I loved this book so much. It was such a fun fresh take. I read it very quickly and I loved the second chance romance. I liked the alternating timelines.

I really liked this book. It made me laugh out loud and I was really drawn to both main characters. I liked the back and forth of then and now as well as the magazine articles and reviews tossed in. I recommend this book.

I will always love and recomend a second chance romance. However, this book felt like a really big anti climatic buildup to an unsurprising ending. There were a lot of moments in which a suspenseful plot could have been built up, but it fell short. I guess it reflects the character"s strong moral code, but it was not a super exciting story to me.

Overall, the story wasn't bad. It was kind of cute, but the flow was hard to follow at times due to all the jumping around. It also got a little old as it retold the same timeline from different perspectives.

This, unfortunately, didn't work for me. The writing was good, but the story was tissue-paper thin and just rife with eyeroll-inducing moments.

Thank you, NetGalley and Random House - Ballantine, for the digital ARC of “Funny You Should Ask.” There was a lot of hype surrounding this rom com, with many insinuating that it’s based on a journalist and her encounter with Chris Evans. I felt the story in the novel was a bit far fetched, and the insta-love fell a little flat. Both characters acted immaturely at times. I did enjoy the voice and the smart way the book was written. Overall, it was an easy read and an enjoyable romance.

I book hasn’t made me feel so many things in a long time. I read it so fast and couldn’t wait to have some time to seat and read. I love it so much. It’s so well written and I feel so connected to it.

This was a solidly enjoyable romcom. I liked the main character, enjoyed the way the relationship unfolded across the decade. I wasn't always the largest fan of the article snippets. In theory I liked the idea as a way of using non-narrative storytelling devices and sometimes I really liked them, but some of them didn't work for me. Generally though, this was an enjoyable read.

"Funny You Should Ask" follows Chani Horowitz, a writer who finds herself interviewing her ultimate celebrity crush, Gabe Parker, which leads to a life-changing weekend. Fast forward ten years, and Chani is presented with an opportunity to interview Gabe... for the second time. Chani, who is now a successful writer, has to confront the chemistry between her and Gabe and the lasting impact of their choices. With wit, emotion, and a touch of Hollywood glamour, "Funny You Should Ask" captures the essence of contemporary fiction. Easy five stars for this engaging and satisfying read.

Then - 20-something Chani Horowitz is struggling to cement her writing career before she's hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker - her #1 celeb crush & latest James Bond. She wants to play it cool but it turns out to be life-changing; a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing and her getting closer to Gabe than planned. Now - it's been 10yrs, a brutal divorce and several therapy sessions later, Chani is back in L.A. as a successful writer with a dream career. When Gabe's PR team requests that she do a 2nd interview - Chani wants to know if those seventy-two hours were as memorable to Gabe as they were to her.

This dual timeline, second chance romance has us going between then and now in the story of Gabe and Chani. Gabe seems like a pretty typical celeb and Chani is a hardworking writer, trying to make it in the writing world - I could see something like this happening in real life! Apparently the story is loosely based on Edith Zimmerman's interview with Chris Evans in 2011 for GQ. I found the chemistry a bit lacking and I didn't really connect with the characters. Not my fav book, but not the worst either.

Thank you to Penguin Random for my e-copy.

From page 3 I was hooked and knew this would be one of my favorite books of all time!

I LOVE this book and I LOVE Gabe Parker 🥺🥺

I love second chance romances so you know it would be a fav of mine I don’t even have words just obsessed!

It has all the best things: second chance, Hollywood, famous actor falling in love with a journalist, ugh all the best possible components

I liked the alternating timelines and seeing Chani, Gabe, and Ollie(!!) grow throughout the book and getting to read articles Chani wrote as well as other articles written through out

If I’m being honest (but I’m sure not just me) we all dream of having our celebrity crush fall in love with us or have that once in a lifetime interaction with them and this book is THAT - it’s the dream!

Definitely pick this book up you won’t regret it - I’d give it 10 stars if I could!

I can’t wait to read the article it was based on!

Ten years after writer Chani wrote The Profile on movie star Gabe, the two reunite for a second interview. Will this interview be as memorable as the first seventy two hours they spent together?

I loved this! I listened to the audiobook, and I could not stop!

This one fell a little flat for me. The character's chemistry seemed non-existent, he was a cinnamon roll with zero personality otherwise and she was mean -- to him AND his family (upon their very first meeting, yikes). It did make me laugh, though, so I gave it an extra star.

I enjoyed this book. It was just a sweet, refreshing book for me to read! I would definitely recommend this book.

Lives up to and exceeds the hype! This book is an excellent character study of both Chani & Gabe. It tackles every creator’s worst fear of not being valued for the art you create, & the dual timelines give you a lot of empathy for both characters. I love how parts of the story were told through “articles.” I’ll be reading more from Elissa Sussman!

I enjoyed this book and reading about the relationship between Chani and Gabe. The narrative bounces between the present and ten years in the past, and random articles and interviews are dispersed throughout. That structure worked great for me, and I was interested to continue and see what happened.

Big shoutout to Ollie - the best friend. He was a great side character.

What if you had one weekend with your ultimate crush? What if he was one of the biggest celebrities? What if you were asked to connect with him again years later and are forced to relive it all over again?

When Chani Horowitz is tasked to write a profile on Gabe Parker - the man of her dreams, fantasies, and celebrity stories, she just about loses it. It's a story only she can make up. What's even better is they hit it off in a big way. She's changed, and he's changed. Only that's where their story ends...

Ten years later Chani and Gabe are asked to come together to write another profile to kickstart Gabe's career. Life hasn't been so great for either of them and reconnecting again gives them a chance to figure out how they got it all wrong.

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman is a romance that takes your heart and cradles it close. Gabe is a lovely and kind heartthrob, everything you want in the crush you've idolized forever. Chani excels as a lead that somehow got lost along the way but finds her way back. Thank you, Elissa Sussman, NetGalley and ‎Random House Publishing Group.

I will say that I adored the cover of this book. Super cute detailing, the pop of colors bring your eyes to it in a bookstore. However, the story itself fell flat for me. I did not feel any of the chemistry between Gabe and the girl, and honestly, it felt kind of forced for me.

I really enjoyed this book and I'm kind of mad at myself for waiting so long to read it! It was a second chance romance betwee Chani and Gabe. Chani was a journalist and Gabe was a movie star. When Chani was tasked to write an article about Gabe's upcoming movie, it lead to a lot more than just an interview.

I really liked both characters, both together and separately. They both had a need to fit in, wanted to be accepted and wanted to feel important. I feel like they both really grew a lot throughout the story and I liked the way their lives came together. There were a few steamy chapters and the romance was great.

Ollie was a great secondary character. He was sweet and a really great friend and I'd actually love to read more about him! And of course, I really loved the dog!

I really liked the blog posts and articles that were used between chapters. They helped to tell parts of the story, especially as it went between past and present.

Overall, a really great read!

This is one of those books that I regret no reading sooner! So if you're contemplating starting it, just go ahead and do it do you want regret it? Well written and executed, this one took me by surprise!