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Funny Story by Emily Henry

21 reviews

avosage18's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

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juanat77's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

gaelstorm's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

This was a really cute romance; exactly the lighthearted feel-good story that I needed! I loved the romance between the two main characters but I also loved the friendship relationships that blossomed.

❤️ What kind of romance can I expect in this book?
(no major plot spoilers but still hidden if you don't wanna know)

Genders: f/m
POV: 1st person FMC
Themes & Tropes: Fake Dating, Roommates, Friends-to-Lovers
Sex Scenes? Yes
Explicit Rating: R
How Much: 2-3 explicit scenes

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courtofbooksanddogs's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring relaxing 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

I truthfully don’t think I can properly convey what this book did for me. It moved me to tears as I listened and related to Daphne and Miles face their pasts and traumas. I smiled as I thought about my partner and while I read about Daphne and Miles being able to learn to be together while dealing with their personal struggles. I felt validated as I listened to each of them talk about how hard it is having relationships with family members who should be there for you but aren’t. Most of all, I loved that this book doesn’t promise a happily ever after. It showed the realistic world view that life can suck sometimes, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful and filled with people we love and cherish. I listened to 95% of Funny Story on audio and immediately went out to buy the book so I can reread it for years to come.

100% worth the hype! Read it! 💙

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fanboyriot's review against another edition

5.0

funny lighthearted medium-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

♡ Fake Dating

♡ Roommates

♡ Unexpected Friends to Lovers

This was honestly such a funny book. The humor was amazing, I laughed so much.

Daphne moves in with Miles after their significant others break up with them to date each other, childhood friends who just had to break off a wedding and crash two lives apart. Though without spoiling things, it works out in both Daphne and Miles favor. So what better way to get back at their trash ex’s than to fake date each other?

Miles and Daphne had such a great dynamic, they were hilarious together, friends before anything else genuinely worked so well. Both of them learning how to trust people again, healing from heartbreak and their past.

While this did have some more serious moments character history and their childhood traumas coming into play with their lives still. I thought the character development with this was done really nicely.

For the most part things are lighthearted and a simply funny enjoyable read.

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️ (2/5)

Angst Level: 💧(1/5)

POV: First Person

Release Date: 23, April 2024

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laneyreadz's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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the_bookish_babee's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

“𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐮𝐩”

tw: toxic relationships, gaslighting, misogyny, bullying, suicidal thoughts, infidelity, abuse (child & emotional), abandonment, drug & alcohol use, mental illness, panic attacks, death of parent, grief

🍋 first person

🍋 dual pov

🍋 romcom

🍋 contemporary

🍋 forced proximity

🍋 friends to best friends to lovers

🍋 fake dating

🍋 opposites attract

🍋 miscommunication (only a little bit)

daphne vincent is a children’s librarian & miles nowak is a bartender. they’re friends, but they quickly become better friends when both of their partners leave them for each other

daphne moves in with miles, since her ex moved his new boo in with him & miles now has an extra room. they begin to hang out. amid becoming best friends, they also begin to develop stronger feelings for each other

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this book has all the f’s - forced proximity, friends to best friends to lovers, and fake dating. and although this book has a lot of f’s, it gets an a+ from me! 🤭

peter & petra deserved each other. i absolutely hated them

the writing is absolutely beautiful. i love the connection & tension between daphne & miles. their friendship blossomed beautifully. i love all of the friend dates that they went on. and it was immediately palpable when the connection began changing from best friends to lovers

the only thing that kept this from being a 5 star for me was the miscommunication. there were a few instances that could’ve been quickly resolved if they just paused & talked to each other!

the miscommunication between miles & his sister was also something i disliked. she felt like she was bothering him & keeping him from his full potential and he felt like he was letting her down, meanwhile they both were soooo grateful for each other 🥹

this was my first emily henry & i cannot wait to dive into more! i listened to the audiobook for this book & really enjoyed it

Content Warnings

a_libra_library's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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: Yes

Update:
I loved this book I not only, purschaed a HARDCOVER ROMANCE, but also the German edition for my shelf( do i speak or read german? not yet.. but I will just for this bad boi)

This was the perfect summer read for me! It was also my frist intro to Emily Henry 's writing style and I love that it really walks the line of a romacne and lit fic novel.

The daddy issues adn people pleasing rep with anxiety mixed in did send me into a 3am crying fit which I did post only.

Thank you to edelweiss for this ARC copy and I will definitely be buying a finsihed copy!

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gwenswoons's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Loved this so much - my favorite Emily Henry so far. I’m so glad I bought/listened; Happy Place, last year, was my least fave - so I was a little wary heading into this one. I love the complexity of the characters’ backstories, and the ways in which they communicate and miscommunicate around the patterning they learned in their differently rough childhoods. All felt so real and thoroughly drawn, including for the side characters! I love Daphne and Miles so much, and their chemistry both together and in the web of friendships that populate the book. I love the way the food throughout the book gives us such a sense of place and care. So beautiful!! Made me so happy reading this that I drew it out a few days just to enjoy a little bit longer. ❤️

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oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

5.0

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!

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