had a couple of previous niggles with the other books, wherein I loved the characters but maybe the pacing left me a little cool. It was never a major issue -- I still really enjoyed them -- but I never got the same sense of a pacing issue here. In fact, everything here made me so thoroughly delighted. All the Brown sisters are absolutely wonderful characters, sharply drawn and realised, fully developed, with their own distinct personalities. Talia Hibbert also clearly shows them interacting with their families, their friends, neighbours, just really drawing these people out to make them feel <i>real</i>. Eve certainly feels real: she's funny and effervescent, a real people person who wants to help those around her, but who has let previous failures in her life that hurt curtail her from throwing herself into anything she's passionate about. That's the real impetus for this novel: her parents, sick of it, tell Eve she has to hold down a job and try to make something of herself. 

Consequently, this book is about finding yourself -- what you enjoy, what you love, what you can achieve when you give yourself time not to be scared of failure. Eve is such a wonderful main character, I really cannot stress that enough -- she's funny and caring and she is completely and totally comfortable with who she is. She has a real sense of joy to her and it permeates the whole book. It's joyful and exuberant and it made me smile so, so much. 

It's also extremely romantic! And the romance is so cute! Eve's romantic interest is the autistic Jacob Wayne, a B&B owner who is absolutely captivated by Eve almost immediately. I loved their banter. It was so sharp and funny and they really just clearly loved talking to each other. I loved how they communicated and flirted and tbh the hijinx here. Like I said, it was just joyful. I was really invested in them letting themselves be happy and trust each other. The conflict here arose from previous issues and, I think, seemed realistic enough for me. They reacted emotionally to an emotional situation and then decided to get over themselves. Actually tbh it made me laugh out loud.

I'm so bloody glad this book exists. It's magical. It's a fantastic way to end this series. I loved it!

I received an ARC from Netgalley and Little Brown, the publisher, in exchange for an honest review! I will refrain from posting this to goodreads for another week or so, per publisher request.

I adore the Brown sisters! I have absolutely loved all three of these books. They are such light feel-good reads but also handle inclusive topics in each book in a very sensitive way. In Eve’s case the author talks about autism in a way that makes it relatable and understandable. 
Each time I finish one of these books I think that that sister is my favourite one but I really do think Eve is my favourite, she doesn’t have her life as planned out as her sisters and you get to see her grow in independence and self confidence.
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC, I can’t wait to read more from this author.

'Act Your Age, Eve Brown' is the fantastic third novel in Hibbert's series about the Brown sisters. Each book gets better and better with Hibbert truly saving the best until last. I absolutely loved the sparks between the two main characters and just rode a wave of happiness for most of the story. Any fan of romance novels is going to find the Eve/ Jacob pairing a dream!

Eve Brown has never found her path in life or dream career, leaving a string of failed ventures behind her. An argument with her parents about her lack of drive leads her to stumble across interviews for a new chef at a B&B in a quintessential English town in the Lake District. Eve wouldn't be the natural choice to fill the role... until she runs over the owner Jacob and breaks his wrist. Eve finds she needs to stick around and contribute, maybe finding a new career and love along the way.

The main draw of this book is the fantastic match of Eve and Jacob. Their constant bickering and ridiculous awkward scenarios are hilarious throughout. My highlight was perhaps Hibbert's take on the infamous 'Pride and Prejudice' lake scene involving a lack of shirt and a duck pond (it is as brilliant as it sounds). Hibbert sprinkles the hilarious and heartwarming narrative with the right amount of steam, never sacrificing the development of her two lead characters.

This series goes out a winner. 5 fabulous stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher who provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Talia Hibbert concludes her Brown Sisters rom-com trilogy, after Chloe and Dani, with the sunny chaotic Eve, so different from her sisters, this is my belated Valentine's read, and I know the author will give us plenty of humour, fun, diverse steamy relationships, not to mention a serious focus on issues, here it is autism. The sassy purple haired and glittery Eve has floundered when it comes to finding her career niche, a litany of failures behind her, such as singing and acting, the latest being that of wedding planner. This is the final straw for Gigi and her parents, worried about her lack of commitment and application to her varied job forays, telling a distraught Eve that they are withdrawing any financial support until she settles into a occupation for the period of a year. This has Eve taking off, finding herself in the small picturesque place of Skybriar in the Lake District in the rain.

She stops at the Castell Cottage Bed and Breakfast, noticing there are interviews for the position of a chef taking place, making the decision to apply. It would be an understatement to say that the owner of the B&B, Jacob Wayne, is not impressed with Eve, although his best friend, Eric Montrose, points out their desperate predicament, they need someone now and that Eve should be offered a trial period to see if she could work out. Before Jacob can tell her, Eve runs him over in her car, leaving him with concussion and serious injuries, such as a broken wrist. Feeling responsible, Eve is left with no choice but to help Jacob, at least until the Pemberton Ginger Festival in which the B&B is participating. To Eve's surprise, she is good at providing the guests with breakfast and afternoon teas, although learning the housekeeping aspects is more of a struggle. The initial antipathy between the rigid, rule bound, controlling Jacob and Eve melts away as they begin to see each other, only for the sexual tensions between them begin to rise to sky high levels.

There is much that could be said to be predictable in the trajectory of the romance and love between Eve and Jacob, but it is Hibbert's vibrant characterisations that make this such a great read, the sweet and touching depictions of the couple's vulnerabilities, the development of their characters, the issue of autism, and their growing sense of coming to terms with their identity as they grapple with a lifetime of being misunderstood. They understand each other, when others cannot, although it is not an obstacle free path to love, their fears and insecurities do not disappear magically, Jacob has been so deeply hurt that he believes no woman could possibly love and want him beyond the short term. If you are looking for a fun, entertaining, appealing and engaging rom-coms, then I can certainly recommend this trilogy featuring Eve, Dani and Chloe. Many thanks to Little, Brown for an ARC.

In so many ways I'm sad to have read this book, because it means the end of an incredible romance trilogy! I've loved following the Brown sisters, and desperately want to reread them all from the beginning now, especially after seeing all six characters together in this book 

This book follows the younger sister of Chloe and Dani Brown, Eve. As the youngest sister she's been given the freedom to mess around and not commit to anything for her future. But when her parents finally lose their patience with her, and tell her she's being cut off from the family fortune unless she holds down a job for a year, she's in quite the predicament. That is until she rage-drives to the Lake District and stumbles upon Castell Cottage, owned by grumpy Jacob Wayne, who happens to be looking for a cook...

I loved Eve and Jacob so much. The grumpy/sunshine trope is one I always love and these guys embodied it perfectly. I loved how well they supported each other and took the time to learn each other's preferences and comfort zones so respectfully 

I related to Eve a lot, partly because she's the youngest of three sisters like me, and partly because she always speaks her mind, which can get her into trouble in social situations. Also, I would love to raid her collection of slogan tees pls

I can only hope that Talia Hibbert will write more books with this family, books about the Brown parents, Gigi in her heyday, and sequels following these three fab couples that we've seen come together

I knew that I would be sad at the end of this one as I have LOVED getting to know the brown sisters and their world through this wonderful trilogy. 

Once again this book was the perfect blend of rom-com and sex! In fact, I think the sex in this one was the hottest yet! 

And the ending was worthy of any Hollywood movie!!

The best Brown Sisters book yet! I adored this book, and as an autistic I really loved the representation of autism within it. The way in which the author highlighted the different ways in which autism presents was so natural, and excellently done. Hibbert is a true master of balancing cute (and steamy) romance with complex social topics!

This book was an absolute gem! The Brown Sisters is such a fun and quirky series, but I think that Talia Hibbert saved the best for last with Eve Brown, and that's saying a whole lot.

What you can expect from this book:
As always - fantastic representation
An adorably grumpy hero that has ALL the swoons.
Laugh out loud moments
Content that is SO relatable
A quarter-life crisis in the best possible way
A heroine that is gorgeous and outspoken
Fun and witty banter
REALLY STEAMY SCENES.
And so much more.

If you're looking for a contemporary romance that checks all the boxes look no further.

Thank you Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK for approving me for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert

Loved this book so much! 

Considering there isn't a great deal of plot line I think the writer does such an incredible job - I raced through this book and could not put it down. The characters were amazing and so easy to picture throughout, plus the sexual tension between Eve and Jacob was just amazing (even though their relationship progresses at super sonic speed you still get plenty of character growth from them both). There were so many laugh out loud moments (duck pond!) and I just cannot wait to read everything this author has to offer. 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group for allowing me the chance to read and review this book

5 shiny glittery stars, babeyy!!

I knew that Eve would be my favourite Brown sister from the moment she mentioned AO3 and Captain America’s tits. So page 1. Eve is just so Good and Kind and Sweet. She’s glitter personalised: a bit chaotic and a lot awesome. 

But the book succeeds because Eve is given an amazing foil. Jacob is all angles and frowns. Which of course protect the softest and most respectful interior ever because that is how we like our love interests. 

I really loved how Hibbert talked about Jacob’s autism and autism in general – as something to be celebrated. Although, this comes from someone who isn’t on the autism spectrum. So please look up reviews from autistic people as well.

Their relationship build-up is so well paced, my slow burn loving soul was having a dance party. They start from a point of mutual annoyance and snark and learn to respect and value each other while keeping the banter funky fresh. Hibbert’s love interests are always so complementary. I also really loved how outstandingly hot they find each other. Talia Hibbert is a master when it comes to writing sex AND mush and she did not disappoint. 

Talia Hibbert does a lot of things very well, but I think the glue that holds them together is the humour. She is an incredibly funny writer. Which, in my opinion, is something that is incredibly hard to do continuously and authentically. 

On top of the main relationship and the funnies, the quaint village setting, the secondary characters [hello, yes, may I please have 3 books about the Montrose siblings please] and the cameos from familiar faces all made this such a lovely and much needed read. I definitely teared up at the end.

Talia Hibbert is an author whose romance novels I’ve really been enjoying. They’re diverse, fun and the couples tend to be pretty cute. I have gone into them knowing they’re smutty. But even if that’s not something I’m a huge fan of in fiction, I’ve still been really enjoying them. I was lucky enough to get a copy of Act Your Age, Eve Brown through NetGalley, and I think it was my favourite of the series.

Eve is the youngest of the Brown sisters. She’s hopped from career to career, and after a recent mistake with doves, she’s been told she needs to hold down a job for a year. Luckily for her, she stumbles upon a chef’s role up in the Lake District. The B&B owner, Jacob, however, doesn’t take a liking to her. But he doesn’t have much choice other than to take her on.

The best part of this book was definitely the characters. Eve was so sweet, and it was kind of sad to see her always putting herself down. Jacob may have seemed cold at first, but he was actually pretty sweet. I loved seeing the Brown family again, and Jacob’s friends were pretty good too. I do love how diverse these books are, and it’s always wonderful to see. Jacob is autistic and Eve finds herself on the spectrum too. Neither character is just treated like their autism just makes them quirky or odd. They both show different signs of the disorder, and it was interesting. I’m not autistic, and I don’t know much about autism but seeing the different ways it affects people is still important.

I was a fan of the romance even if it did feel a little fast. The book only lasts over a couple of weeks and even the resolution of the problems near the end of the book is fixed pretty fast. I wasn’t the hugest fan of that speed. But I loved the way they bickered and teased, I love that they so clearly cared about each other and their flirting always made me smile.

The plot was focused mostly on Eve trying to find herself, and I was a big fan of that. It’s so easy to assume that characters have to know what they want at the beginning of a book, but they don’t. Eve was in her twenties and still trying to figure herself out, and that could be important to those who still don’t know what to do with their life at that age. There are plenty of people who don’t know what their dreams should be, and it was refreshing to see on the page.

I definitely enjoyed this book, and I highly recommend it to all romance lovers!

A wonderful, cosy romp of a romance! I fell in love with Eve and Jacob from the first few pages and they held on tight right up until the sugar-sweet ending. The plot itself doesn't break the romance wheel but the inclusion of two autistic leads is extremely refreshing and it makes me excited for the future of the genre. I think Talia Hibbert should be offered the title of Queen of Romance. I can't wait to see what she does after this series.

This book was a perfect romance with a clash of personalities. Meet Eve, chaotic and messy. The meet Jacob, organised and in control. They're forced to work together and the romance develops. A totally simple plot but the writing makes it easy to fall in love with. This book also helps to raise autism awareness through the character of Jacob in a totally different way from anything I have seen in other books that try to do this. 

A total laugh out loud but also grab the tissues vibe! A perfect feel good read!

At first I found the story quite slow but once I got into it, I enjoyed it! I loved the whole idea of Eve and Jacob helping eachother in different ways (Eve becoming independent and realising her true potential and Jacob learning to trust) The book explored autism but didn’t romanticise it or make it so the characters weren’t living a fully functional life. It also touched on neglect that Jacob suffered at the hands of his parents which was heartbreaking. I think it was beautifully done, and made you really connect with the characters. I was rooting for Eve and Jacob the whole way through.

The book was also VERY descriptive and sometimes I found the language to be a little over the top and unnecessary but a really great book and I would definitely recommend!

This review will be posted on Goodreads on the day of publication.  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3406441948?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 

I was so excited when I was approved for this Arc as I read and loved the first two books in this series last year. Whilst I love that there are 3 books; one for each of the 3 Brown sisters, I will say that you don't have to read all of them or in order to be able to enjoy this one. 

Eve Brown is our protagonist in this book, a women who is hilarious, stylish, empowered and a tad bit dramatic. When she is cut off from her trust fund by her parents, in the hope of her landing and keeping a job for a year so that she becomes more independent, Eve meets Jacob, in a hilariously charming way and ends up being the chef at his B&B. 

I love the enemies to lovers trope in romance and so this was right up my street and it didn't disappoint. I liked the chemistry between the two main characters and overall how fun and flirty it was. I will, however, say that I didn't love the miscommunication that happens at one point in the book, as I felt it was unnecessary to the story. That being said, I read this whole book in one sitting and loved the overall premise. If you have read and enjoyed the first two books, then you won't be disappointed!

This book was pure joy. I was almost sad starting this book, as after an amazing Brown Sisters reading binge, I didn’t want to leave the wonderful world that Talia Hibbert created.  

Act Your Age, Eve Brown tells the story of Eve Brown – free spirit, magnet of chaos and flighty jack of all trades – and her relationship with Jacob Wayne – an uber organised BnB owner and rigorous follower of rules.

From the moment Eve crashes into Jacob (quite literally) sparks fly. The banter between these two characters was constant and made this such a fun and warm read. 

There was drama, but resolved quickly and it was never dragged out or over-the-top. This was a bit of a slow-burner but suited these characters perfectly and had me hooked.

As with the first two books in the series the representation in this book was refreshing, Talia Hibbert is a master of writing characters which are unique, relatable, well developed and have so much personality they stay with you long after you put the book down. 

I will definitely be checking out the other books by this incredible author to cure my impending book hangover, and I’m hoping the secondary characters introduced in this series get their own stories too as they were a riot.

This read was the perfect pick me up and had me smiling from start to finish. If you like diverse, sexy enemies-to-lover stories about opposites attracting, this could be a read for you.

Review to come on publication date.

For now I'll say that I absolutely adored Eve Brown. My favourite one out of the Brown Sisters novels, and I loved them all! This made me laugh out loud multiple times, and I never wanted the book to end.

I loved this book. I think Eve Brown is a fantastic MC and is so fun and likeable. I loved the romance aspects and the steam, but my favourite aspect was her character development for sure.