Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

5 reviews

mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

emotional funny

3.5

A slow-burn, second chance romance between Gabe Parker, a movie star cast to play the new James Bond, and Chani Horowitz, the journalist hired to write a profile about him.  After a wild weekend that leaves rumors spiraling, they part ways. Now, 10 years later, she gets an offer to write another piece on him. They’re both drastically different people, but some things haven’t changed. 

I listened to this on audiobook, and the narrator did a great job using voices to distinguish characters (even if her British accent is subpar). The timeline alternates between the present and a decade ago, which occasionally got confusing when I was listening (might’ve been easier if I was reading a hard copy), but if I gave it enough time, I was usually able to pick up by context. 

Ollie is one of my favorite side characters ever. I wish he’d gotten more development, but he’s such a good friend and voice of reality. I appreciate how realistic and flawed the main characters are; Gabe isn’t the perfect golden boy and Chani is a bit cringe tbh. It has some insta-love vibes, which aren’t always my thing. Feels a bit like fan fiction at times, but take it at face value, and it’s a cute, easy, satisfying read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

_malia_pt's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, Outing, and Grief

bootsmom3's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, and Vomit

writtenbydnicole's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Infidelity, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Misogyny

macykey's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I could not put this down. Time jumps in books, especially ones that go back and forth, can get confusing, but this book pulled it off spectacularly. I never felt like I was missing anything and the article excerpts every other chapter only enhanced the story. Affirmed what that main characters were saying from a third party lens. This book is sexy, smart, and a must read!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Death of parent