Apr 6

Apr 6 Funny Story

About the book

Author: Emily Henry
Publisher: Berkley

More info:
The StoryGraph | Goodreads
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My Review

I probably don’t even need to tell you this, but Emily Henry has indeed done it again, y’all. I devoured this (via audiobook) in one sitting, and I loved every second.

ICYMI, Funny Story is a fake dating/friends to lovers/forced proximity story about Daphne, whose fiancé Peter slept with his BF, Petra, at his bachelor party. (Yep.) So she moves in with Miles, Petra’s heartbroken ex. The two decide to pretend to date to make their (shitty) exes jealous and stick it to them.

Miles and Daphne’s chemistry is just SO GOOD (as per Emily Henry’s usual). They both also have a lot of trauma baggage to work through, and I loved how they both gave each other so much compassion and respect. ALSO also, I think Miles is my favorite Emily Henry boyfriend yet. On the other hand, I wanted to punch Peter in the face every single time he showed up.

Julia Whelan’s performance was impeccable (as always). She made me tear up multiple times, just like she did in Happy Place. 10/10, highly recommend experiencing Emily Henry through Whelan’s voice acting.

Okay Emily, when’s the next one??