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A review by stephsbooktalk
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
Thank you so much to NetGalley, Elissa Sussman & Random House for an advance copy of this!
"Funny You Should Ask" is out today, April 12th.
"One of the most beautiful men in the world - my personal celebrity crush - was treating me like I belonged. It was an intoxicating feeling."
This book takes place during two timelines 10 years apart between the past and present. Chani was asked to interview her ultimate celebrity crush which was a whirlwind weekend of partying in which her article ended with the audience thinking "did they or didn't they." Fast forward 10 years later, Chani is asked to strike magic again by being asked to interview Gabe for an upcoming project. Chani was reluctant as so much had happened between the 10 years since their enthralling weekend.
This book will likely be in my top 5 books of 2022. I am calling it now. I knew it was going to be a 5 star read just from the first few chapters. I felt like I was reading myself if I were Chani. The parallels of her being a journalist and me wanting to work for Rolling Stone magazine growing up just so I could interview celebs was not dawned on me. How Elissa was describing Chani’s feelings towards Gabe Parker leading up to her interviewing him is exactly how I would feel if I had to be around any celebrity but in particular Justin Timberlake, Harry Styles or Zac Efron. It was just all so relatable!
I love the duel timelines and how they intertwine with one another. This helped so much with the pacing of the book and made me want to continue reading to find out what happened next in their story. And then have the news articles also playing a role in what is happening in the plot was great. It gave me flashbacks to Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and Grady Hendrix’s “The Final Girl Support Group”.
Also, not sure what the storyline could be but could we get a spin off with Ollie?! He was a fabulous side character.
Some quotes that made me laugh:
"Until this morning, a shirtless phot of him had been the lock screen of my phone. I had zero chill when it came to Gabe Parker."
"Even when I was single handedly torpedoing my career, I was still very, very horny for him."
"We're not even the same species, but tonight, they're letting me pretend that we are."
"You're ridiculous," I told myself, "No one, is going to waste cocaine on you."
"You've read them," I say instead.
"I thought we'd established that I've read everything you've written"
It's one of the hottest things anyone has ever said to me.
If you love a slow burn with a Hollywood twist. This is the book for you!
I cannot wait to read more from this author.
CW: alcohol, rehab, sexual content
"Funny You Should Ask" is out today, April 12th.
"One of the most beautiful men in the world - my personal celebrity crush - was treating me like I belonged. It was an intoxicating feeling."
This book takes place during two timelines 10 years apart between the past and present. Chani was asked to interview her ultimate celebrity crush which was a whirlwind weekend of partying in which her article ended with the audience thinking "did they or didn't they." Fast forward 10 years later, Chani is asked to strike magic again by being asked to interview Gabe for an upcoming project. Chani was reluctant as so much had happened between the 10 years since their enthralling weekend.
This book will likely be in my top 5 books of 2022. I am calling it now. I knew it was going to be a 5 star read just from the first few chapters. I felt like I was reading myself if I were Chani. The parallels of her being a journalist and me wanting to work for Rolling Stone magazine growing up just so I could interview celebs was not dawned on me. How Elissa was describing Chani’s feelings towards Gabe Parker leading up to her interviewing him is exactly how I would feel if I had to be around any celebrity but in particular Justin Timberlake, Harry Styles or Zac Efron. It was just all so relatable!
I love the duel timelines and how they intertwine with one another. This helped so much with the pacing of the book and made me want to continue reading to find out what happened next in their story. And then have the news articles also playing a role in what is happening in the plot was great. It gave me flashbacks to Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and Grady Hendrix’s “The Final Girl Support Group”.
Also, not sure what the storyline could be but could we get a spin off with Ollie?! He was a fabulous side character.
Some quotes that made me laugh:
"Until this morning, a shirtless phot of him had been the lock screen of my phone. I had zero chill when it came to Gabe Parker."
"Even when I was single handedly torpedoing my career, I was still very, very horny for him."
"We're not even the same species, but tonight, they're letting me pretend that we are."
"You're ridiculous," I told myself, "No one, is going to waste cocaine on you."
"You've read them," I say instead.
"I thought we'd established that I've read everything you've written"
It's one of the hottest things anyone has ever said to me.
If you love a slow burn with a Hollywood twist. This is the book for you!
I cannot wait to read more from this author.
CW: alcohol, rehab, sexual content
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death and Death of parent