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Funny Story by Emily Henry

9 reviews

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

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noellegrace8's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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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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

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jelkebooks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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 have previously loved all of Emily Henry's adult romance releases and still somehow this easily took the throne of my favourite Emily Henry novel. I can't explain it. I think my heart actually grew a couple of sizes while reading this book. It is just everything to me.
I think a BIG reason why I loved this book so much as I did is Daphne. I just really connected to her character, and related to her on some fronts as well. I thought her personal character journey throughout this book was so interesting, and unlike anything I have seen in romance books before. I thought it was incredibly well executed as well.
I also just adored her relationship with Miles though. I just thought they worked togehter perfectly. I adore the way their relationship develops, and how they get to know each other more and more throughout the novel. Their emotional connection was just absolutely everything. I also think Emily Henry did a great job balacing them getting over their exes, and healing from their heartbreaks, with them falling in love with each other. It's something that isn't easy to do, something I have seen many books try and fail to do, and it's just so effortlessly done in this one.
Miles' backstory was also really interesting, and I loved seeing him develop throughout the novel as well. I also adored the cast of side characters. They were so much fun, and really blew a breath of fresh air into this novel. I'm especially talking about Julia and Ashleigh with this, but truly every single side character was incredible. Ugh, I just fucking loved this book. Excuse me, while I go cry in a corner thinking about it.

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daniofthewood's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

Emily Henry delivers Emily Henry. Emotional with moments of devastation. Solid romance. Very funny at times.

Also Julia Whelan is the queen of narrators and it was an all around excellent performance.

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kaylawtzl22'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

emily henry has done it again. it’s a cute fluffy love story without being cringey. predictable without being boring. invokes emotion without being completely uncomfortable. i loved this book SO SO SO much. i may be a bit biased because i see so much of myself in daphne and her experiences, but this definitely takes the cake for my favorite emily henry book. this book is high on my rankings for the year as well.

her relationship with her dad honestly and truly made me set the book down for days. i’m currently getting married and it was just too much for me to see my own relationship with my dad reflected in writing like this. i’m glad she was able to sort of sort things out with her dad though. maybe one day we’ll get there.

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