Book 54 of 2024: Funny Story by Emily Henry

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. But when Peter realizes that he is actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra, Daphne finds herself stranded in Waining Bay, Michigan, moving in with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles. Scruffy and chaotic, Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne. 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?

Emily Henry will forever be one of my favorites! She is the master of rom-coms. What I love about her is that she creates characters that are so real, with layers, flaws, struggling though life, and it all just feels so realistic and relatable. She has a particular penchant for being able to convey the realness of struggling with starting over in your thirties, when you’re supposed to have your shit together but we all know that’s never a thing. This book was no different! I absolutely loved Daphne and thought she was hilarious and extremely relatable. I loved how she was able to strike out on her own after her fiancé called off their wedding and how she made her own friends and truly made Waining Bay home for herself.  She took control of her story and I loved that so much. I also loved the roommates to fake dating to actually dating, and thought that she and Miles made such a delicious pair. They truly brought out the best in each other and I loved all of their adventures and hilarious banter. Definitely recommend this one!