Funny Story - Emily Henry

Funny Story

By Emily Henry

  • Release Date: 2024-04-23
  • Genre: Romantic Comedies
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 3,954 Ratings

Description

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Named a Most Anticipated book of 2024 by TIME ∙ The New York Times ∙ Goodreads Entertainment Weekly ∙ Today ∙ Paste ∙ SheReads ∙ BookPage Woman's World ∙ The Nerd Daily and more!


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?

Reviews

  • Heartwarming

    5
    By capulet02
    The story really makes you feel like you were supported to Waning Bay. You’re there in the little town with the characters and their problems. They all feel so close to you. Emily Henry, you did it once again! I love you!
  • Enjoyable Read

    5
    By Freida44
    The characters are very likable.
  • Cute rom-com

    5
    By Saleemm90
    What’s not to like about this story! Unexpected match made in heaven
  • Couldn’t put this down

    5
    By nounsky
    Literally the best book I’ve read in a while!
  • Great Book

    5
    By Erica De Silva
    This was a really enjoyable, well-written book that I couldn’t put down. Loved it!!
  • Quirky rom-com

    5
    By rocky022
    Cute story of 2 strangers who fall in love under unexpected circumstance.
  • Loove

    5
    By lexikrekorian
    Loved it
  • Cute concept but way too long

    2
    By VVMRDU
    Too many characters who have no real meaning yet take up pages and pages of content making a sweet read take forever.
  • SO GOOD

    5
    By jyusef123
    I chose the sample of this Emily Henry’s book Funny Story on a whim. I didn’t intend on reading a ton. I was looking for something to do and had some time to spare. About halfway through the sample, I realized I needed this book. I fell in love with the characters and Henry’s humor. I hope you enjoy this quick read as much as I did. *warning: if you’re on TikTok a lot, this book will keep you from it!*
  • Cheesy

    1
    By KesslerLSU1518
    Cheesy