sussman's formula is repeated from FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK to ONCE MORE WITH FEELING, but the second time around it doesn't work as well. i'm also just personally not a fan of cheating and it immediately makes me want to put down a book, so this one was not for me. the dual timeline wasn't very impactful and got boring/confusing at times. none of the characters were very well developed or made me want to keep reading about them.