Funny Feelings

Me speed reading this so I could finish it in January

2.5

It was really good. I loved a strong women in comedy, we don't see enough representation of these women. I liked the trope and the inclusion of some diversity in it. I was the 90% misunderstanding coming from the very beginning wich was disappointing.
Overall would recommend!

This was perfect to brighten my mood.

The book follows the story of Farley, a comedian that has the opportunity to advance her career by joining two well known comedians on a tour, and Myers, a well known comedian, screenplay writer and single father who manages Farley shows.
As a way to promete the show, Farley is advised to fake date Myers.

What I liked:
- the book includes both POV allowing a great character development
- the characters are likable
- the story intersperses the past and the present, showing us their relationship evolution and strong connection.

I'm not a huge fan of fake dating as I don't see how this could ever happen. Despite this, and a bit of miscommunication, I enjoyed the story and recommend it to romance readers.

Não fazia a mínima de como era este romance e fui surpreendida. Uma comédia romântica, com um friends to lovers muito fofo e não tóxico. Gostei muito da forma como abordaram a saúde mental, principalmente no mundo dos comediantes e no geral de como toda a relação entre as personagens se desenvolveu sempre com super boa comunicação e de forma adulta.

My gosh I just love Tarah DeWitt's writing!!!! If you love the single dad trope, if you were ever told that boys don't like funny girls or ever told to tone yourself down or make yourself small, if you like dumb idiots that love each other so much they don't even say anything until they're forced to - this book is for you!!!

I spent a majority of the book thinking this would be in the 3 star range but that epilogue really did me in so I had to bump it up to a 4. I loved all the characters and their dynamics were so refreshingly natural. I found some parts to be a bit slow but it eventually picked up.

The only draw back I had was the conflict at the end of the book. I felt like it was rushed and would have been better placed earlier in the book or at least drawn out a bit. Plus the reader knew of it from the start so it wasn't a surprise.
The spice was a 2/5 but I definitely thought their romance was the highlight here.

Speaking of highlight, I think this was my most highlighted book in a while. So many funny quotes and banter between the characters. Even the more serious parts regarding love had me swooning and covering my kindle screen with highlights.

4.5⭐️!!

So cute and fun to read. Hazel is easily one of my favourite parts of this book.

A little fake dating, when both are secretly in love. The writing was so intelligent, and I couldn't put this down.

My first book by this author and I am so happy with this.

Honestly DNFed like three pages in. Was not feeling it although the writing wasn't awful. I didn't like the male character and it felt too serious for a “funny” book.

I have some mixed feelings about this one. It's a good book. Very sweet; your typical quirky,lovesick romcom. I found it delightful how mature the characters were communication-wise. The protagonist with anxiety and overthinking was interesting,I read some very relatable lines. I appreciated all the Taylor Swift and Seinfeld references. Loved the playlist at the start,the quotes at the beginning of each chapter,and the style for the epilogue. I love the cover!

Where it fell flat to me was the continous repetition of how funny this book and the MC was,how funny her friends were. Their audience crying from laughter and choking on drinks. I felt like it was trying to sell me this message desperately while in reality I didn't find either of those that funny. For some reason I particularly disliked Kara and Shauna. Meyer (the male protagonist) was super sweet and (over)protective,a dream guy for real,up to a point where it sounded awfully unrealistic. I liked his straightforwardness,although his tendency to have heart-to-hearts was surprising. I'd say he was almost too perfect if there's such a thing. I adored the relationship between Farley (MC) and Meyer's daughter Hazel (she is deaf).

The writing keeps switching between past and present,plus the POVs,which was a bit confusing at times and maybe unnecessary as the glimpse into the male character's mind took from his magic,but that's only my personal preference. For me this alternating move didn't add a lot to the story development and with all the cards laid out,the rest was pretty predictable and I caught myself bored as hell. Considered dnf-ing it at several points,but I held on.

To end it on a positive note,I did love the message of being your genuine self and loved for it. This book is like a warm hug,a fluffy blanket around your shoulders. I recommend it if you'd like to pick up an easy,risk-free read. It's also safe for not native English speakers. This one packs a list of tropes as it follows:
• friends to lovers
• single dad
• age gap (10 years)
• fake dating
• forced proximity
• idiots in love
• manager/client
• domestic bliss
• spicy romance