A review by booksalacarte
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Funny You Should Ask - 3.5⭐️ 3🌶️

A restless young journalist with big dreams interviews a Hollywood heartthrob—and reunites with him ten years later to discover exactly how he feels about her in this sexy and engrossing novel 

Then. Twenty-something writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing high-profile book deals, all she does is churn out puff pieces. Then she’s hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker: her number one celebrity crush and the latest James Bond. All Chani wants to do is keep her cool and nail the piece. But what comes next proves to be life changing in ways she never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing—and Chani getting closer to Gabe than she had planned. 

Now. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a healthy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles as a successful writer with the career of her dreams. Except that no matter what new essay collection or online editorial she’s promoting, someone always asks about The Profile. It always comes back to Gabe. So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. She wants to pretend that she’s forgotten about the time they spent together. But the truth is that Chani wants to know if those seventy-two hours were as memorable to Gabe as they were to her. And so . . . she says yes. 

Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word.

✨My Opinion✨

Second-chance romance
Insta-love
Slow burn
He falls first
Alcoholic/recovery
Fame/public spotlight

This is a fan fiction book. After reading this book I wasn’t sure how I felt about it being based on an actual article about Chris Evans… so I had to go search for it. Chris Evans: American Marvel by Edith Zimmerman.

After reading the source article I have to say that I’m a bit disappointed in the book being such a blatant rip-off of another person’s writing and personal experience. All of the things I had holding me up from a solid 4 star review were blatantly obvious. I mean the confusion and insecurity of the writer’s tone was almost exact. The commentary on alcoholism and celebrity almost breezy.

I enjoyed the book, don’t get me wrong. It was entertaining… but it actually felt like someone was just stretching out the GQ article and morphing it into an actual love story. Maybe that was the point? 

I guess I am a little more concerned about hit the author of the GQ article feels about the book… which is interesting.
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