This is a new to me author and I have to say I am looking forward to reading more by this author! I loved this book

cute premise, not my favorite execution! adore the cover -- one of my faves of the year. i wish there was more development between the two leads, the 'big reveal' was so tiny that it was shocking that that was the big crazy night that made them unable to stop thinking about one another. would've loved to see some of that instead of all of the news articles, for example

Firstly, my thanks go to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Dell for honoring me with an ARC of this wonderful book. I was not required to rate it but I have to. I gave it 4.5 stars. I know it took me a while to read and that was not the fault of the book but all the challenges that I like to do that sometimes get in the way of my reading. I loved this book. I totally love how Elissa Sussman captured the Jewish girl Chani's character. Totally on point. I so enjoyed taking the trip to Montanta to see Gabe's hometown and meet the important women in his life. All through the story my heart went out to Gabe. I guess I am perceptive in my reading sometimes and figure out why characters are written the way they are and to do the things they do. This was a wonderful story and I hope that Sussman goes on to write other adult novels. This was a first time adult novel for the author and it was truly wonderful. It was a joy to read from beginning to end and again, I apologize for the not completing it sooner. This is a fun book. A sad book. A book that had me alternatively in laughter and tears. If you want a good clean book that you can say "aaahh" to at the end this one is for you.

Absolutely loved this book. I have already recommended this to my friends. Also, Chris Evans inspired allegedly, need I say more?!?!

This book was a quick sexy and funny read with lots of tension and a splash of angst.. I think the main character and the love interest had a lot of chemistry both in the past and the present which was seen throughout the book. I think the main character came off very unsure of herself following what sounds like a somewhat abusive past relationship and would have like to see her work on her self esteem issues in therapy but I did think there was a fair bit of unlearning she did throughout the novel.

The ending fell a bit flat for me. It felt like instead of the male love interest understanding his male privilege, he said 'well our love needs to be worth the risk.' As if she, as a woman, wouldn't face way harsher criticism and potentially miss out of whole ass career opportunities because of her getting a reputation after their relationship goes public. Especially as a writer, her reputation and what people think/say about her could very well lead to lost job opportunities, even with her success.

Overall though, I found this to be an enjoyable read and a tale about making up for missed chances.

Sure sure sure. Easy summer read, second chance romance. Very hot, charismatic, hot, kind, hot, charitable, hot, celebrity man picks "normal" girl. Can you believe it!? Celebrities, they're just like us. Except very very hot. Not a lot going on plot-wise but the author is emphatic about how not hot the girl considers herself to be and how absolutely drop dead gorgeous Gabe is. Do i have a crush on him? Fine. Does this book set back female journalists 100 years? Probably

I liked this one a lot. Don't see why some people are complaining about it being inspired by the Chris Evans piece.

Rating: 5/5 Stars

10 years ago, Chani Horowitz interviewed movie star Gabe Parker on the precipice of his career. Together, they spent a life changing weekend together that launched his career as the next James Bond and hers as a celebrity profiler and reporter. They’ve both always been asked was there something more or just 72 hours of fate and good reporting?

10 years later, Chani and Gabe find themselves together again. When his PR team requests that they revisit their profile from 10 years ago with a fresh take, can these two continue to ignore what started between them that first night they met? Or will they finally get real with each other?

For fans of the Idea of You and Nora Goes off Script, Funny You Should Ask if a beautifully crafted take on finding love and each other again. While also being a dreamy fairy tale of the reporter and the move star who fall in love. Unbelievable? Maybe. But delightfully delicious all the same.

Thanks to NetGalley, RHPG - Ballantine, and Elissa Sussman for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

This is for the fanfiction readers that are all grown up. An easy read with likeable characters, this is a whimsical romance that you can really sink into. Although you have to suspend your disbelief a little, as they really only spend a few days together, I find I didn't really mind.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.

This was a smart and funny romance. I'd been in a bit of a romance slump because so many books I read were predictable. This book had enough mystery and plot twists to keep me interested. I also really liked how the narrative was interspersed with press pieces and Chani's blog entries. This is perfect for pop culture and journalism fans.

Not great...just okay on every front (characters, story, writing, believability, etc). I found it very predictable.

I have heard so many great things about this book over the last few months that I was deeply afraid that it wasn't going to live up to the hype that BookTok and Bookstagram bestowed upon it. I'm happy to say that it absolutely did live up to the hype, and more.

Not only was I just deeply invested in the plot and the characters and the story, but reading this book sparked something within me to want to write more myself. Like Gabe with Chani, I'm fairly certain that I'll be reading everything Elissa Sussman writes moving forward.

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BOOK REVIEW
Funny You Should Ask @elissa_sussman
Pub date: April 12, 2022
@randomhouse
352 pages

I liked this one a fair amount! If you’ve been following me for a while, you might know what a sucker I am for a celeb story. This sort of checks that box (even though it’s fiction), because it’s the story of an interviewer and a high profile celebrity (a Bond actor) who have this sort of wild three day interview. There’s this underlying, did they/didn’t they question over the events of that weekend.

I didn’t buy into the long term back and forth between the pair, didn’t love the story behind the actor’s other relationship (iykyk), but did like the flashbacks and articles interwoven through the novel.

I found this story more interesting once I found out that it was inspired by a Chris Evan’s interview from a while back.

Thanks @netgalley for my advanced ebook copy. I flexed back and forth between the ebook and audio, and @kristensieh was a fantastic narrator 👌

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I loved everything about this novel, devoured in less than 24 hours and never wanted it it to end. I will be recommending to friends for years to come! Would make an incredible movie or limited series.

This one was such a cute read! Definitely worth the hype! I recommend this to any romance lover. Such a unique concept.

I received an eARC of Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman from Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
4 stars! This book is a well-written "then to now" romance. Highly recommend!

Ten years ago, Chani got her big break when she interviewed Gabe. He’d just been cast to play James Bond, but the criticism was already rolling in. Her task was to write an article that would get the public on board with his role – and she succeeded. But the article was infamous, too. Chani and Gabe ended up spending the entire weekend together, and though she was insistent that nothing happened between them, it left fans wondering.

Now, Chani and Gabe aren’t the people they were that magical weekend a decade in the past. Both are divorced, and Gabe’s career is slowly resurfacing after being in and out of rehab for alcoholism. When another interview, recreating that initial lunch from all those years ago, is set up between Chani and Gabe, they have a second chance at what almost happened all those years ago.

The dual timeline made sense for this story, though I was often more eager to read about the present day than the past. I think what Sussman did so well in showing the two timelines was proving how much life had changed for Chani, but she hadn’t grown much. She still has the same fears and insecurities as she did ten years ago. Many are understandable. In the few times she interacted with Gabe since that interview, he wasn’t the best person to her.

This book definitely isn’t a romantic comedy, and I struggled to really feel like it was a romance in general. I spent most of the time frustrated, but I think that’s a sign of Sussman’s good writing – Chani, our narrator, is entirely frustrated too – sexually, by her public image, with herself, by Gabe, by her ex-husband Jeremy. (Though I will say the part that frustrated me the most was when Chani blacked out at a party after not drinking and… eating too many jelly beans? Were these “edible” jelly beans? She never questions why a hangover and a lot of sugar made her feel so funny or even says, “Oh, they were those kinds of jelly beans!”) This is a readalike for The Roughest Draft, which left me feeling the same way. We get our happily ever after, but there’s some serious pain along the way.

I was immediately attracted to this books cover art to be honest, I am very much a judge a book by its cover kinda person (which fails me often). The description told me this was going to be something new that I haven't gotten into yet; I like the idea of a then and now point of view when done right and I think Sussaman did it quite well, not my favorite but well enough to not hate.

Overall I thought this was a good read, not great.

Gabe Parker is a sexy movie star and he's about to become the next James Bond. Chani is an up and coming writer looking for one big break to launch her career. She longs to be taken seriously as a journalist. She gets an assignment to interview her favorite actor (Gabe Parker) and although she knows it will end up being a fluff piece, she wants to make it good.
She ends up writing an article that launches her career and has everyone asking "DID YOU SLEEP WITH HIM?" No, readers, she did not.

Cut to 10 years later and they meet up again. Both are divorced but there is still an attraction. But too many missed connections, little lies and miscommunications have happened. Gabe has gone through rehab. Twice. Can they make it work or is Chani destined to be another one of his conquests?

This started out so slow that I almost binned it. I stuck with it and it partially redeemed itself. It's an average read. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it.

There's so much to love about Funny You Should Ask — the characters, the pop culture references, the chemistry — and I really did enjoy all of that. However, after awhile, the parallel ways the story unfolds (the article, different perspectives of the same event), I started to get a little restless. While this was a great read overall, it isn't my favorite rom-com book of the year.