A review by sfbookgirl
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a delight! Elissa Sussman’s writing style is so fun and electric that I couldn’t help but keep turning pages. While this isn’t one I will be thinking about months later, it is a novel I enjoyed while reading it. A young writer named Chani Horowitz is hired to write a profile on the famous movie star Gabe Parker in Los Angeles. Chan is obsessed with him and is tasked with interviewing Gabe for his new James Bond role. The interview ends up happening over the duration of one unforgettable weekend in which her feelings for Gabe only heighten. 
 
Ten years later and after a terrible divorce, Chani is back in LA and is asked to write a follow-up piece on Gabe. Chani has still got the feelings and she is worried that maybe this follow-up assignment is a recipe for disaster. I loved the back-and-forth narrative that switches between the past and the present day of Chani’s (and Gabe’s) life. The pacing is fabulous and is filled with so much juicy gossip; it makes you second guess that this is fiction. 
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