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★★★★☆ 4.08 • Goodreads

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Craved the vulnerable banter and tender emotional chaos in Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez? Let Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert wreck you next.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • Grumpy/sunshine chaos that actually heals both
  • Neurodiverse rep that feels lived-in & honest
  • Banter so sharp it foreplay-adjacent tbh
  • Messy growth > perfection, therapy-approved validation

If Yours Truly spoke to your soul with its witty heroes who lead with vulnerability and laugh through the chaos, then Eve Brown's collision with Jacob Wayne—literally and emotionally—will feel like coming home. This isn't the alpha grump you've grown tired of; it's a neurodiverse inn owner whose rigidity meets its match in Eve's glorious, unapologetic mess, and their mutual unraveling becomes the most tender rebellion against performing perfection you'll witness this year.

If you're ready to watch two hot messes heal each other without fixing each other, start reading tonight.

Here's the truth: both books understand that real intimacy lives in those raw, revealing conversations where someone finally gets you. The banter sizzles, yes, but it's the quiet moments of being seen—flaws and all—that'll wreck you in the best way.

If you're ready to watch two hot messes heal each other without fixing each other, start reading tonight.

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What Readers Are Saying

"Absolutely joyful... Deep kindness without sentimentality, terrific snark, great one-liners, swoony and hot romance... A terrific conclusion to an excellent series; I enjoyed this overwhelmingly." K.J. Charles, Goodreads
"I really did adore this romance. I loved reading about Eve and Jacob, I found both of them to be so endearing... Their banter in the first half of this book was *chefs kiss* amazing. So many scenes had me smiling like an idiot because they were so cute." Gabby, Goodreads
"Anytime I would pick up this book, I experienced nothing but pure joy...Talia Hibbert can f***in’ write! I fell in love with our main characters quite quickly...It brought me a stupid amount of happiness and naturally, I didn’t want to let go." Warda, Goodreads

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