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Funny Story
by Emily Henry
emotional
lighthearted
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
Emily Henry novels remind me of all of my favourite rom coms, and has become an always buy author - even if not all her books hit the same for me.
Funny Story has an anxiety-inducing premise, with Daphne's fairytale-esque relationship with Peter comes to a screaming halt when he realises he has in fact been in love with his female best friend Petra all along. Daphne finds herself alone in a town where she knows no one, and ends up living with Petra's ex Miles.
As always with Henry's books, there is more going on here than 'just' the romance, and for me that is where Funny Story really succeeded. I liked finding out more about Daphne, her job as a librarian, and her attempts to build friendships in the small town she lives in - as well as unpacking her relationship with both her separated parents. Likewise, unpacking Miles' background was interesting too - and felt like it was done in a realistic way. Whilst there is a lot going on here, I think for the most part Henry dealt with these plot lines well. As always, Henry's sense of place was great too, I could feel myself wanting to visit some of the spots that are described in these pages.
I felt that when it came to the emotional heft of the novel, Daphne and Miles receptive reeling from the ending of their relationships was really well drawn (and made me feel more vindicated about my dislike of You & Me on Vacation...). I enjoyed their flirty banter but couldn't help but feel that both of them, and especially Daphne, could have done a little more time to themselves to figure out what they want before diving head first into a new relationship. I did like that Miles bought more golden retriever/cheery energy to these pages than some of Henry's other protagonists.
Whilst I'm beginning to think that maybe nothing will quite hit the heights of Book Lovers for me, this was a good time and I look forward to reading her latest this summer.
Funny Story has an anxiety-inducing premise, with Daphne's fairytale-esque relationship with Peter comes to a screaming halt when he realises he has in fact been in love with his female best friend Petra all along. Daphne finds herself alone in a town where she knows no one, and ends up living with Petra's ex Miles.
As always with Henry's books, there is more going on here than 'just' the romance, and for me that is where Funny Story really succeeded. I liked finding out more about Daphne, her job as a librarian, and her attempts to build friendships in the small town she lives in - as well as unpacking her relationship with both her separated parents. Likewise, unpacking Miles' background was interesting too - and felt like it was done in a realistic way. Whilst there is a lot going on here, I think for the most part Henry dealt with these plot lines well. As always, Henry's sense of place was great too, I could feel myself wanting to visit some of the spots that are described in these pages.
I felt that when it came to the emotional heft of the novel, Daphne and Miles receptive reeling from the ending of their relationships was really well drawn (and made me feel more vindicated about my dislike of You & Me on Vacation...). I enjoyed their flirty banter but couldn't help but feel that both of them, and especially Daphne, could have done a little more time to themselves to figure out what they want before diving head first into a new relationship. I did like that Miles bought more golden retriever/cheery energy to these pages than some of Henry's other protagonists.
Whilst I'm beginning to think that maybe nothing will quite hit the heights of Book Lovers for me, this was a good time and I look forward to reading her latest this summer.