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Funny Story

Funny Story

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  • Author：Emily Henry
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Summary

A shimmering， joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common， from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry。

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story。 How they met （on a blustery day）， fell in love （over an errant hat）， and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together。 He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra。

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay， Michigan， without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian （that barely pays the bills）， and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex， Miles Nowak。

Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads —Miles is exactly the opposite of practical， buttoned up Daphne， whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection。 The roommates mainly avoid one another， until one day， while drowning their sorrows， they form a tenuous friendship and a plan。 If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together， well， who could blame them？

But it’s all just for show， of course， because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex…right？

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Reviews

Migdalia Jimenez ，

Loved it， obviously！ Official review to come。

Stacey Douglas ，

*ARC Review*Such a fabulous read - I found myself unable to put it down。 Emily Henry does not disappoint！ I will admit， I could relate to the father/familial issues with Daphne & at one point was almost in tears over the similarities。 Even though this was hard for me， I still felt myself loving every minute of this read。 I cannot wait for this one to come out so I can recommend it to all my bookstore customers & friends！！

Santana IG: averagelesbianreader ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you Berkley Publishing for the free book！ #BerkleyPartnerI saw something a while ago say that you are either a Beach Read and Book Lovers person or a People We Meet on Vacation and a Happy Place person。 I am the former and have wondered where Funny Story would fall。 As always， Emily Henry makes the settings of her story feel like a character in and of themselves and it’s incredible how she can paint such a beautiful picture with her language and the way she writes。 First， the story。 The fi Thank you Berkley Publishing for the free book！ #BerkleyPartnerI saw something a while ago say that you are either a Beach Read and Book Lovers person or a People We Meet on Vacation and a Happy Place person。 I am the former and have wondered where Funny Story would fall。 As always， Emily Henry makes the settings of her story feel like a character in and of themselves and it’s incredible how she can paint such a beautiful picture with her language and the way she writes。 First， the story。 The fiance falling for the girl-best friend who he told her not to worry about… we’ve heard it before but it still worked and Henry did it so well。 Then， the fiancé and boyfriend who were left start living together and fall for each other。 So simple but so compelling and you know exactly how it will end but you still want to see it through。 Daphne and Miles are so wonderful and such complex characters。 I felt like I knew them as well as they knew each other。 Daphne is a children’s librarian and at the end of the summer is hosting a read-a-thon for the library goers， an event she enjoyed as a child。 We learn so much about her and her ability to love， her overcoming her cynicism， and her realizing that she is worthy of so much more in her life。 Her dad was not around a lot when she was a kid and she always felt second best to anything else he had going on in his life and she was。 He would take her to the library （where her love for libraries developed） and he would be flirting with the librarian instead of hanging out with her。 He gave her such a negative view of herself and what she meant to others。 And she and her mom used to move around a lot so she ended up not trying to hold on to friendships and eventually just fell into her ex-fiancee's life instead of creating her own。 She understood that by the end she needed to be more independent and stop just relying on someone else to make her friends， buy her house， and create her happiness。 I love that she finds friends and a community in Waning Bay。 I loved Daphne and related to her a little too much。 Miles was a little rough around the edges at first but we learn so much about him and his love for just about everything。 He also has issues stemming from his parents and was faced with how he didn’t feel his feelings because his mother made him feel like everything wrong was always his fault。 He did piss me off when his excuse for freaking out when things got serious between them was I panic when things get real， what does that even mean？ The side characters were also incredible and Henry always seems to write such great side characters that genuinely add something to the story。 Even Peter and Petra who were the villains of the story added so much even when Peter pissed me off by coming crawling on his knees for Daphne… This was such a beautiful story about changing and changing for the better。 Daphne fucked up and missed celebrating Ashleigh’s birthday but she owned up and took accountability。 Which was refreshing for a character in a rom-com。 They typically try to justify shitty mistakes that they made but she knew she messed up and she apologized。 Both Miles and Daphne were able to own up to their issues when they hurt each other and they were both able to understand where the other was coming from。 It was also refreshing to have their issues stem from somewhere and not be made up from a bad breakup or something。 And they were both aware of their issues and willing to be better and learn。 I’m not sure I had many criticisms of this book。 It was well written， the story was flushed out， and the characters learned something and found happiness。 It didn’t have that wow factor of some books but it was a very enjoyable romance。 A quote I loved: “And I feel lucky every time you look at me。 Not because I think I’ve managed to earn you， but because it feels like you don’t need me to。 Like you just … like me。” 。。。more

julia ，

emily henry writing about a children's librarian is so special to me， a children's librarian。 also there is a 23-year-old named julia。 prepare to be soooo sick of me。 emily henry is at her best when she's writing about people who love and live for books。 the concept of this book is immaculate to me and the execution of it does not disappoint。 while the fake dating is a bit on the back burner， the falling-for-your-ex-fiance's-new-fiancee's-ex-boyfriend of it all is soooo rich with humor and angst emily henry writing about a children's librarian is so special to me， a children's librarian。 also there is a 23-year-old named julia。 prepare to be soooo sick of me。 emily henry is at her best when she's writing about people who love and live for books。 the concept of this book is immaculate to me and the execution of it does not disappoint。 while the fake dating is a bit on the back burner， the falling-for-your-ex-fiance's-new-fiancee's-ex-boyfriend of it all is soooo rich with humor and angst and complications and making out against a truck because peter is watching！！ i love daphne and miles （GREAT names） together and as characters because they're both messy and trying to be better and find steady ground after this huge life derailment and honest and funny and earnest。 it's a very human story with very human and flawed characters， but it's also fun and beautiful and lovely。 all the third act conflicts were a bit too much for me at the end， but overall i truly enjoyed this and am desperate to listen to this on audio later this year。 （4。25/5 stars）thank you to berkeley and netgalley for the eARC！ luv u！ :* 。。。more

Emily ，

i was extremely excited to have this arc and ms emily henry did not disappoint！ i love ALL of these characters so so much

Izzy ，

i’m always hesitant to say “this is my favorite from emily henry” because i love all her books and relate to them in different ways， but this is actually might be my favorite。 there were so many moments where it felt like emily henry was IN my brain writing daphne。 she was so relatable to me in her cynicism and guardedness while still being soft and warm in her own ways。 this is also by far the most i’ve laughed and giggled reading one of her books like they were FUNNY and so fun and sweet！ mile i’m always hesitant to say “this is my favorite from emily henry” because i love all her books and relate to them in different ways， but this is actually might be my favorite。 there were so many moments where it felt like emily henry was IN my brain writing daphne。 she was so relatable to me in her cynicism and guardedness while still being soft and warm in her own ways。 this is also by far the most i’ve laughed and giggled reading one of her books like they were FUNNY and so fun and sweet！ miles is also my favorite emily henry man like i NEED him in on my way to michigan as we speak to find him。 i just loved this whole cast of characters and i loved the way daphne and miles loved each other。 everything i want in a read， it made me laugh， it made me cry， it made me feel seen， it made me swoon， it made me believe these people loved each other and want that love for myself。 。。。more

sophia grace ，

havent read this yet but i need this book biblically SOMEONE PLEASE。

Karin ，

Her books are all so totally enjoyable and this one is extra great because the lead is a children’s librarian and she gets so much right about the job。 ♥️Plus there’s romance and humor and witty dialog， of course。

Kaetrin ，

Reviewing for Dear Author。

Lindsay Atkins ，

This is the best Emily Henry book by a landslide。 I cannot begin to explain the deep and profound connection I experienced while reading。 So many pieces of Daphne’s life and personality hit me to my core。 Emily Henry was able to put into words many of the same anxieties and feelings I struggle with understanding about myself。 I am so grateful for that。 Not only was this a perfect example of a healthy and growing relationship between two flawed individuals， but IT’S SO FUNNY。 Seriously， I had to This is the best Emily Henry book by a landslide。 I cannot begin to explain the deep and profound connection I experienced while reading。 So many pieces of Daphne’s life and personality hit me to my core。 Emily Henry was able to put into words many of the same anxieties and feelings I struggle with understanding about myself。 I am so grateful for that。 Not only was this a perfect example of a healthy and growing relationship between two flawed individuals， but IT’S SO FUNNY。 Seriously， I had to put it down for awhile so I could stop laughing。 Daphne and Miles have such an easy banter that immediately makes you want to scream “JUST DO IT ALREADY” over and over again。 Their progression of growing through their grief together and finding peace with each other while also leaving space for them to grow individually， is GENIUS。 This is the love story I’ve been waiting for。 Don’t hesitate with this one， you need to read it。 。。。more

Sai theengineerisreading ，

Best Emily Henry book！-that's me everytime Emily Henry releases a new book since Beach Read。And yes， in my honest opinion， Funny Story is my top 1 in the Emily Henry universe。What's funny about this book is how the story started with Daphne revealing that her fiancee， Peter， is calling off the wedding after attending his bachelor's party with his childhood bestfriend， Petra。 For me， this is effective because it made me root for Daphne right from the start。After the breakup， Daphne moved out of t Best Emily Henry book！-that's me everytime Emily Henry releases a new book since Beach Read。And yes， in my honest opinion， Funny Story is my top 1 in the Emily Henry universe。What's funny about this book is how the story started with Daphne revealing that her fiancee， Peter， is calling off the wedding after attending his bachelor's party with his childhood bestfriend， Petra。 For me， this is effective because it made me root for Daphne right from the start。After the breakup， Daphne moved out of their newly-bought house to a shared apartment where Petra's former fiancee， Miles， is living so the setup is that Peter and Petra is off gallivanting about their upcoming wedding while their ex-fiancees Daphne and Miles are living in a cramped apartment starting their life from scratch。This is an adult romcom and to be honest the writing is superb because you can easily distinguish the romance parts and the funny parts in a way that it is balanced along with a dash of emotional redemption before the novel ended。Daphne Vincent is a main character that is easy to root for after reading the first few chapters and knowing her experiences in life as an only child of divorced parents， as a student who has to move places to places due to her mother's work， as an adult who wasn't able to secure enough friends， and as a partner who had been dumped days before their wedding。Daphne is a shy sunshine character who loves books， people， and places even though the only constant fixture in her life is books that's why she ended up being a librarian in Waning Bay library where she resided for good with Peter。Miles is also a lovable sunshine character who is also a people person。 Miles can easily run as a mayor in Waning Bay and he will have a chance to secure the post given how good he is with his connections。Mix Daphne and Miles in a tiny apartment with their broken hearts and you'll have an epic story that is filled with humor， hope， compassion， and love。This book is emotional。 Aside from the romantic development between Daphne and Miles， we also get to read their improvement as individuals who had terrible childhood experiences - Daphne with her daddy issues and Miles with his lack of parenting figure。Both Daphne and Miles grew up having this image in their head of what they need to achieve in order to suffice the hole that one （if not both） of their parents left。 Yes， this book is for girlies with daddy issues and as someone who grew up with a father that is， most of the time， absent in the family picture， reading about how Daphne and Miles healed from their trauma and released their feelings to each other felt therapeutic。This book is inspirational。 I think one of the underlying themes that is injected in Funny Story is the message about how people can change。 And yes， this change or transformation may not be 100% or 360° turnaround but it highlights the possibility that human can change if they start with small steps。This book is easy to love。 Daphne and Miles， as individuals， are lovable already so it's not hard to picture them as a couple who brings the best in each other。 Love Daphne Vincent and Miles Nowak。Overall， this is a masterpiece and I can't wait to reread it again once I have a finished copy。 5stars 。。。more

Calleigh Swift ，

I absolutely boohoo’ed through the last 100 pages。 Emily Henry， you’ve done it again。

Gabi ，

Emily Henry does it again！ She consistently produces characters and stories that are authentic， touching and hilariously chaotic。 Funny Story leans towards romcom， but still has the depth and emotion that readers are familiar with when it comes to Henry’s writing。 There’s a reason why she’s one of the most highly regarded writers in the romance genre。 Funny Story subverts multiple romance tropes， lending for an incredible meet cute。 Daphne and Miles become roommates after they are both dumped by Emily Henry does it again！ She consistently produces characters and stories that are authentic， touching and hilariously chaotic。 Funny Story leans towards romcom， but still has the depth and emotion that readers are familiar with when it comes to Henry’s writing。 There’s a reason why she’s one of the most highly regarded writers in the romance genre。 Funny Story subverts multiple romance tropes， lending for an incredible meet cute。 Daphne and Miles become roommates after they are both dumped by their respective significant others who have decided to date each other instead。 If that’s not messy enough， to make said exes jealous， Miles and Daphne pretend to date each other。 To keep up the ruse， the two of them begin to hang out and start to realize that the sparks they’re faking might actually be real。 The dialogue in this book is seriously top notch。 There are so many laugh out loud moments where I felt like I was reading direct conversations I’ve had with friends and loved ones。 One of the themes of this book is loving someone in small moments just as much as in big ones and Emily Henry gives us so many tiny， tender moments between Daphne and Miles。 As a male main character， Miles is very different from Henry’s other leading men， but his idiosyncrasies and positivity were incredibly charming。 Daphne is a character that many readers will find themselves mirrored in。 I mean， she’s a children’s librarian…if that’s not relatable to the book lovers than I don’t know what is！ Thank you to Berkley/Berkley Romance and NetGalley for providing me with this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review！ Funny Story is out April 23！ 。。。more

Delaney ，

My first 5 star read of 2024 and my first 5 star from the author！ Daphne is all set to be married to Peter， but that plan goes up in flames when he announces he’s leaving her for his childhood best friend， Petra。 Since she gave up everything of hers to move wherever he wanted to be， Daphne has to find a new place to live very quickly。 She rents a room from Petra’s ex， Miles， and the two heartbroken souls generally avoid one another。 Until…Omg the cuteness！！！ The character development！ The chapte My first 5 star read of 2024 and my first 5 star from the author！ Daphne is all set to be married to Peter， but that plan goes up in flames when he announces he’s leaving her for his childhood best friend， Petra。 Since she gave up everything of hers to move wherever he wanted to be， Daphne has to find a new place to live very quickly。 She rents a room from Petra’s ex， Miles， and the two heartbroken souls generally avoid one another。 Until…Omg the cuteness！！！ The character development！ The chapter lengths and internal dialogue were perfect。 If you’re a fan of some fake dating （but like the perfect amount of fake dating？ They don’t fake it to their parents or close friends？ Just the two people they’re trying to make jealous？ It makes so much sense） definitely add this to your TBR！Thank you to the publisher for the gifted ARC！ 。。。more

Karin ，

You guys！！！！ This book is SO GOOD！！ The banter is awesome， I laughed， I cried， and the characters stole my heart right from the beginning！！ I don’t want to hype it up TOO much😂😂 but this book is everything！ I can’t wait for you all to read it！💗

emily ，

real rtc but what is it that emily henry puts into her books and why does it make me sob every single time without fail

Kayleen ，

no one can make me hate your books emily henry

Beth ，

Love。 Love。 Love。 I could not love this book any more than I do。 And I am not just saying that as a Librarian from northern Michigan。 I love all of the quirky townspeople。 I love the Nick Miller-esque Miles。I love the realistic family trauma representation。 I love the celebration of found family。 I love that Michigan itself was character。 （but also perhaps make MI look a little boring， so the fudgies don't completely take it over）I love the visibility of how much work actually goes into library Love。 Love。 Love。 I could not love this book any more than I do。 And I am not just saying that as a Librarian from northern Michigan。 I love all of the quirky townspeople。 I love the Nick Miller-esque Miles。I love the realistic family trauma representation。 I love the celebration of found family。 I love that Michigan itself was character。 （but also perhaps make MI look a little boring， so the fudgies don't completely take it over）I love the visibility of how much work actually goes into library events。I highlighted so many passages in this book and I never highlight anything， like ever。 This is my 2024 book。 。。。more

Jess • justpeachyreads ，

This is my favorite Emily Henry book。 I was convinced that nothing would ever top Beach Read for me， but this one is EVERYTHING。 It's wise and comforting and （lightly） angsty， healing and hopeful and just so SO fun。 🥹 These characters are complex， messy， deeply relatable， and so unexpectedly perfect for each other。 I just love stories that give 30-somethings the space to still be growing and making mistakes and figuring their lives out。 💙➡️ friends to lovers➡️ fake dating as revenge➡️ roommates➡ This is my favorite Emily Henry book。 I was convinced that nothing would ever top Beach Read for me， but this one is EVERYTHING。 It's wise and comforting and （lightly） angsty， healing and hopeful and just so SO fun。 🥹 These characters are complex， messy， deeply relatable， and so unexpectedly perfect for each other。 I just love stories that give 30-somethings the space to still be growing and making mistakes and figuring their lives out。 💙➡️ friends to lovers➡️ fake dating as revenge➡️ roommates➡️ opposites attract➡️ starting over in your 30s➡️ witty banter➡️ slow burn➡️ hilarious cast of side characters➡️ may have you （briefly） considering moving to Michigan 。。。more

Kristen O'Daly ，

Usually Emily Henry books are a solid 5 for me， but this one just did not quite hit the mark of her others in my opinion。 Still a delightful read， but the backstory just did not ring true to me。

Brenda Robles ，

She’s done it again！ I loved every word 🩷

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I am not well。 That’s my funny story。 I- daddy issues girls and mommy issues girls… good luck🫡 I absolutely loved it。 It’s the most romcomy emhen book imo

Sarah ，

it took less than ten pages for me to be completely hooked on this book！！！not sure why I keep assigning songs to books but I’d say: Mirrorball by Taylor Swift and Matilda by Harry Styles

Jess ，

I have acquired an arc of this ！！ I have acquired an arc of this ！！ 。。。more

Kate Gorman ，

I got an advance copy through NetGalley。Emily Henry books NEVER MISS。 And this one was about a Children's librarian who gets dumped by her long term boyfriend。。。 well folks I think someone read my mind。If you love romance books with a solid storyline， no clichés， and real characterization。。。 please read Emily Henry and definitely watch out for this title in April！！！ I got an advance copy through NetGalley。Emily Henry books NEVER MISS。 And this one was about a Children's librarian who gets dumped by her long term boyfriend。。。 well folks I think someone read my mind。If you love romance books with a solid storyline， no clichés， and real characterization。。。 please read Emily Henry and definitely watch out for this title in April！！！ 。。。more

Linda ，

so cute and i love how Emily Henry always makes her books about more than just the romance。 She makes sure her characters actions stay true to who they are and i love all these characters and the SETTINGS！！！？？ Omgg my imaginative brain was sooo happy reading this 💜 love love love

Sara Livoti ，

Ahhhhh fantastic！！ I couldn’t put it down。 So refreshing; it was so nice to see a mid-thirties couple， and not another enemies-to-lovers but rather a really-nice-guy and really-nice-girl end up together。 Also， as a children’s librarian myself， you can say I was extremely excited that our protagonist was also a children’s librarian！ The research was on point。 Miles and Daphne were both so funny， I absolutely loved their dynamic and their dialogue。 The romance was adorable， hot， and just *chefs ki Ahhhhh fantastic！！ I couldn’t put it down。 So refreshing; it was so nice to see a mid-thirties couple， and not another enemies-to-lovers but rather a really-nice-guy and really-nice-girl end up together。 Also， as a children’s librarian myself， you can say I was extremely excited that our protagonist was also a children’s librarian！ The research was on point。 Miles and Daphne were both so funny， I absolutely loved their dynamic and their dialogue。 The romance was adorable， hot， and just *chefs kiss。* Honestly， I think this one might be my favorite of Henry’s yet！ 。。。more

Nevene Azmy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to Edelweiss for giving me an ARC of Funny Story。 First off Emily Henry can do no wrong in my eyes and this book is a prime example。 Funny Story follows are two main characters who are just trying to find themselves after being heartbroken。 They stumble into a “relationship” while trying to make their exes jealous and it just takes off from there。 I couldn’t help but giggle and kick my feet at some parts， while clutching my phone， eyes hurriedly scanning the page。 If it’s another thing Thank you to Edelweiss for giving me an ARC of Funny Story。 First off Emily Henry can do no wrong in my eyes and this book is a prime example。 Funny Story follows are two main characters who are just trying to find themselves after being heartbroken。 They stumble into a “relationship” while trying to make their exes jealous and it just takes off from there。 I couldn’t help but giggle and kick my feet at some parts， while clutching my phone， eyes hurriedly scanning the page。 If it’s another thing that Emily does beautifully is write about friendships as well， and watching the friendship form between Daphne and Ashleigh gave me hope that you’re never to old to meet your life long friends。 This book is beautiful and heartwarming and I cannot wait to have a physical copy in my hands。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

MILES 4EVA

allie ，

before i even begin， i must state that daphnemiles are perfection and all that rise against them must fall！SO i’ve never read a book that genuinely made me audibly laugh then a few chapters later sob my eyes out。 funny story both healed and broke me at the same time。 miles is the best love interest EVER， daphne deserves the world。 this will win 2024 book of the year， trust me。

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