Reviews with content warning for Infidelity - Funny Story

when I tell you I devoured this book, I mean it. bought it right when it came out at midnight, stayed up until 3 am reading it, and then finished it that same evening. This is tied with Book Lovers for me for my favourite EmHen.

Miles and Daphne were funny, sweet, and kind, and it was so fun to see them develop a friendship and then have it turn into something more. I appreciated that although miscommunication was present (it's a romance book y'all) it was pointedly cleared up ASAP by the characters. I will say I'm not really understanding why everyone is saying Miles is like Nick Miller - they're both bartenders and (initially) obsessed with someone who has not treated them kindly but that seems to be where the similarities stop.

I loved the way EmHen depicted the loneliness and difficulty of starting over somewhere, especially when it comes to developing friendships, and spoke to the complexities of friendships when there are significant others involved. I didn't love how immediately physically comfortable Miles and Daphne seemed with each other - I prefer a bit of a slower burn - but overall thought it was charming. It made me laugh out loud, it made me smile, it made me cry, it made me feel all of the things. I ended up reading it for a second time the week it came out.

If, in your EmHen rankings, you enjoy Beach Read or Book Lovers, this one will be right up your alley! For added context, my ranking is:

1. Book Lovers/Funny Story
2. Beach Read
3. Happy Place
4. People We Meet on Vacation

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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luminescify's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I feel like I say this every time an Emily Henry book drops, but I truly mean it when I say this is by far my all time favorite EH book out of all 5 of her adult romances. It had humor, just the right amount of smut, and such a beautiful found family all set in a small town in Michigan.

As always, her banter is unmatched and I always fall in love with her MMCs - Miles is no exception here, but he is the standard. I adored his sister, loved Daphne's new friends she makes at the library and all over town. Fake dating is not normally something I'm into in romance books but I was feeling so angry for both Daphne and Miles that the evil part of my brain loved watching their exes fall apart and even encouraged it.

Dammit now I have to wait for her next one...this always happens. Ugh!

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My summary:

Daphne Vincent is devastated when her fiancé, Peter, breaks up with her on the morning after his bachelor party—for his longtime *platonic* best friend, Petra. In desperation of needing a place to live, Daphne ends up moving into the apartment of Petra’s ex, Miles. Her and Miles generally stay out of each other’s way for weeks until one night of wallowing leads to a fake dating lie in an attempt to make their exes jealous. As the fake dating ruse leads to friendship, the blur between which feelings are real or fake becomes more confusing.

My thoughts:

I read Funny Story in April and adored it. It is a five star read for me. The audiobook was great but I enjoyed reading it more than I did listening to it.

This is the soonest I’ve listened to an audiobook after reading the book. It’s just how my Libby hold came up. Honestly, I think I should have delayed it longer to really enjoy this as an audiobook. My favorite audiobooks are of books that I have already read and liked, but this was just a little too soon after reading it to really enjoy it for a second time.

Julia Whelan did a great job narrating this book. As a single narrator of a very long book, her performance was overall really good. But, it’s just a very long time to listen to the same narrator, even breaking it up over more than a week. I mentally checked out a bit through the last third of it.

It’s funny to me how reading a book can give you certain vibes that just aren’t there listening to the same book narrated to you. I had the same experience with reading and then listening to Bride by Ali Hazelwood. I am a mood reader and totally rate books mostly off of how they make me feel, and it’s just interesting to me in the difference I find between some books and their audiobooks. I think reading certain sentences or paragraphs can have a much different impact than listening to the same.

I think I will always prefer reading versus listening to audiobooks, and that’s is reflected here in my rating for the book (five stars!) versus the audiobook (4.25? stars). But whether you’ve already read this book or not, this is a great audiobook.

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

And just when I thought Emily Henry couldn’t do any better, she goes and blows me out of the goddamn water! I loved this newest book of hers, and she had me giggling, crying, and swooning throughout the entire thing. I look forward to rereading this amazing book for years to come. 🩷

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you love “New Girl” or work in a library, this is the book for you!

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