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A review by maddness22
Funny Story by Emily Henry
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.5
This book is literally just a copy and paste of "Beach Read". It also taught me what a "trapezius" is, which might be beneficial one day.
I honestly had an incredibly tough time connecting to the story for the first 50%. Both Miles and Daphne were unappealing in their own ways and I couldn't get over the fact it's literally the same concept as "Beach Read" with the little tourist adventures to help motivate a woman and man both down on their luck in their separate life endeavors and, gasp, they fall in love over these little non-date dates. The fake dating trope falls apart very easily as well, as predicted.
But I enjoyed Daphne's reformation as a "we" girl into an "I" girl with her own interests and personality separate from her love interest. I also loved the conversations about their avoidant attachment styles and their own aversions to creating meaningful connections due to past traumas.
Still a very cute read and it's hard to go wrong with an Emily Henry, but the story was disappointing. I'm excited for my mom to read it though. It's her first rom-com and she's excited for "the Hallmark movie, but in July!" 😂
I honestly had an incredibly tough time connecting to the story for the first 50%. Both Miles and Daphne were unappealing in their own ways and I couldn't get over the fact it's literally the same concept as "Beach Read" with the little tourist adventures to help motivate a woman and man both down on their luck in their separate life endeavors and, gasp, they fall in love over these little non-date dates. The fake dating trope falls apart very easily as well, as predicted.
But I enjoyed Daphne's reformation as a "we" girl into an "I" girl with her own interests and personality separate from her love interest. I also loved the conversations about their avoidant attachment styles and their own aversions to creating meaningful connections due to past traumas.
Still a very cute read and it's hard to go wrong with an Emily Henry, but the story was disappointing. I'm excited for my mom to read it though. It's her first rom-com and she's excited for "the Hallmark movie, but in July!" 😂