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Funny Story
by Emily Henry
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️.5 / 5
Emily Henry is one of my favorite authors, and Funny Story only confirmed this.
This story really is... funny. Miles and Daphne end up as roommates after Miles' girlfriend and Daphne's fiancé decide to leave their significant others for each other--their childhood friend. Since Daphne moved to the area for her fiancé, she's left without a place to live until Miles offers her the second room in his apartment. Miles and Daphne realize that, though they couldn't be more different, they are grateful to have each other to lean on during this difficult and weird time that only the two of them can truly understand. Daphne is, quite literally, counting down the days until she can leave this small town and go back to her friends. But day after day, she realizes that there might not be as much to go back to as she thought, and when Miles offers to be her tour guide to the area, Daphne agrees and lets him show her around. She slowly starts to fall in love with the town... and maybe with her tour guide.
Henry is a master of juxtaposing love stories with inner healing and female friendship. All of her characters have complex trauma and family dynamics that shape their romantic relationships, and that just makes them so much more lovable to me. Miles and Daphne have so many things going against them: difficult families, weird tension with their exes, and opposing personalities. But they find that throughout it all, the thing that matters most is being truly seen.
I highly recommend Funny Story to all Emily Henry fans as well as those who are fans of fake dating, forced proximity, friends to lovers, and opposites attract.
Emily Henry is one of my favorite authors, and Funny Story only confirmed this.
This story really is... funny. Miles and Daphne end up as roommates after Miles' girlfriend and Daphne's fiancé decide to leave their significant others for each other--their childhood friend. Since Daphne moved to the area for her fiancé, she's left without a place to live until Miles offers her the second room in his apartment. Miles and Daphne realize that, though they couldn't be more different, they are grateful to have each other to lean on during this difficult and weird time that only the two of them can truly understand. Daphne is, quite literally, counting down the days until she can leave this small town and go back to her friends. But day after day, she realizes that there might not be as much to go back to as she thought, and when Miles offers to be her tour guide to the area, Daphne agrees and lets him show her around. She slowly starts to fall in love with the town... and maybe with her tour guide.
Henry is a master of juxtaposing love stories with inner healing and female friendship. All of her characters have complex trauma and family dynamics that shape their romantic relationships, and that just makes them so much more lovable to me. Miles and Daphne have so many things going against them: difficult families, weird tension with their exes, and opposing personalities. But they find that throughout it all, the thing that matters most is being truly seen.
I highly recommend Funny Story to all Emily Henry fans as well as those who are fans of fake dating, forced proximity, friends to lovers, and opposites attract.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcohol