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stormeno's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Death
samcanuel's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Did I like this book because I’m a cheese ball and I am a sucker for the celebrity rom-com trope? Yes. Did I somewhat dislike this because Sally, the narrator, and the modernity of it pissed me off? Also yes! However, I really did enjoy the concept of a late night comedy show writer falling in love with the celebrity guest/host of the show. I found the plot to be questionable and overall the book felt incomplete to me, but I would not dissuade others from reading it - it just wasn’t my cup of tea!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Death, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
kyriannaj's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This book heavily deals with COVID in the immediate summer of 2020 with uncertainty, anxieties, and all other political events that happened in the US during that time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Addiction, and Alcohol
danikajoan's review
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I enjoyed the second and third parts of this book much more than the first, and I trudged through the first part because I’ve enjoyed other books by this author so I was hopeful it would redeem itself, which it only sort of did? My main issue with the first part of the book is that I didn’t find the main character (or most of the sketches she was pitching) funny, with the exception of the dog internet searches. The behind-the-scenes SNL stuff was interesting but I prefer to read Amy Poehler or Tina Fey’s memoirs for that.
later, I really enjoyed the emails and the start of their relationship, but there are so many communication issues and unhealthy dynamics that it was hard to root for them as a couple.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Grief, and Body shaming
saramorris's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Alcoholism
mch1090's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Death
bessadams's review
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Grief, Death, and Alcoholism
thaliareads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a fun read. It had slow burn, it had instant love, it was giving "You've got Mail" vibes, and it had a strong FMC.
Personally, in most cases I'm not a big fan of miscommunication or in the case of this book the intentional sabotaging of a (potential) relationship over having a hard conversation. I also got a bit thrown off when the setting shifted to the pandemic. It turned out to be a great setting for the majority of the story, but it was a bit out of left field.
Personally, in most cases I'm not a big fan of miscommunication or in the case of this book the intentional sabotaging of a (potential) relationship over having a hard conversation. I also got a bit thrown off when the setting shifted to the pandemic. It turned out to be a great setting for the majority of the story, but it was a bit out of left field.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol
alcohol addiction is in reference to a character who is living with addiction, but is healthy and happy and alcohol free at the point the book takes place.kcbatts's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Addiction
TW: Covid in 2020reading_diaries's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book loses a star for me just because of the pandemic - if it didn't have the pandemic, it would be a 5 star read for sure.
The way I think of this book is in 2 parts - 1st part being in 2018 before the pandemic and the 2nd part being 2020 in the pandemic. The first part of the book was incredibly strong. It was hilarious and had me laughing for hours. The second part of this book really hit the ground for me. It was just so slow and I was just waiting for it to pick back up again. I think the pandemic could have been completely removed from the second half and each story beat would have still worked.
I thought that while Sally was a bit "pick me" and annoying at times, she was a good character. I will say that while she's a writer, she still has some issues communicating. I wish she would have spoken her mind more and not shut down her feelings or ideas because of others. The fact that she pulled the "Danny Horst Rule" from TNO really gutted me because if the roles were reversed, no man would have pulled an incredibly controversial and sexist skit - no matter how long he'd known or been friends with the woman it was about. Not to say that Danny would've had the skit go through but there are several male comedians that would have had no issue with continuing the skit and it stings that Sally felt the need to pull the skit.
Noah is cute. I also think he has some problem communicating but overall he's a golden retriever guy. I think the biggest problem I had with him was his lack of awareness for his privilege. While I thought it was cute that he redecorated his office so that Sally had somewhere to work, the idea he had of her just quitting her job so she could live in his house for free and write really bugged me. I loved that he was thinking of her career but him not acknowledging that the reason she was angry was because he thought she would be find quitting her job for no real reason. Sally has stability at TNO and that's her income, she cant just quit that to be a fully time writer without a backup plan. And no staying at your booty call's mansion FOR FREE is not a backup plan. It just rubbed me the wrong way that he thought she'd be fine just giving up everything in New York for him.
The way I think of this book is in 2 parts - 1st part being in 2018 before the pandemic and the 2nd part being 2020 in the pandemic. The first part of the book was incredibly strong. It was hilarious and had me laughing for hours. The second part of this book really hit the ground for me. It was just so slow and I was just waiting for it to pick back up again. I think the pandemic could have been completely removed from the second half and each story beat would have still worked.
I thought that while Sally was a bit "pick me" and annoying at times, she was a good character. I will say that while she's a writer, she still has some issues communicating. I wish she would have spoken her mind more and not shut down her feelings or ideas because of others.
Noah is cute. I also think he has some problem communicating but overall he's a golden retriever guy. I think the biggest problem I had with him was his lack of awareness for his privilege.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Misogyny, Death, and Sexism