Take a Hint, Dani Brown
2020 • 400 pages
Ratings85
Average rating4.2
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Ratings85
Average rating4.2
'Talia Hibbert is a rockstar! Her writing is smart, funny, and sexy' Meg Cabot 'The author's charm and wit sings off the page in this delightful fake-romance fare' Bolu Babalola, bestselling author of Love in Colour USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert returns with another charming romantic comedy about a young woman who agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him 'rescuing' her from their office building goes viral - perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang! Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown and an occasional roll in the hay to relive all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits... When brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues her from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it's an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and ex-rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together. But before she can explain that fact, a video of the heroic rescue goes viral. Now half the internet is shipping #DrRugbae - and Zaf is begging Dani to play along. Dani's plan is simple: fake a relationship in public, seduce Zaf behind the scenes. But grumpy Zaf is secretly a romantic - and he's determined to corrupt Dani's stone-cold realism. With every fake date and midnight meeting, Dani's easy lay becomes more complex than her thesis. Has her wish backfired? Or is the universe waiting for her to take a hint? Why readers love Talia Hibbert 'The perfect combination of hilarious and heartfelt, comforting and caressing your soul, Take a Hint, Dani Brown is an unforgettable game changer of a romantic comedy . . . the holy grail of romantic comedy perfection' The Nerd Daily 'Funny, deep, and romantic as hell. Will leave you smiling for days' Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 'Tender, joyous, and hot as all get-out, this is sure to make readers swoon' Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'Funny, sexy and intensely romantic' Lucy Parker, author of The Austen Playbook 'Clever, sweet, sexy and brilliant' Carrie Ann Ryan, New York Times bestselling author 'So so so so good' Andie J. Christopher, USA Today bestselling author of Not the Girl You Marry 'A pure exuberant delight. I loved this book... Exactly what a romance should be' KJ Charles, author of Proper English '[An] awesome book, so full of heart and warmth and feels!' Charlotte Stein, author of Never Sweeter 'A magical friends-to-lovers tale . . . this tale will appeal to all contemporary romance fans, including those who enjoy British romantic comedies' Booklist (starred review)
Series
3 primary booksThe Brown Sisters is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Talia Hibbert.
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finishing this in a day because i love myself but most importantly i love dani brown so much more
all of my previous praises remain about talia hibbert's writing; it's fun and quippy and sarcastic and a breeze to get through. i laughed out loud several times, could picture her characters as real life humans, and most importantly just had a generally great time.
and what really stuck out about this compared to chloe's book, besides the much more likable love interest in my humble opinion, was the fact that i saw so much of myself in dani. outside of the superficial (bisexual sagittarius grad student), there were so many qualities of an overachieving academic that i saw in dani that i myself struggle with, and the fact that she could get her HEA means that there's hope yet for me as well!
also idk how but talia hibbert wrote the most perfect LI for an overworked, overachieving grad student like i'm about to hand this book to my partner and tell him to STUDY y'all
Ugh, this book was so good - I wish there had been more Fluffy and Gigi, because both of those characters are absolute delights, but that's a minor nitpick in a book that had me grinning all the way through and yelling in my head at Dani “you love him, you goofball, just admit it!” I loved grumpy-on-the-outside romance-novel-reading Zaf (and the cameo by [b:Tempest 35068495 Tempest (Old West, #3) Beverly Jenkins https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501935222l/35068495.SY75.jpg 56363953] and Beverly Jenkins!) and Dani was such an excellent character, all bravado on the outside and just a little bit of insecurity inside. I think the treatment of anxiety was really good, as someone who deals with that myself, I loved the reference to Dani having cramps (seriously, normalize periods in romance novels), and Dani's bisexuality just being a thing about her, not an issue. I want to live in the world of this book.(2020 summer romance bingo: happily ever after. Would also work for a loose “set on an island,” but I think that's all?)
this was my favorite of the trilogy but i have to say I'm really tired of the “mc doesn't wanna be in a relationship but it turns out they just haven't met the right person yet” trope.
Dani Brown is me and I am her. We're the same, awkward person.
