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A review by lalouveverte
Funny Story by Emily Henry
5.0
It is my partner's birthday and I have stopped in a bookshop to pick up the latest Emily Henry's book. It is quite sunny and I read about a 100 pages before I decide to stop reading in public as I kept giggling and kicking my feet. I am so enchanted by the story that I pick it back up as soon as I get home. My phone is on mute and I miss seeing the Northern Lights, happening in May thanks to a solar flare.
The characters are charming as they usually are. Daphne reads to me as autistic and works in a children's library. Her biggest flaw seems to be being too wrapped up in a singular person to remember to live her own life - truly she was made for me. Miles is an interesting take on the sunshine character archetype, while it is nice to be nice, his reasoning and motivations felt believable. Everything we hear about the background characters feels fleshed out enough that you can believe they really exist. Per usual, Emily Henry's writing is delightful and engaging. I do not care to travel to the United States but each of her book transports you into a specific state and landscape I might as well already have visited. I was worried this new release would suffer from poor editing as I have seen from You and me on vacation and Book Lovers, but thankfully, it is pretty consistent. The "fake dating" tope is not kept for long which may lead to disappointment for some. There is a countdown towards a certain event, it makes it feel like there is a plot but it remains a slice of life romance. I would have loved to see more of the couple beyond the timeline presented. Ultimately, Beach Read remains my favourite as I like a bit more angst in my stories.
While the story may appeal to most readers, there are explicit scenes not appropriate for a younger audience.
The characters are charming as they usually are. Daphne reads to me as autistic and works in a children's library. Her biggest flaw seems to be being too wrapped up in a singular person to remember to live her own life - truly she was made for me. Miles is an interesting take on the sunshine character archetype, while it is nice to be nice, his reasoning and motivations felt believable. Everything we hear about the background characters feels fleshed out enough that you can believe they really exist. Per usual, Emily Henry's writing is delightful and engaging. I do not care to travel to the United States but each of her book transports you into a specific state and landscape I might as well already have visited. I was worried this new release would suffer from poor editing as I have seen from You and me on vacation and Book Lovers, but thankfully, it is pretty consistent. The "fake dating" tope is not kept for long which may lead to disappointment for some. There is a countdown towards a certain event, it makes it feel like there is a plot but it remains a slice of life romance. I would have loved to see more of the couple beyond the timeline presented. Ultimately, Beach Read remains my favourite as I like a bit more angst in my stories.
While the story may appeal to most readers, there are explicit scenes not appropriate for a younger audience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse