Hibbert also always makes a point of representing people with marginalized identities in her fiction and giving them the happily-ever-afters they deserve. Talia Hibbert’s Brown Sisters trilogy is laugh-out-loud hilarious, steamy, romantic, and great at mixing humor and fluff with more serious themes. With Bookstore Romance Day right around the corner, I thought the timing was right to gush about my current favorite romance series. I cannot stress how much of a win that is, it doesn’t happen often! I have read a few other titles by Talia Hibbert so I’d be more than happy to do a write-up on them as well.Bookseller Jaimie, an avid romance reader, gets us hyped for Bookstore Romance Day with this heartfelt look at the Brown Sisters trilogy by Talia Hibbert. Talia Hibbert writes Black women in romantic relationships that do not require them to explain systemic oppression to their non-Black partners. The books are 18+, but if you are of age and do not mind reading sexual content I highly recommend this collection! The characters are so dynamic, lovable, and demystify Black women in relation to mental health. Black women are often dehumanized and shown as unworthy of love, unworthy of care and delicacy – we’re presented as the ones who care for everyone else, so I do think it’s very political and an act of resistance to center Black women and femininity in romance novels.” Talia Hibbert for Entertainment Weekly, March 2019 Impact Especially because I write about black women. Who you choose to star in your romance novels and the happy ending that you give them and the love that you show them being worthy of can be very political.
Hibbert had this to say in an Entertainment Weekly interview, This seems like a fairytale for Black women, but Talia Hibbert reinspires hope, assuring us.
The Brown Sisters believe that they are too much to digest until a gorgeous man comes along, acknowledges every part of them, and loves them unabashedly. She intertwines them so intricately that it is impossible to omit critical aspects of these characters. Imposter syndrome, anxiety, neurodiversity, and chronic physical conditions do not take a back seat in Talia Hibbert’s works. All this while slowly discovering that she is autistic. The youngest, Eve, has terrible trouble sticking to a career path, has no genuine friends, and fears disappointing her parents.
She doesn’t believe she can be a good partner and sees no point in trying. The middle sister Danika (BookTok’s favorite), is a bisexual spiritualist and academic. This leads her to self-isolate and fear vulnerability. The oldest sister, Chloe, suffers from chronic pain and fibromyalgia (as does Talia Hibbert herself). The Brown Sisters are of Caribbean descent, British nationality, dark-skinned, and plus-sized. A picture of my copies! The Brown Sisters
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