A review by mal_bookedatfirstsight
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

emotional funny hopeful

4.0

Synopsis:
When Chani, a young writer, gets hired to write a profile of her celebrity crush and the newly cast James Bond, she knows this opportunity will open big doors for her career. When what was supposed to be just one interview with the famous Gabe Parker turns into a weekend full of jello shots, a red carpet movie premiere, and Hollywood house party games- the tabloids are left to question..what really happened that weekend between Chani and Gabe? 

Written in alternating timelines between then and ten years later- Chani still gets questioned about THE profile of Gabe, the one that skyrocketed her successful writing career 10 years prior. When Gabe’s PR team reaches out to Chani to recreate the interview for positive publicity, she hesitantly agrees. Because after everything that’s happened, she needs to know if he still thinks about that weekend too.

Thoughts: 
I really enjoyed this book so much! This would be a perfect book for anyone that is going through a reading slump because of the alternating timelines and the multiple media segments scattered throughout- it’s highly engaging and found myself laughing out loud during some parts *cough cough* (dog bed). 

I fell in love with Sussman’s writing style- it’s both humorous and addictive! This is a messy, complicated love story with morally-grey love interests. Some of their actions are not my favorites to see in romance novels, and even at times, I had mixed feelings about these characters, but in the end, I found myself rooting for them to get it together!! 

I do wish that the media intertwined throughout the book had dates on it, just to help with the timeline. Although I understood generally when things were, 10 years is a long time and I would have enjoyed seeing when some things were spaced in relation to others; A lot happened that weekend and a lot happened in those 10 years both publicly and personally for these characters, and I feel like a couple of those events/components were mentioned but not fully fleshed out. 

With that being said, this was a fun read and I will absolutely look into picking up Sussman’s other books!! Thank you to Netgalley, Random House Publishing, and Elissa Sussman for this copy in exchange for my review :) 

 
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