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Funny Story by Emily Henry

30 reviews

lucialockleymorante's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Daphne's life falls apart when her fiancé dumps her for his childhood best friend. Stuck in a town that was supposed to be her new beginning, she ends up moving in with Miles - aka the ex of the woman her fiancé left her for. I really liked the characters in this one. They felt messy and real in a good way, they were flawed but honest, which made it easy to root for them. Emily Henry does a great job showing the emotional baggage people carry, and that added some nice depth. The story was also a different spin on the fake dating trope. It didn't follow the typical beats, which kept things interesting. However, the actual fake dating? Barely lasted two scenes meaning the book lacked that chaos and tension. Also, for a slow burn, it quite burn slowly enough. The pacing was off for me, and it felt like things moved along before all the tension has a chance to build up properly. Overall, it was a solid, enjoyable read with great characters and fresh twists, but I wish the central romance had taken its time a bit more. I would recommend this to any fan of character-driven romances, but other Emily Henry books would be higher on my recommended list.

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amy_in_the_city's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was technically good, and I enjoyed it well enough. I just didn't really feel connected to the characters, and I wasn't rushing to pick it back up. I thought they would do more with the fake dating, but that really only lasted for about two scenes. The beginning gave me strong flashbacks to Beach Read because it was almost the exact same scene. I mostly just felt this book was kind of bland and forgettable.

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lalala_rissa's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A sweet love story full of feel-good, big moments. I got more emotionally attached to characters than I was prepared for. Emily Henry does not disappoint.

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creativekristi's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated

This is my second read by this author and it did not disappoint!
I laughed and cried at different times.
While I really enjoyed the story and the slow burn I didn’t like that the two exes

ended up together. I loved Miles and Daphne as a couple I just hated that their exes dumped them both and that’s how/why they ended up together.

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prairieraven's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-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

I picked this up on a whim from the Lucky Day Reads* section in the library. Like the other books I've read by Emily Henry I finished in 2 sittings and had I not had to sleep the other night it would have easily been done in one.

Funny Story I feel is more about making friends as an adult, the stickiness of ones 30's, complex relationship with family members and a story about love in all its forms and the raw-ness in finding oneself after what was a terrible relationship with shallow narcissistic people. The book started off like a classic rom com but quickly delved into deeper parts of life without feeling heavy. Emily Henry has a knack for writing the breadth of a person's being that feels light, airy and fun with serious deep soulful scènes in between. This one despite being classified as a romance, and there is a heavy focus on romantic relationships didn't feel like a romance. it felt more like a little "Ode to Close Friends" .... and probably the reality of how hard it can be to make friends as an adult and how we sometimes mess that up.

All in all great fun and good times with plenty of laughter (or in my cake outward chortling). Recommend for readers who enjoy romance, stories about friends and self discovery after heartbreak.

*Lucky Day Read: 7 day loan, no renewal

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adiloretto's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

… vemos a Miles deslumbrar a sus clientes en el otro extremo de la barra. Cada vez que mira hacia nosotras, es como si el sol saliera de detrás de una nube, y hago todo lo posible por sentirme contenta, por ser una persona más cercana a su resplandor.

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lunep's review against another edition

3.5

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is my first Emily Henry and I have to say...I'm a little disappointed ngl
I enjoyed it, it hooked me from the start, and the love interest, Miles, was very swoony and made me giggle and kick my feet, but I dont know, I had to stop in the middle of the third act conflict reconciliation scene and when I picked it back up the next morning I was left feeling dissatisfied

Pros:

Even tho I've seen reviews saying Miles
helping Petra move and leaving Daphne hanging was shitty and meant he really wasn't over Petra (among other things I don't remember very well)
, I disagree, I think Miles' actions throughout the book (
minus him standing Daphne up
) showed that he cared deeply about Daphne and truly valued her, I really liked his character.
I also really liked Ashleigh and Julia, and Daphne's friendships with both of them, I liked the conflict with Ashleigh too, and how Emily Henry resolved it.
In general I had a good time reading it

Cons:

I was weirded out by the way Daphne mentioned her nipples a couple times, nothing wrong with talking abt nipples ofc, it's just the way it was written was really weird ("My nipples are tightening against his chest (...)" and "(...) my nipples choose that instant to stand at attention, like eager little meerkats" are two I highlighted that were weird).
I would have liked more awkward-roomates phase, I felt the story went from "I'm living with this guy who I don't know" to "My roommate is invested on making me stay in this town and we're besties"; because of that, I also felt that the attraction was somewhat insta-lovey/insta-lusty.
Re: Daphne, there was a moment where she felt like "Oh I'm not like other girls" (also, the trope of girl that dresses drab and doesnt realize she's pretty but every guy falls in love with her was present, too), and also, she always says oh im so bad with people and at small talk and yet she always talks perfectly fine, with witty banter, and without putting her foot in her mouth.
For being a fake dating book, they only committed when they were near Peter and Petra, and told SO MANY PEOPLE that it was fake, yet it never bit them in the ass (which I think could have been interesting)
Oh, and also, even tho there was character development,
for so much of Daphne's self introspection about how after her break-up with Peter she was left alone bc she never bothered to make her own friends and only tried to befriend Peter's friend, she eventually ended up in a really similar situation with Miles (which I get is bc they became friends first, and created their little friend group while being friends, but still): she befriended his sister and people he already knew and was friendly with, and the friend she made at work also became friends with Miles, becoming a singular friend group