Friday, September 5, 2025

Funny You Should Ask

 Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (2022, 640 pages)

Cute romance with time swaps between Chani and Gabe's first meeting ten years prior, and the present day.
Chani is a writer covering bright celebrity personalities, and Gabe is Hollywood's newest set of abs. A whirlwind weekend with the big players. Then a goodbye. But wait! Ten years later, Gabe needs a new interview to follow up with his stints in rehab and poor publicity. Enter: Chani Horowitz.

I loved this book for the bits of Jewish representation, including a whole page about people mispronouncing Chani (my daily life). I took away a star because at the very end (MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD)
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There was a single chapter blow up fight over nothing and resolved later in the day. In my opinion, silly and stupid. But otherwise very charming! 

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