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Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

85 reviews

krystalanddogs's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

3.0

This is a little more love at first sight and miscommunication than I really like normally, but I like when a story is told with flashbacks. I liked the main characters, they both made sense to me. It was silly and fun enough that even with the things about it I found annoying, I couldn't really rate it lowly.

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jennabeck13's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Susanna

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5/5)

Genre: Romance

About 340 pages

Chani’s article about movie star Gabe Parker launched her to fame in her late 20s. What should have just been a profile on the new Bond-to-be became a tabloid hit as everyone speculated what happened between her and Gabe. Ten years later, Gabe’s PR team reaches out to Chani asking her to do another feature on him. Chani is torn as the original article jumpstarted her career but she feels like it’s put her in a box. Additionally, she has complex feelings about Gabe and everything that happened that weekend. Ultimately, Chani decides to proceed with the reunion and things may never be the same again.

If you love a second-chance romance, this is your book! Funny You Should Ask was a fun, light read that I flew through in about two days. I loved the alternating timelines and the articles sprinkled throughout the book! I did get a bit frustrated with Chani’s mentality/behavior at times but overall loved the dynamic between her and Gabe.

Favorite Quote: “I didn’t think it was possible for so many words to come out of somebody’s mouth that quickly,” he said. “And I auditioned for Gilmore Girls.”

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laranarenee's review against another edition

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funny relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jessisnotamess's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This book was tricky with the pacing - I don’t always love time jumps and flashbacks but it was done well. I loved some of the commentary about feeling like an imposter to your own success.

Spoiler

The falling-in-love after one weekend, ten years ago concept feels a bit far fetched for me

but I loved the book regardless, who doesn’t love a little fantasy?

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_dina's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I don’t know how to feel about this book. It felt like I was reading fanfiction somehow, I caught myself rolling my eyes a couple of times. I really liked the format however, it added a bit of tension and suspense.
I couldn’t get attached to the main characters and found myself caring more about the side characters.
It was a nice beach read, lighthearted and entertaining but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it.

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