Funny Story

ByEmily Henry

Release Date: 2024-04-23
Genre: Romantic Comedies

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 5,337 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024

Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by TIME ∙ NPR ∙ ELLE ∙ Parade ∙ Woman’s World and more!

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

Love!
5
By wooowooooyeaaa
Honestly, one of the best books Ive ever read. There’s nothing better than an author who knows how to involve a person’s background, to their love life, to healing the trauma that they dealt with for each other and for themselves, without it being repetitive. It’s just everything and more and probably one of the best books from Emily!
Easy peasy read
4
By shopgirl70
Cute book, fun easy and little bit sexy read!
So cute!
4
By Chelsie L
A sweet little love story with a happy ending. Keeps you intrigued the whole book
Love Funny Story
5
By opalsmama
I love all of Emily Henry’s books. Funny, romantic. And the story lines. Never disappointed. More books please!
-Chelsy B
Summer read
5
By xhjmtkt
Perfect for summer
Lovely Summer Read
5
By shay & hendrix
It’s a Funny Story is a beautifully written rom-com for millennials — sharp, emotionally layered, and deeply relatable. Beneath the banter and hilarious misadventures, it’s a poignant exploration of how our relationships with our parents shape the way we love, what we tolerate, and what we think we deserve.

“And a cynic is a romantic who’s too scared to hope.” This line ❤️
Funny story indeed
5
By Ratoncita99
Great read, witty, romantic, easy! Absolutely loved it and can’t wait to see it as a motion picture
Funny Story
5
By hcclc
Great story. All the good review’s were right.
Sweet
4
By DrawRiot
I read this as my alt book while I was reading the dungeon crawler Carl series cast of characters was warm and inviting, and it’s a love story and all the best ways. This book is great on its own or the side piece.
A must read…
5
By hippy no shoes
An enormously funny, heartwarming story that cracks you wide open and makes your heart feel ALL the feelings! So many wonderful moments… I loved this story and these characters to bits ❤️
I will draw on its wisdom and inspiration for some time to come! 🌼