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Bride by Ali Hazelwood
3.5
After I finished Love Hypothesis I vowed to read anything Ali Hazelwood would write, and apparently that means a werewolf romance. I didn't hate it and it had all the usual Hazelwood quip and charm, I just don't think it was for me. I did love seeing her world building and really enjoyed the writing style.
Thank you to Sphere for an early copy of this!
Thank you to Sphere for an early copy of this!
Funny Story by Emily Henry
5.0
A massive MASSIVE thank you to Viking Books and Team EmHen for inviting me to read an early copy of Funny Story. Emily Henry has been one of my favourite authors since I first picked up Beach Read and I'm so lucky that this is my third of hers I'll have read early. Honestly I've been counting down the months until this was released, then a couple days after my birthday I received the best email in my inbox, Funny Story! This book was #gifted but there was no expectation for a good review, or even for one at all, so I'm as unbiased as I can be!
This review is spoiler free but I would recommend going into this book with as little knowledge as you can - I went in almost completely blind and had a blast!
Funny Story is just as addictive as Emily Henry's previous works. She pulls you in with a (sometimes scarily) main character you can't help but love, hooks you further with incredible chemistry and quippy dialogue, then before you know it the cast of real and lovable and messy characters have your heart in a death grip.
You can't help but root for Daphne and sympathise with everything she's juggling, and it was impossible to get annoyed at her. Miles was so real he practically climbed out of the page. And the whole town felt distinct and alive.
Funny Story contains so much joy and warmth, reading it felt like such a great escape, but it doesn't let you off easy. There's beautiful prose and lots to chew on.
To me, Emily Henry writes the best relationships, challenged only by Nora Ephron (Henry still wins). Her leads are the most entertaining, realistic, swoon worthy, hilarious and lovable characters possible. If her books were solely centred around the relationships they would still be my favourite based on the dialogue alone (helped by the lack of annoying and predictable tropes), but her books also pack an emotional punch every time. Whether she's dealing with grief, identity, friendship, making mistakes or rebuilding your life, these topics are always explored in such beautiful ways.
This review is spoiler free but I would recommend going into this book with as little knowledge as you can - I went in almost completely blind and had a blast!
Funny Story is just as addictive as Emily Henry's previous works. She pulls you in with a (sometimes scarily) main character you can't help but love, hooks you further with incredible chemistry and quippy dialogue, then before you know it the cast of real and lovable and messy characters have your heart in a death grip.
You can't help but root for Daphne and sympathise with everything she's juggling, and it was impossible to get annoyed at her. Miles was so real he practically climbed out of the page. And the whole town felt distinct and alive.
Funny Story contains so much joy and warmth, reading it felt like such a great escape, but it doesn't let you off easy. There's beautiful prose and lots to chew on.
To me, Emily Henry writes the best relationships, challenged only by Nora Ephron (Henry still wins). Her leads are the most entertaining, realistic, swoon worthy, hilarious and lovable characters possible. If her books were solely centred around the relationships they would still be my favourite based on the dialogue alone (helped by the lack of annoying and predictable tropes), but her books also pack an emotional punch every time. Whether she's dealing with grief, identity, friendship, making mistakes or rebuilding your life, these topics are always explored in such beautiful ways.