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Funny Story by Emily Henry

130 reviews

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Content Warnings

kelly_e's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted

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

Title: Funny Story
Author: Emily Henry
Genre: Romance
Rating: 4.00
Pub Date: April 23, 2024

T H R E E • W O R D S

Refreshing • Chaotic • Cheerful

📖 S Y N O P S I S

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads —Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex…right?

💭 T H O U G H T S

There is no denying the popularity Emily Henry's book garner, yet none of them have been that memorable for me - until now. I was so excited when my local library finally got some new books that I immediately checked this one out before anyone else could. I read it on the train during my recent solo getaway to Quebec City and it was a case of the right book at the right time.

I wanted to escape into this universe so badly and become Daphne's bff. From the charming small town setting, to the endearing, well-crafted cast of characters (minus Peter and Petra), to the witty banter and laugh-out-loud moments, this book felt like a hug. Fake dating can oftentimes be a struggle for me, yet it wasn't overdone here. Daphne and Miles' chemistry was believable and I loved all of the little details, like Daphne being a librarian and Miles' job at the winery.

What Emily Henry does so well is go beyond the romance. In fact, I wouldn't say the romance is the central focus at all here. Rather she explores past childhood trauma, very real insecurities, and making new friends as an adult - all topics that I related and which connected me to the story on a deeper level.

With Funny Story I finally understand all of the hype surrounding Emily Henry's books - this is easily my favourite (thus far) and will encourage me to continue to pick up her new releases in the future. It was a quick and enjoyable experience, especially tandem reading with the audio read by Julia Whalen who brings the characters to life with her narration.

📚 R E A D • I F • Y O U • L I K E
• fake dating
• witty banter
• endearing characters

⚠️ CW: abandonment, infidelity, cursing, drug use, alcohol, divorce, death, grief, sexual content, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, child abuse, gaslighting, panic attacks/disorders, vomit, classism, death of parent

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"You’re the first person who’s really seen me. Past what I want people to see."

"You can't force a person to show up, but you can learn a lesson when they don't."

"But no one person can be everything we need."

Content Warnings

theebster's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

thehannahclaire's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

anikataylor's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Omg was this book really something!! I was hooked from the first page and read this within the span of 24 hours! I loved the chemistry of the characters and the side charters were all adorable!! This was such a fun read and I couldn’t put it down! This book did focus on a lot of trauma type stuff which I don’t love but expected so it was all good + it was well written. I feel as though I could see these characters existing in real life and the whole story was so wholesome.

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kdailyreads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

Content Warnings

zoeyangelie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

this might be my new favorite emily henry book!! it was so much fun and such an easy read. i adored daphne, miles, and all of the side characters! besides their romance, i was genuinely interested in everything else going on with daphne’s read-a-thon and all the regulars at the places miles knew. just so so good!!

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hjb_128's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful 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

Content Warnings

booksalacarte's review against another edition

5.0

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

Funny story 5⭐️3🌶️

1st person POV
Romcom
Contemporary romance
30’s Main Characters
Roommates-to-lovers
Flashbacks
Fake dating
Forced proximity
Open door romance

Yup. Emily Henry holds up. I always find myself wrapped up in the message of her books. She pairs the swoon worthy romance with reality and all humanity’s messed up little bits in a moving way. Every. Time.

This story was such an interesting plot, no matter how far fetched it was. But it’s tropes I love and challenges that cinch my heart.

The sarcasm didn’t hit quite as solidly as it could have, and the banter seemed to always be bantering… but it made me cry… so I forgive it.

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bedwellbooks's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall this was a good read. Light hearted and not too serious. I liked the relationship that was presented in the book. Although, the entire time I was reading this, I couldn’t help but think that Emily Henry likes to reuse tropes and it kind of made me think that she just writes the same book in different settings. Just my thoughts but doesn’t make it a bad book! But I probably won’t read another one of hers because of the repetition.

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