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emotional
funny
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I have yet to find an Emily Henry book that disappoints me.
I wasn't sure I'd like Funny Story due to its setup, but I absolutely loved it. Emily Henry has this amazing way of developing her characters into what feels like real friends and real people. The dialogue and emotions feel so real that your heart genuinely breaks for them at times.
Daphne and Miles are beautiful, nuanced people in a shitty situation that are trying to move through it. They have their past traumas, which comes back to bite them, but they match and support each other beautifully through them.
I have such a book hangover from this because of how much I felt like I knew all the characters in this, but there's no more story to follow with.
I wasn't sure I'd like Funny Story due to its setup, but I absolutely loved it. Emily Henry has this amazing way of developing her characters into what feels like real friends and real people. The dialogue and emotions feel so real that your heart genuinely breaks for them at times.
Daphne and Miles are beautiful, nuanced people in a shitty situation that are trying to move through it. They have their past traumas, which comes back to bite them, but they match and support each other beautifully through them.
I have such a book hangover from this because of how much I felt like I knew all the characters in this, but there's no more story to follow with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute book and exactly what I’ve come to expect from Emily Henry: bingeable romance with some kind of unique spin. The ending was predictable but in the good kind of way. And it was such a fun and quick read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Gaslighting
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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⭐️2🌶️1💧
This was my first Emily Henry book and it definitely won’t be my last. I’d heard mixed reviews about this book but I just take that to mean her previous books are so universally loved.
Daphne and miles find themselves living together after their partners leave them for each other (they’ve been friends since childhood). Daphne and miles go from complete strangers to roommates to a fake relationship after they get an invite to their exes’ wedding. Mostly everyone is in on the fake dating plan except for their exes so the plot doesn’t heavily revolve around keeping their secret. Surprisingly, a lot of the plot revolved around family drama for both of the MCs and actually had me tearing up a few times. The book reminded me a lot of Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez in this way. Emily does a fantastic job of creating deeply fleshed out main and supporting characters. I loved the friendships Daphne formed.
I really enjoyed the book and can see myself rereading it. I only wish there had been more romance or maybe more of a slow burn; something felt missing from their love story. I felt like I had to deduct some points for the dreadedthird-act breakup. And honestly? I wished that they HAD gone through with the original plan and gone to Peter and Petra’s wedding together as a couple.
I listened to the audiobook as I read and I liked the narrator a lot but of course I wish they had hired a male narrator for duet narration! I understand why they didn’t since miles doesn’t get a pov.
This was my first Emily Henry book and it definitely won’t be my last. I’d heard mixed reviews about this book but I just take that to mean her previous books are so universally loved.
Daphne and miles find themselves living together after their partners leave them for each other (they’ve been friends since childhood). Daphne and miles go from complete strangers to roommates to a fake relationship after they get an invite to their exes’ wedding. Mostly everyone is in on the fake dating plan except for their exes so the plot doesn’t heavily revolve around keeping their secret. Surprisingly, a lot of the plot revolved around family drama for both of the MCs and actually had me tearing up a few times. The book reminded me a lot of Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez in this way. Emily does a fantastic job of creating deeply fleshed out main and supporting characters. I loved the friendships Daphne formed.
I really enjoyed the book and can see myself rereading it. I only wish there had been more romance or maybe more of a slow burn; something felt missing from their love story. I felt like I had to deduct some points for the dreaded
I listened to the audiobook as I read and I liked the narrator a lot but of course I wish they had hired a male narrator for duet narration! I understand why they didn’t since miles doesn’t get a pov.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use, Vomit
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
Such a great read. So witty and lighthearted yet emotional. I love Daphne and Miles and Ashley is so great lol. It’s a beautiful romance and so real and fun and has growth. Loved it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Classism
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Drug use
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
I love Daphne and Miles, as well as Ashleigh, Harvey, Daphne's mom, and the list goes on. I was invested and cried several times. I'm forever a sucker for an unexpected pairing and a messy fake dating situation. There's nothing WRONG here...but this didn't reach Beach Read levels for me. And maybe it's not fair to compare an author's works, but my brain is going to regardless. Do I still plan to read her other books? Absolutely. Will I do my best to keep an open mind and not cling to the perfection that was Beach Read, especially paired with the time and place in which I read it? Yes, I sure will. 🙃
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria