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2 authors picked Funny You Should Ask as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I put off reading this book for a long time, too. Maybe I should quit doing that since I seem to love all the books I put off reading. I must admit, I'm really only putting this here because I didn't want to put another TJ Klune book. Seriously. Sorry, Elissa Sussman, but if I'm being honest, your book came in fourth this year. Don't get me wrong. I really loved this book. Especially with how it portrays the way that the two protagonists have grown and changed since the weekend they met. The originality of the two characters sort…

To me, the star of this novel is the witty banter between the characters and the super sexy will-they-or-won’t-they tension.

The main character is a divorced journalist who writes an in-depth profile about a very well-known actor. I particularly enjoyed how normal seeming the female main character was, and yet it was highly believable that the male actor would find her deeply attractive and interesting.

Just the way a true romance should be!

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