Few things bring me more joy than a new Em Hen. I loved watching not only the romance, but also the heroine’s sense of self develop throughout this summer treat. I dare you not to fall in love with Miles and Daphne. Good luck. It sounds trite, but this book is literally perfect for book clubs, and is sure to join your shelf of faves— to be kept forever and shared with friends.

so fortunate to have received an arc of this from netgalley! and because i just really needed it, i decided to go ahead and read it super early. i just couldn't help myself. my expectations were high after not loving happy place earlier this year. i really didn't think i could handle it if emily henry let me down 2 books in a row. luckily, that was not the case!

i identified so much with daphne, at times i felt like i was reading my own story. and miles is so nick miller-coded that i was bound to instantly love him (my husband is a little nick miller-coded so it was kinda like reading about our own relationship).

the true test of this book will be if it really sticks with me. if beach read is your favorite eh book, this will undoubtedly work for you. i liked beach read when i read it but i didn't find it incredibly memorable. so hopefully this one won't go the same way for me. i have a feeling this one is here to stay close to the top of my favorites list.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!

Emily Henry has done it again, and honestly, Funny Story might be her best one yet. It was such a fun book to read and I blew through it. The premise is comically tragic for the main characters but it sets the stage for a great story. Both main characters went on their journeys of self-discovery and Emily Henry has done some of her best character development with Daphne and Miles.

My only two complaints are minor and everyone else may not agree. First, I wish these characters had shown a bit more anger and emotion about the situation they found themselves in. They took the annoyingly placid high road in many situations where most people would at least have a biting comeback. Second, I think I expected some more shenanigans from a book where the main trope is fake dating. Overall, this book was great and I know Henry's readers are going to love this book because I know I did.

Another Emily Henry triumph. I got so caught up in Daphne and Miles' story and couldn't put it down. Also, I would now like to visit Michigan, so I hope their tourism board is grateful for that.

Thank you for this ARC!!

Emily Henry is one of my favorite authors. Every story she writes is gut wrenching but beautiful. Beach read will forever be my favorite from her but this THIS was absolutely spectacular. I am in love with Daphane and Miles. The banter—chemistry flowed so well. I was rooting for both of them.

I related to both characters in different ways. I recommend this book to anyone who loves more realistic approaches to relationships. Although faking dating is one of the tropes there’s not this typical back and forth between them.

I am so excited to buy the hard copy of this.

I will never be disappointed in a Emily Henry book, but this hit the spot! Daphne and Miles are dealing with all the grief and anger that come with a fresh break up... "funny story" they manage to find each other at their lowest, but also bring out the best of each other and heal.

A great love story for those fresh out of break-ups. Readers will find themselves cheering for Daphne as she discovers who she is as an individual AND then as she opens herself up to the possibility of loving again.

FANTASTIC!!

Emily Henry is my queen, never has she or will she miss.

Live laugh loved this in a BIG WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t even say anything else because I spent all night reading Funny Story instead of sleeping and now I need a nap!!

It has been an incredibly difficult year for librarians in Idaho and for much of the country. This book had me crying tears of joy and smiling the whole way through. Emily does an incredible job writing about community, hope, and joy that libraries inherently possess. Girl, were you a librarian in another life?? Loved the message about self love, accountability, and the beautiful misery that is being a millennial. And don’t even get me started on Daphne and Miles. My god, they are so well developed and messy and darling. I feel so connected to them both. Emily, thank you for this. Can we be friends??? Lol. Seriously, thank you for this. One of my top favorites EVER of all time ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🫶🏼

This may be my fav EH book yet. How does she get better with every book?
This may be her ✨h0rni3st✨ book yet btw.

This is for the girlies who are all so deserving of love. Not just romantic love. But love in every form. But for whatever reason, they feel like people never choose them. I related to this so hard. It made me cry because the feelings were so familiar. I don’t think that there’s a single part of this book that I didn’t love.

wow. this book exceeded my expectations (somehow, but this is emily henry). everything about this book called to me and gave me everything I could’ve imagined. I am actually emotional about finishing this book because i truly feel as though it spoke to my soul, which emily henry excels greatly in.

emily henry books feel like therapy. her writing is thought provoking, emotional, extremely relatable, and overall magnificent. even if you haven’t been through the exact same experiences as the main characters, emily henry writes her novels in a way where you can apply the lessons they learn to your own personal experiences. it is the most comforting and satisfying feeling to read her books and just feel seen.

daphne & miles are characters that will stick with me forever, they have an undeniably beautiful story full of so much emotional impact. both characters are full of love and have so much growth as individuals, prior and within this book. the beauty of emily’s characters and romance is how real she makes them. the relationships she writes flow so naturally and they develop incredibly organically, that there is no way of denying that they are real people with real lives, real experiences, real troubles, and real connections. i fall in love with every single character in her novels, because they jump off the page and make a lasting impression.

this book had all of the wonderful emily henry characteristics with the banter, the depth, the tension, the cynical inner monologue, the insecurities, and the underlying themes of accepting & embracing change.

funny story rapidly became my favorite emily henry book yet, with all of its elements combining into a truly perfect book. the lightheartedness mixed with the classic depth that brings you to tears… it was phenomenally done. this will be a book i plan to reread multiple times and rave about for years to come.

things i absolutely loved:
- the love proclamation
- the intimacy between these two
- the friendships
- the characters from all walks of life always finding a way to blend together
- daphne & miles vulnerability and how they open up to each other
- daphne’s depth & how it was portrayed
- everything about miles & his story
- the cozy summer atmosphere & the little things the characters do!

long winded review basically professing my love to Funny Story, daphne & miles, and emily henry❤️

Emily Henry is just so damn satisfying. Extra points (if there were a place for more stars, she would have them) for making the inevitable misunderstanding...understandable. Like, that's actually pretty much how that situation would go AND everyone reacts like a reasonable, functioning human.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this arc in exchange for an honest review. Another hit from Emily Henry. This was so laugh-out-loud, I really, really enjoyed reading this. It hit me right in the gut as all of EmHen's books always do, and I just love Daphne and want to protect her from the world.

This is Emily Henry at her finest, and probably my favorite book of hers since “Book Lovers.” I mean this in the best way, but it was giving grown up Sarah Dessen. Reading this book made me feel exactly how I felt reading her books as a kid. The setting was so cute, the characters were all charming as hell (yet still believable), and I loved reading about a main character who shares the same job as me. Thank you to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing Group for the digital ARC.

Absolutely loved Funny Story by Emily Henry. The laugh out loud moments and the angst between two characters who end up being roommates in the most unlikely way were so charming. The main female character is a children's librarian, and I am as well, so I loved reading her point of view. This is a delightful opposites attract sort of romantic comedy that you do not want to miss. It has all the elements of a bestselling hit and I know it will be popular for readers of all genres.

AbsoLUTEly my favorite Emily Henry book. No words could encompass the emotions I’m feeling, but I’ll try.

Miles and Daphne are everything to me. Their relationship was written SO WELL, and both of them have experiences and insecurities that hit home so hard. I kid you not when I say that I was non-stop crying for the last FORTY PERCENT of this book. From their family issues, to their own relationship, to their friendships and worries and hopes… everything was tied together so well. I was full on sobbing by the final chapters, just incandescently happy.

I’ve also never felt more lonely?? Deep, depressing loneliness that I was happy to experience just because I was watching Daphne discover so much joy and hope. I’m tearing up just thinking about her. I love all of these characters so much. Sometimes I’ve found that I don’t like or connect much to the side characters in Henry’s books, but every one in this was perfect.

My favorite romance I’ve read in a while! Feels like just what I needed.

Emily Henry did it again! She is the greatest at taking a common romance trope and just turning it out to the best possible version it can be. Daphne met Peter when she was walking in the park and her hat flew off right in his path. They move to beautiful Waning Bay Michigan together, to Peter's house near his family and they start to plan their wedding. The night of Peter's bachelor party, he and his "platonic" best friend Petra confess their love for each other. Daphne has no friends in Waning Bay but she does know one person who is now out a roommate, Miles, Petra's ex. Miles is a laid back, bearded, tattooed bartender who loves to cook. He and Daphne, who is an incredibly organized, buttoned up, children's librarian, couldn't be more different.
Daphne and Miles decide one drunken night, after they receive the wedding invitation for Petra and Peter's wedding, that they will post photos of their summer, and Daphne tells Peter she and Miles are together, love some fake dating! Amazing summer nights follow, where Miles shows Daphne how great Waning Bay can be without her ex.
As always, Emily Henry delivers the hilarious banter, the focus on friends, not just the romantic relationship and of course she delivers the spice! Thank you for the ARC!

Ironic title since this isn’t a funny story per se.

EH never disappoints (at least to me), so it isn’t surprising that this book is an immediate 5-star. I must say that I loved this book just as much — if not more — than Happy Place. It may be my favorite EH novel yet.

Funny Story feels like a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the EHCU (Emily Henry Cinematic Universe). It still has those themes that are evident in her novels — the joys of letting go and living the best of life with the people who love you. However, it feels mature and lighter yet witty and sensitive in many aspects.

The banter and chemistry are fantastic, as per usual. It is more romance heavy compared to HP but still makes room for the found family. However, the struggles Miles and Daphne face feel real to the point I could easily relate to both of them. Daphne’s struggles and the mother-daughter relationship hit me so hard it had me crying at 1 AM in my bathtub. Miles and Daphne are utter perfection, and I quickly fell in love with them and their relationship. I need a Miles in my life so badly it’s not even funny.

Thank you EH for once again for breaking my heart and putting it back together.

Thank you Netgalley and Berkeley Publishing Group for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange of my honest opinions.

This is going to be yet another hit for Emily Henry. She's back with another novel with witty banter, interesting characters, and the sweetest romance. I read this so fast, and I wish I had savored this, but the author has a way to just suck you in. It's going to be a 5 star read for me, dawg.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

Like a piece of candy you try desperately to savor before devouring it all in one bite. Emily Henry’s best book so far. I wish it was a thousand pages longer. Such a sweet read with characters I connected with and rooted for. Henry remains the queen of the romance genre.

Emily Henry is such an icon. She is able to create characters just full of depth and make them feel real in a way many authors cannot. Her writing is so much more than just the romance, it is about the journey of becoming your happiest and most fulfilled self.