How can a romance also be about personal growth? Well, trust Emily Henry to achieve just that!
It all begins with a ‘funny story’ where Daphne finds herself rooming with her ex-fiancé’s fiancée’s ex-boyfriend. Yes, read that again. This scenario unfolds after Peter, her ex-fiancé, calls off their wedding because he's in love with his childhood best friend, Petra—Miles ex-girlfriend.
Daphne, a librarian who moved to Waning Bay, Michigan, because of Peter, now resides in a city that holds no meaning for her—until Miles (yes, Daphne’s ex-fiancé’s fiancée’s ex-boyfriend) reveals the wonders of this small city to her.

Funny Story features a cast of flawed characters who are so human and heartbroken that you'll want to rush and wrap them in a warm embrace. Miles could take my heart and run away with it for all I care. And Daphne, oh Daphne, she made me see myself in her. Like her, I, too, am a pessimistic 🍑hole. But witnessing her growth gives me hope for my own journey.

These characters spoke to me, and I’ll be discussing this book for a while. Reading the last few pages made my heart ache because I was sad to finish this beautiful story with equally beautiful and raw characters that made me burst into random fits of giggles. No doubt I was smiling like a maniac (almost) the entire time. My cheeks hurt, but I’m not complaining.

I don’t often read romance, but a good, well-written one lifts me out of a reading slump so swiftly and completely that I lose my mind—in the best way possible!