Week 22 Review: This Will be Funny Someday

From Goodreads:

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel  comes to high school in acclaimed author Katie Henry's coming-of-age YA contemporary about a girl who accidentally falls into the world of stand-up comedy. Perfect for fans of John Green and Becky Albertalli!

Sixteen-year-old Izzy is used to keeping her thoughts to herself—in school, where her boyfriend does the talking for her, and at home, where it’s impossible to compete with her older siblings and high-powered parents.

When she mistakenly walks into a stand-up comedy club and performs, the experience is surprisingly cathartic. After the show, she meets Mo, an aspiring comic who's everything Izzy's not: bold, confident, comfortable in her skin. Mo invites Izzy to join her group of friends and introduces her to the Chicago open mic scene.

The only problem? Her new friends are college students—and Izzy tells them she's one, too. Now Izzy, the dutiful daughter and model student, is sneaking out to perform stand-up with her comedy friends. Her controlling boyfriend is getting suspicious, and her former best friend knows there's something going on.

But Izzy loves comedy and this newfound freedom. As her two parallel lives collide—in the most hilarious of ways—Izzy must choose to either hide what she really wants and who she really is, or finally, truly stand up for herself. 

My Review:
I had such a fantastic time reading this book! There was a bit of undercurrent anxiety that the truth about her lie would come out, but it was great to see her make this group of friends, to learn about comedy and open mics!

Izzy is basically the forgotten member of the family, her dad is busy, her mom is working, her twin siblings are off at college. And she was an unexpected pregnancy, that her mom joked about the mommy path. On top of that, she has an abusive boyfriend. So that's not a great situation!

Watching her find this group of college kids, getting into the comedy scene as something that is hers, that distracts her from her life, was so great! I loved the friendships that she formed, and the advice that she got to get on state and perform a bit. It was so fantastic! 

I felt bad for everything that went down, but in the end, things are in a better space with the air cleared, and the truth out there in the open. It did damage a few things along the way, but they were better off with all of this happening! 

This was a really fantastic read and I can't wait to read more by Katie Henry! 

Author: Katie Henry
Read: May 29th, 2023
Source: Edelweiss/Library
Reason Why: Sounded really good and I enjoy her books, and it's a RR Book, SAC 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books
Published: January 19th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars