Romance Time: Funny You Should Ask

Was this a good romance book? Funny you should ask…

Book Review:

This book was unremarkable (and I will say that about fifteen times in this review). It had nothing super crazy. The couple was not phenomenal, but they weren’t boring.

I thought the premise was unique and the way the story was written was unique, but it was confusing at the beginning.

It will be something I can recommend to people who like romance books. It is a fun romance, but nothing remarkable.

Book Characters:

Chani is fun. I liked her voice a lot in the book. She was not the most profound narrator, but she also wasn’t the worst. She was unremarkable.

Gabe, her co-main character, was also not super remarkable. He won’t be at the end of my favorites list, but not on the top.

Book Romance:

Undeniably, the romance was great. I love the lost love found again trope. It really makes me happy.

While this wasn’t a remarkable romance, it was good. I had fun. It made me happy, and it was a bit different. That is all that matters.

I really enjoy books where the romance isn’t toxic. Yes, the characters don’t know how to deal with their own drama, but their relationship isn’t unhealthy. They do have fights and a little miscommunication, but they are all things that they can fix.

Ease of Reading:

It was a bit confusing in the beginning. The format was past and present storytelling, mixed in with articles from the past and present. It was a bit confusing in the beginning but eventually, I got the hang of it.

What I Liked:

• LA setting
• Cute dog
• Montana setting
• Boy trying to do anything to impress the girl

What I Didn’t:

• Unremarkable
• Confusing at the beginning

Read This If You Love:

• Star-struck romance
• Meeting your crush
• Movie stars
• Romance books
• Journalists

Star: 3.5

Here is the Book:

Title: Funny You Should Ask

Author: Elissa Sussman

Published April 12th, 2022 by Dell

Genre: Romance

Pages: 352

Synopsis:

“A restless young journalist with big dreams interviews a Hollywood heartthrob–and, ten years later, it’s clear that their time together meant more than meets the eye in this sexy, engrossing adult debut novel.

Then. Twentysomething writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing book deals, she’s in the trenches writing puff pieces. Then she’s hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker. The Gabe Parker–her forever celebrity crush, the object of her fantasies, the background photo on her phone–who’s also just been cast as the new James Bond. It’s terrifying and thrilling all at once . . . yet if she can keep her cool and nail the piece, it could be a huge win. Gabe will get good press, and her career will skyrocket. But what comes next proves to be life-changing in ways Chani never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing.

Now. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a heavy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles, laser-focused on one thing: her work. But she’s still spent the better part of the last decade getting asked about her deeply personal Gabe Parker profile at every turn. No matter what new essay collection or viral editorial she’s promoting, 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, years ago. But the truth is that those seventy-two hours are still crystal clear, etched in her memory. And so . . . she says yes.

Chani knows that facing Gabe again also means facing feelings she’s tried so hard to push away. Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word.”-Goodreads