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A review by jillkaarlela
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.5
Taylor Swift songs: “Afterglow”, and “gold rush”!!
For fans of “Funny You Should Ask” by Elisa Sussman and the TV show “Saturday Night Live!”. This book is if if the Pete Davidson-Kim K relationship was gender swapped (average woman with superstar model looking man).
I gotta say, it took me about 25% to get into this, because I don’t really watch SNL (it’s not my type of humor), but once I did, I was HOOKED. I LOVE Noah. He is such a great charming and kind golden retriever man (WHO GOES TO THERAPY!) with Sally definitely being skeptical of love, self-sabotaging, and cautious (“Afterglow” is HER song). Curtis Sittenfeld took the concept of a y/n celebrity fan fiction and made it not only a mature (in vocabulary and writing style) and overall really enjoyable book, but it also made it very believable (which a lot of celebrity-and-normal-person romances don’t quite get).
I loved Sally’s character arc because I think she is so real relatable, but not in a cringy or frustrating way. There were so many moments where I felt so called out, because that was exactly how I feel. I think it navigated the topic of feeling insecure of being less conventionally attractive as well as the stress/insecurities of relationships in the public eye really well!
Overall, just a really enjoyable read, and I would definitely check out more books by this author in the future! I read this as an ebook arc and I will be purchasing a physical copy immediately.
Trigger warning: off page ED and calorie counting, compulsive exercise, etc.; a lot of the plot revolves around COVID and it’s aftermath (not a spoiler)
Spice level: 15+ (one or two very brief scenes, spice level 1.5/5🌶️)
Thank you Netgalley for the ebook advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
For fans of “Funny You Should Ask” by Elisa Sussman and the TV show “Saturday Night Live!”. This book is if if the Pete Davidson-Kim K relationship was gender swapped (average woman with superstar model looking man).
I gotta say, it took me about 25% to get into this, because I don’t really watch SNL (it’s not my type of humor), but once I did, I was HOOKED. I LOVE Noah. He is such a great charming and kind golden retriever man (WHO GOES TO THERAPY!) with Sally definitely being skeptical of love, self-sabotaging, and cautious (“Afterglow” is HER song). Curtis Sittenfeld took the concept of a y/n celebrity fan fiction and made it not only a mature (in vocabulary and writing style) and overall really enjoyable book, but it also made it very believable (which a lot of celebrity-and-normal-person romances don’t quite get).
I loved Sally’s character arc because I think she is so real relatable, but not in a cringy or frustrating way. There were so many moments where I felt so called out, because that was exactly how I feel. I think it navigated the topic of feeling insecure of being less conventionally attractive as well as the stress/insecurities of relationships in the public eye really well!
Overall, just a really enjoyable read, and I would definitely check out more books by this author in the future! I read this as an ebook arc and I will be purchasing a physical copy immediately.
Trigger warning: off page ED and calorie counting, compulsive exercise, etc.; a lot of the plot revolves around COVID and it’s aftermath (not a spoiler)
Spice level: 15+ (one or two very brief scenes, spice level 1.5/5🌶️)
Thank you Netgalley for the ebook advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Eating disorder