Funny Story
Emily Henry
Funny Story by Emily Henry is an unsurprising, funny story packed with wit without shying away from emotional depth. Henry is known for her heartwarming romcoms that delight her readers and she’s done it again with Funny Story. Famed on BookTok, if this is the first you’ve heard of Emily Henry, you may well have been living under a rock.
‘Henry forces her characters to hold out as friends for as long as possible. Which makes the building chemistry sizzle all the more’
- Culture Fly
Published in 2024, the story follows Daphne, a librarian, who has just been dumped by her fiance, Peter, for his childhood best friend, Petra. She now finds herself adrift in the picturesque town of Waning Bay with nowhere to go. She begrudgingly becomes roommates with her ex-fiance’s new girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend (not at all complicated), who turns out to be the one person who understands heartbreak just as well as she does. Meet Miles – he’s charming yet infuriating. Once he enters the picture, things get even more complicated (yes, really), but we’ll leave you to find out how. At this, Daphne wonders: are the best stories the ones you just don’t see coming?
Stellar, profound, and full of the kind of searingly earnest romance that makes you kick your feet in the air with joy. Reading Emily Henry books is like a religious experience for me.
- Pretty Little Memoirs
With sharp banter, swoon-worthy chemistry, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, Funny Story is the perfect story for fans of witty, feel-good romance. Some readers have suggested that they wished the novel brought the romance forward into the novel, but we think all good things come to those who wait. You have to understand your characters after all and, conversely, Henry understands her audience.
Henry luxuriates in her descriptions of Miles, spending minimal time on Daphne’s appearance, except to say that she has chestnut-brown hair; this is just to say, the author knows her audience
- Paste Magazine
In what should have been a painfully awkward situation for both Daphne and Miles, Peter (Daphne’s ex-fiance) and Petra (Mile’s ex-girlfriend) invited them both to their wedding — unexpected but maybe not surprising. Forming a bond over their shared heartbreak, Miles offers to be Daphne’s plus-one, turning what could have been a difficult, embarrassing event into a chance for revenge, closure, and perhaps something more.
Do they have real chemistry? Are they doing this to spite their exes? And, will it last? You’ll have to read and let us know what you think!
Who is Emily Henry?
As a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, Emily Henry has established herself as not only a popular author but also a very talented writer. She became a full-time writer less than a decade ago and has catapulted herself into becoming a household name for many book lovers.
Prior to her impressive credits as a bestselling author, Henry studied creative writing at Hope College, Michigan, and also held a writing residency at the now-defunct New York Center for Art & Media Studies, part of Bethel University. She lives and writes in the American Midwest.
More novels by Emily Henry
If you love a witty relationship story, Emily Henry has got a bank of novels that’ll be perfect for you. You’ll often find them at the front of the book shops and, with their colourful front cover, you won’t be able to resist diving into Henry’s literary world full of relatable tropes and even more relatable characters. Some all-time favourites of ours include:
- The Love That Split the World (2016)
- A Million Junes (2017)
- Beach Read (2020)
- People We Meet on Vacation (2021)
- Book Lovers (2022)
- Happy Place (2023)
Be sure to look out for Emily Henry’s next book, Great Big Beautiful Life, it’s one of our most anticipated novels for 2025.
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