Genre ~ Contemporary romance, romantic comedy
Release date ~ July 12, 2022
Publisher ~ Berkley Books
Kindle/paperback ~ 336 pages
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Paperback ~ Save on No Funny Business at Booksamillion.com.My review: 3.75⭐
What a hoot!
I was worried that it would be full of joke after joke after joke, but luckily there was just the right amount to keep me turning the pages quickly. As expected there was quite a bit of famous name dropping.
Olivia is a lawyer by day and an aspiring comedian by night. Her dream is to be a full time comedian, so when she get fired she realizes there’s no time like the present to make her dream a reality. Lucky for her, a once in a lifetime opportunity has come up just at the right time.
Nick is a full time comedian and needs someone to go on tour with him. Thus sets forth a fun two week road trip for these strangers as Nick helps Olivia grow and succeed in the world he’s known for a while. It wouldn’t be a proper road trip without a few bumps along the way though.
Their chemistry was the pg 13 kind and I enjoyed their easy going banter. Bernie was a great agent!
Slow burn rom-com delightfulness that’ll have you laughing the cheeseburgers right out of ya.
*Thanks to Berkley Books, Amanda Aksel and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
Book blurb:
Two down-on-their-luck comedians embark on a road tour and find more than a few good laughs on the way.
Olivia Vincent dreams of stand-up comedy stardom. Bustling around a busy Manhattan office by day and hustling from club to club by night, she can’t catch a break. Work is falling through the cracks, and after ditching a major client to make a performance, Olivia gets the boot.
Determined to pursue her dreams, she snags an audition in Los Angeles for a coveted spot on late-night TV. But the only way to get there is to join Nick Leto, a seasoned stand-up, on a cross-country road tour. She agrees on one condition—no funny business.
Icky comedy condos, tiny smoking nightclubs, and Nick’s incessant classic rock radio are a far cry from life on the Upper East Side. Reality sets in, and Olivia wonders if she can hack it in showbiz or if she’s just a hack. As Nick helps Olivia improve her act along the way, sparks begin to fly and ignite what they thought was an impossible flame. Maybe being stuck with Nick in a Jeep isn’t so bad. As long as it doesn’t get in the way of Olivia’s actual funny business.
About the Author
Amanda Aksel is a West Coast transplant whose curiosity about people led her to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Instead of pursuing a career as a couples counselor, she wrote about one in her first novel.
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