Thank you NetGalley and EmHen's team for sending me an eARC!

How do one even begin when they are left speechless after such a good book? Every time I start reading EmHen’s book, I get such nostalgic feeling, because her writing is so familiar and close to me. And this story was so special, different from her others. It made me cry, laugh, and wish to have something like Daphne and Miles did. The characters are always so well built, with such unique personal traits and little habits and a lot of baggage but I always love them, nonetheless. Her love interests are my favourite, they are a little extra, but I always swoon when they do something. What is really interesting in EmHen’s books to me are the other relationships, not just between main character and their love interest. The friendships and family relationships (usually brother-sister bond) are always so unique. I related to Daphne in a way, because finding new friends as you get older is weird and hard for me too, so when you find something good, you hang on to it tight. Just like I will with this book and I can’t wait for it’s release to re-read it.

This book is one of my most anticipated books of 2024 and I literally screamed when I received the email that I received an ARC for this one. Emily Henry never disappoints, so what could go wrong?

The answer? Not much! It is not my favorite Emily Henry book, but again, she wrote a story that will crawl under your skin.

I do have to say, the beginning was a little bit hard to get through. First, I thought that I found the first book of Emily Henry that would live up to the hype. The beginning was slow and for me it was not clear how to feel about the characters. But from a certain point, somewhere 20% into the story, I started to love the characters. The story is deliciously slow, but it makes it so much easier to fall with these people. It is, however, overall a little bit boring. It fits with the story, but it doesn't make you want to finish it fast (which is of course not always necessary).

Is it my favorite book of Emily Henry? No. Is it a lovely, original love story that will stay with you long after your finished it. Absolutely.

Rating: 3,5 star

I have received this book as an E-ARC through NetGalley, thank you Vinking Books! This has not affected by opinion in any way!

At first I wasn't sure how I was going to get on with this book but before I knew it Daphne and Miles grew and grew on me. I loved their found family and how they found their true selves. I ended up speeding through the second half and it really lifted my spirits. I expected it to go a certain way near the end and was very pleasantly surprised when it didn't. I finished the book with a smile on face.

Emily Henry has done it again! Another absolute favourite! There is something so magical about Emily Henry's writing that just makes me fall in love with her books and this one is no different.

Funny Story follows our main character Daphne as she is getting over a recent break up from her fiancé Peter. Having relocated and planned her life around him she finds that she has no real friendships or people she can rely on and ends up having to move in with Miles who is the ex-boyfriend of Petra (Peter's new girlfriend) As the two bond over their shared breakups they become friends and Miles aims to help Daphne explore the town she has moved to and give her reasons other than Peter to live there.

As well as a beautiful romance this is a story of self discovery and personal growth. Miles and Daphne are likeable yet flawed characters that I felt were so relatable and real. As well as the romantic relationship this book also explores the importance of platonic and family relationships and how complicated they can be.

As always this book has that classic Emily Henry style banter and chemistry that kept a smile on my face the whole way through this book.

Emily Henry's best one yet. I was hooked from the first page, and i absolutely fell in love with Miles and Daphne - apart and as a couple. Funny Story is genuinely funny. The chemistry between characters is off the charts, and written in such a beautiful way.

It was nice to read a book where the characters (most of them, i'm looking at you Peter and Petra), are genuinely good kind people. They are all memorable people, who create a found family situation together and i was just here for every second.

Funny Story is full of personal growth, small town vibes and a swoon worthy romance.

I was hooked from the first page. I honestly don’t know how Emily Henry does it. She makes flawed and loveable characters. I felt so attached the Daphne and Miles and I want to give them the biggest hug. This book made me smile so much it hurt at times, but then also sit there and just think, and think.

I think this might be my new favourite Emily Henry Book…..

Thank you Penguin and NetGalley for the ARC!!

I am unwell
Hello, hello!!
I just read this so fast!
Thank you, Emily Henry for melting my heart.


This book was a funny story (eheheh). It was funny, emotional and so real.
I have no words for the way Henry makes me feel.

Another brilliant read from the queen of romance! Emily Henry’s writing is superb, her characters are real and enchanting, and her stories are filled with emotion and depth. Somehow, she manages to best herself with each new book, and I can’t wait for everyone to be as captivated by Funny Story as I am.

emily henry just knows how to write the perfect romance. not only do you feel in love with the main characters but you fall head over heels for every side character.

This romance was so beautiful. I don’t think I will be over this book any time soon

I may have used the phrase 'compulsively readable' about Emily Henry's books before. If I have, I stand by it and this one is no exception. I was swiftly and thoroughly drawn into Daphne's journey from finding herself suddenly single in a town she only moved to for her fiance, to her discovery of who she is both as an individual and part of a community. I particularly liked the changes in the chapter header countdowns to reflect Daphne's state of mind and her slow realisation that there's more to the town than Peter showed her (and in parallel, less to their relationship). The best part, though, is the interaction between her and Miles: the chemistry practically leaps off the page and made me laugh more than once. But while their relationship is central to the story, it's not just about the two of them, and that adds even more depth and nuance to a truly wonderful book.

I always feel I’m in the safest of storytelling hands with Emily Henry’s books. A masterclass in romcom structure and well observed characters whose flaws and wounds are expertly unfurled layer after layer as we go. This story of two jilted people finding each other had it all for me, laughter, depth and insight. Funny Story met all my hopes and expectations. Loved it.

Funny Story does what it says on the tin.
I laughed out loud so many times. I also cringed, teared up, and smiled throughout this wonderful story that begins so awfully.
I loved Miles and Daphne, and Ashleigh was a wonderful sidekick. I loved every minute of this story, and I'd love a "5 years later" just to see what the gang are all up to!
Emily Henry has done it again.

Getting to read this book was the most exciting thing to happen to me (and I moved across Europe this year!).

My expectations were sky-high: not only had Emily Henry never missed for me, but she always managed to surpass her previous self.

Keeping that in mind, I didn't love Funny Story, not in the way my eyes can still automatically tear up if I think even a little bit about Happy Place, or Book Lovers, or People We Meet On Vacation.

For the first time, I found myself reading about characters in a completely different place in their life compared to me. Relatability doesn't have to weigh in on your enjoyment of a book, but I guess that's what I was used to and expecting. I didn't feel big feelings about Daphne and Miles's relationship. Theirs didn't feel like a big love. Perhaps I struggled to believe they were entirely over their past relationships when they started their own. Most of the time, it felt like acquaintances with benefits that could become good friends, but nothing more.

The writing was impeccable, and I was a big fan of the 3rd act conflict, yet it didn't stir up any feelings.

There isn't a world where Emily Henry is deserving of less than 4 stars (3.5 rounded up), and I will be re-reading this body of work once it gets released into the world to see if anything will change.

I am very grateful to have received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Total strangers, only thing they have in common is a …funny story.

Listen its Emily Henry this could have been her grocery list with doodles and I would have given it a 5 star. But as always this queen delivered.

Tropes I loved:
🍷Forced proximity
🍷Fake relationship
🍷Making their exes jealous
🍷Roommates
🍷Opposites attract
🍷Friends to lovers

The book is actually something I normally would not pick up as it has a-‘HER EX DID WHAT’ type of intro. Picture this: Daphne, engaged to Peter until he literally at his bachelor party breaks off their engagement because he is in love with Petra,childhood best friend. ‘She’s just friend, babe.’ But he was at-least kind enough to tell her she has a week to pack up while he and his new girlfriend go to the coast. Daphne now ringless and homeless finds Miles, Petra’s ex boyfriend who was also dropped like a hot coal. The only question Daphne could form in that state was- do you have a vacant room at your apartment?

I must say Miles personally is one of my favorite men that Emily Henry has written. So damn thoughtful, golden retriever who always puts others needs before his. I loved their FUNNY STORY, I loved the journey to it and I loved how even tough relationships with family weaved its way into the plot.

A billion thanks to Netgalley and Vikings publishing for this eARC.

Emily Henry owns my heart, she really knows me. I loved this book and by quite a far mile more than I liked Happy Place and it might just be tied with Book Lovers.

Funny Story is the funny story of how Daphne falls in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex. A Love Story that starts with Heartbreak. I had no idea, honestly if this was even a concept I was into, I didn't know if it would work. All I knew what that Emily Henry was the author and that meant I was probably going to love it and I was right.

Daphne is a librarian who is engaged to Peter (bleh), but surprise surprise when he breaks off the engagement for Petra is childhood friend, when they realised that actually it had been them all along. Daphne is forced to move out and who else could she ask to move in with if not her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex's or Miles as he's better knowns flat who has also recently become single. When Miles and Daphne receive an RSVP to Peter and Petra's wedding and Daphne receives a certain phone call Fake Dating ensues.

What I loved about Funny Story was the character exploration that took place, we really got to know Daphne, flaws and all. The focus on the characters relationships was emotional to say the least, why they were the way they are and how the way you perceive yourself can be completely different to the way others perceive you. Miles is kind and empathetic and is clearly acts of service as a love language but boy would him being late most of the time annoy me, but he's perfect for Daphne. Daphne who is so independent, found a friend in Miles first then love. There's something to be said about a person who remembers your drink order.

Funny Story is wonderfully messy and emotionally crushing. To keep this as spoiler free as possible, I'm going to end the review here but I do want to say - the third act... how could you.

Thank you to Penguin General UK - Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business, Viking and Netgalley, for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Review to come....accidentally attached Happy Place one

[Loved loved loved this latest from Emily Henry. The miscommunication and yearning between Harriet and Wyn was so tangible, it made me cringe in places. Emily Henry is a master of character development and this was perhaps her most accomplished book yet. They just keep getting better and better!]

Emily Henry is a great writer, and me, I like to suffer, because every time I read one of her books, my heart is quietly but surely torn apart and then put back together piece by piece ❤️‍🩹Daphne, a youth librarian, is in love with her fiancé Peter. He’s quiet, liable, measured. But when he comes back from his bachelor party, he tells her that he is in love with his gorgeous best friend, Petra. And Daphne has to leave their house. So she asks Miles, Petra’s ex, if she can live with him…
Lots of self discoveries, Daphne realises she has to live for herself and not through a man, she has to stop expecting the others to show up for her and instead stand for what she wants. This is a beautiful story of two broken people who learn together how to love again and I loved it. And also, did I say she’s a librarian?

Ahhh she's done it again!! I've been the biggest EH fan for the longest time, and this book keeps that strong. Beautifully written, I loved the characters and found the tension/ stumbling point much stronger than in some of her previous work. I also loved the small hint/ cameo to Book Lovers!!!

Emily Henry is just the best. I love her books, I love her characters. I will greedily inhale everything she ever writes.

The best Emily Henry yet, 5 stars. From the outset I immediately felt connected to the characters, Emily does a fantastic job of writing people who are somehow simultaneously aspirational but also very real and relatable.

I think the reason this book in particular stood out to me were actually the other themes covered outside of the romance (though that was also fabulously done). You could feel the genuine passion and love for books throughout, and it was really refreshing that female friendships were prioritised, almost more so than the romance, which was the cherry on top.

I stared at the last page with tears in my eyes for longer than I'd care to admit. I think I'll be thinking about this one for a long time to come.