Get a Life, Chloe Brown

CRUMBLED LIKE FETAis an actual simile used in this book, mid sex scene. Crumbled like feta. I reread it six times to be sure, and that's what it says. Crumbled like feta. I'll never get over it.Chloe is Black, plus size, and has fibromyalgia. Red has a working class background and is recovering from an abusive relationship. Red is the superintendent for Chloe's apartment building. They despise each other. Or do they? This is a romance novel, so no.I found it oddly refreshing to read romance about chronic illness, especially as opposed to terminal. It was also a change of pace to read about a straight man recovering from abuse. Hibbert makes important points about how anyone can be physically abused, regardless of size difference and muscle mass. She also starts the book with a content warning, which I've not seen before and think is a considerate heads up.The romance was pretty hot and cold. There were a lot of sex scenes (I am faint of heart and prefer fade to black), followed immediately by one or both characters feeling very insecure. Feelings develop (then undevelop) very quickly, over and over. It's tiring after a point. I still haven't read much adult romance, so maybe this is a staple of the genre, but it's boring and bad to me. Still, the representation is compelling, and some of the time, I really liked it. I'd recommend to fans of [b:Eleanor Oliphant 31434883 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1564647507l/31434883.SY75.jpg 47327681], [b:The Flatshare 41150287 The Flatshare Beth O'Leary https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539959222l/41150287.SY75.jpg 58189559], and [b:Queenie 36586697 Queenie Candice Carty-Williams https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539882662l/36586697.SY75.jpg 58334513].