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A review by unhingedbookbitch
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Bury me with this series. Like I want to be a fun Brown sister and hang with the girlies and date a hot grumpy man plz
⭐️5
🌶️2
The Thot’s Plot:
The story opens on my bestie girl Miss Danika Brown conducting a witchy ritual to ask divine females for a f*ck buddy (we’ve all been there) cause my girl DOES NOT do relationships. First and foremost, Miss Danika is a #girlboss just trying to finish her PhD and be her most productive, successful self. AS SHE SHOULD. So the school where Dani girl works/is getting her PhD at is where her good, sweet, broody, HOT AF friend Zafir Ansari works. The two have been friendly for a while and “secretly” had the hots for each other. I WOULD WANT TO JUMP ZAF’S BONES TOO. He’s an ex-rugby player who now does security, reads romance books, and RUNS A CHARITY PROGRAM FOR BOYS TO TEACH THEM HOW TO HANDLE EMOTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH. HE IS IDEAL. So anyways a little mishap makes it look like Zaffy boy and Dani girl are an internet couple sensation. The two then strike a deal to fake date (with benefits) to help provide publicity to Zaf’s charity program and to provide sexual pleasure to Dani (and Zaf). Butttt (as it always ends up happening), the chemistry is OFF THE CHARTS both physically and emotionally and the two start to blur the lines of their deal.
The Thot’s Thoughts:
So this was the final read for me in the trilogification of the royal family. And by royal family, I mean the Brown sisters. I have loved each sister so so so much but there was something about Dani and Zaf’s story that really resonated with me. This is probs my fave out of the trilogy (but this is hard for me to say cause I just love this series sooooo much). I loved both Dani and Zac so much and loved seeing them grow individually and as a couple. They both felt well-rounded and real. Dani is one of the best written FMCs I’ve read. She has flaws that stem from trauma and acknowledges it but is still a hard-working, confident, smart, and gorgeous girl. Zaf is the first cis-male heterosexual MMC I’ve read that is so in touch with his emotions in a confident way. HE’S SO HOT TOO. I think this story had soooo many lessons and beautiful moments. I just can’t get over how much I loved this story. I also loved how the story deals with mental health and the mental health journey. I just am soooo sad I’m done with the Brown sisters series but I’ll def be reading all the rest of Talia’s book. PRAISE BE TO TALIA HIBBERT.
Tags: F/M romcom, Black plus size bisexual FMC, Pakistani Muslim MMC, friends to lovers, fake dating, interracial couple
Triggers: anxiety, clinical depression, death of family members in car accident (in past), panic attacks, cheating ex
⭐️5
🌶️2
The Thot’s Plot:
The story opens on my bestie girl Miss Danika Brown conducting a witchy ritual to ask divine females for a f*ck buddy (we’ve all been there) cause my girl DOES NOT do relationships. First and foremost, Miss Danika is a #girlboss just trying to finish her PhD and be her most productive, successful self. AS SHE SHOULD. So the school where Dani girl works/is getting her PhD at is where her good, sweet, broody, HOT AF friend Zafir Ansari works. The two have been friendly for a while and “secretly” had the hots for each other. I WOULD WANT TO JUMP ZAF’S BONES TOO. He’s an ex-rugby player who now does security, reads romance books, and RUNS A CHARITY PROGRAM FOR BOYS TO TEACH THEM HOW TO HANDLE EMOTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH. HE IS IDEAL. So anyways a little mishap makes it look like Zaffy boy and Dani girl are an internet couple sensation. The two then strike a deal to fake date (with benefits) to help provide publicity to Zaf’s charity program and to provide sexual pleasure to Dani (and Zaf). Butttt (as it always ends up happening), the chemistry is OFF THE CHARTS both physically and emotionally and the two start to blur the lines of their deal.
The Thot’s Thoughts:
So this was the final read for me in the trilogification of the royal family. And by royal family, I mean the Brown sisters. I have loved each sister so so so much but there was something about Dani and Zaf’s story that really resonated with me. This is probs my fave out of the trilogy (but this is hard for me to say cause I just love this series sooooo much). I loved both Dani and Zac so much and loved seeing them grow individually and as a couple. They both felt well-rounded and real. Dani is one of the best written FMCs I’ve read. She has flaws that stem from trauma and acknowledges it but is still a hard-working, confident, smart, and gorgeous girl. Zaf is the first cis-male heterosexual MMC I’ve read that is so in touch with his emotions in a confident way. HE’S SO HOT TOO. I think this story had soooo many lessons and beautiful moments. I just can’t get over how much I loved this story. I also loved how the story deals with mental health and the mental health journey. I just am soooo sad I’m done with the Brown sisters series but I’ll def be reading all the rest of Talia’s book. PRAISE BE TO TALIA HIBBERT.
Tags: F/M romcom, Black plus size bisexual FMC, Pakistani Muslim MMC, friends to lovers, fake dating, interracial couple
Triggers: anxiety, clinical depression, death of family members in car accident (in past), panic attacks, cheating ex