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Average rating3.8
When falling in love is the punchline... Farley Jones is a loud, chaotic, and hilariously clever standup comedian on the way to stardom. The only thing she loves more than the rush of telling jokes in front of a revved-up audience is her hot older manager Meyer, though he doesn’t have a clue. Keeping her feelings hidden from him is agony (a tragedy, even—in lieu of flowers, please send cash...) but Meyer has been Farley’s closest and most treasured friend, not to mention vital to the trajectory of her career. She can’t risk ruining their relationship by telling him how she truly feels. After all, who else would have the patience to put up with a hot mess like her? A former standup star himself, single father Meyer Harrigan left the stage years ago in order to focus on raising his deaf daughter Hazel. Farley has been everything to them since she came into their lives three years ago, and despite his grumpiness, his protectiveness over Hazel, and his disdain for public attention, Meyer will do anything to make her standup dreams come true. When the biggest opportunity of Farley’s career comes along and forces the pair to fake-date in order to stir up publicity, it doesn't take long for their act to bring all those other funny feelings out into the open. Like most matters of the heart, it quickly begins to feel like anything but a joke. Touching on the creative spirit and all that comes with sharing that gift, Tarah DeWitt's Funny Feelings is a swoony story about friendship, love, and looking for the laugh in life.
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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.