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emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
There’s a reason why Emily Henry is the queen of romantic comedies and this book, right here, is it! After being disappointed by “Happy Place,” “Funny Story” is going to easily land among my favorites of hers (though I’m not sure “Book Lovers” could ever be surpassed, I’m keeping an open mind!!).
Henry has this talent for crafting characters that you feel like you have known for years, and Daphne and Miles may be amongst my favorites. While forced proximity and fake relationships aren’t my favorite tropes, I devoured every page of this delicious book. While not overly spicy, the steam in this one was just right. I found myself unable to put this one down until I could finish it simply because I needed to know more about Daphne and Miles. Not unlike Abby Jimenez, Henry broaches some difficult topics in this book and challenges us to think about how past traumas impact the ways that we live, love, and communicate with the world around us. There’s some really genuinely funny laugh out loud moments which Henry deploys at needed times, and I think Miles may be one of my favorite book boyfriends to date! Incredible work from the champion of romcoms. I can’t recommend this one enough for your next fun vacation read!
Henry has this talent for crafting characters that you feel like you have known for years, and Daphne and Miles may be amongst my favorites. While forced proximity and fake relationships aren’t my favorite tropes, I devoured every page of this delicious book. While not overly spicy, the steam in this one was just right. I found myself unable to put this one down until I could finish it simply because I needed to know more about Daphne and Miles. Not unlike Abby Jimenez, Henry broaches some difficult topics in this book and challenges us to think about how past traumas impact the ways that we live, love, and communicate with the world around us. There’s some really genuinely funny laugh out loud moments which Henry deploys at needed times, and I think Miles may be one of my favorite book boyfriends to date! Incredible work from the champion of romcoms. I can’t recommend this one enough for your next fun vacation read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Alcohol
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Emotional abuse
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Gaslighting
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Yes
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️.5 / 5
Emily Henry is one of my favorite authors, and Funny Story only confirmed this.
This story really is... funny. Miles and Daphne end up as roommates after Miles' girlfriend and Daphne's fiancé decide to leave their significant others for each other--their childhood friend. Since Daphne moved to the area for her fiancé, she's left without a place to live until Miles offers her the second room in his apartment. Miles and Daphne realize that, though they couldn't be more different, they are grateful to have each other to lean on during this difficult and weird time that only the two of them can truly understand. Daphne is, quite literally, counting down the days until she can leave this small town and go back to her friends. But day after day, she realizes that there might not be as much to go back to as she thought, and when Miles offers to be her tour guide to the area, Daphne agrees and lets him show her around. She slowly starts to fall in love with the town... and maybe with her tour guide.
Henry is a master of juxtaposing love stories with inner healing and female friendship. All of her characters have complex trauma and family dynamics that shape their romantic relationships, and that just makes them so much more lovable to me. Miles and Daphne have so many things going against them: difficult families, weird tension with their exes, and opposing personalities. But they find that throughout it all, the thing that matters most is being truly seen.
I highly recommend Funny Story to all Emily Henry fans as well as those who are fans of fake dating, forced proximity, friends to lovers, and opposites attract.
Emily Henry is one of my favorite authors, and Funny Story only confirmed this.
This story really is... funny. Miles and Daphne end up as roommates after Miles' girlfriend and Daphne's fiancé decide to leave their significant others for each other--their childhood friend. Since Daphne moved to the area for her fiancé, she's left without a place to live until Miles offers her the second room in his apartment. Miles and Daphne realize that, though they couldn't be more different, they are grateful to have each other to lean on during this difficult and weird time that only the two of them can truly understand. Daphne is, quite literally, counting down the days until she can leave this small town and go back to her friends. But day after day, she realizes that there might not be as much to go back to as she thought, and when Miles offers to be her tour guide to the area, Daphne agrees and lets him show her around. She slowly starts to fall in love with the town... and maybe with her tour guide.
Henry is a master of juxtaposing love stories with inner healing and female friendship. All of her characters have complex trauma and family dynamics that shape their romantic relationships, and that just makes them so much more lovable to me. Miles and Daphne have so many things going against them: difficult families, weird tension with their exes, and opposing personalities. But they find that throughout it all, the thing that matters most is being truly seen.
I highly recommend Funny Story to all Emily Henry fans as well as those who are fans of fake dating, forced proximity, friends to lovers, and opposites attract.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcohol
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship
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
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 out of 5 stars
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀. When I see a book that is receiving nearly universal five star reviews, I assume that people have jumped on the bandwagon, and there’s almost no chance I will find the book to be a five-star read. But, I stand before you today corrected.
I’ll defer the synopsis to others (and every website that sells books). Suffice it to say, this is a contemporary romance set in a small town with moderate angst and main characters in their 30s (yay!)
When I pick up an Emily Henry book, I worry whether it might be too “angsty” for me. Sometimes the tension in her books feels too real and too deeply felt. But, this hit the mark for me. There indeed was tension, but it largely wasn’t painful.
It was a pleasure to read this book and I couldn’t put it down. Could I make a critique here or there? Sure. But, in sum, Funny Story is just a superbly done contemporary romance. Give me my membership card; I’m joining the club of five-star reviews.
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship