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I can’t resist reading Emily Henry’s novels. She just creates delightful romances with interesting characters and story lines.
In Funny Story, Daphne has grown used to telling the story of how she and her fiancé, Peter, got together. They are well-practiced at sharing it and taking the proper turns. But then it’s almost time for their wedding, and Peter dumps her for his longtime best friend, free spirit Petra. He had always insisted there was nothing more than friendship between them. Now, Daphne is stranded in Peter’s hometown in Michigan, where they moved recently. She has no friends of her own there, and her mom, her only real family, is several states away. At least she has a wonderful job as a children’s librarian, which she truly enjoys.
Booted out of the house her ex owns, Daphne ends up looking for temporary housing help from Petra’s ex, who was as unceremoniously and suddenly dumped as she was. Miles is scruffy, a bit messy, and definitely not as organized and responsible as she is. He works at the local wine bar, and in his free time he’s listening to sad love songs at high volume.
Miles takes her in as a new roommate, and they kinda decide to let Peter and Petra know they are perfectly happy: they are dating, as it so happens. Miles tells Daphne he’s going to show her around the lovely lake area where they live, and she can document all of their adventures to post on social media for the benefit of the exes.
Of course, it’s all for show.
But they end up becoming friends. Anything more would be a bad idea. Right?
Funny Story is not my favorite of Henry’s adult romances, but it’s still a pleasure. (What is my favorite, you ask? Hmm… probably People We Meet on Vacation or Book Lovers.) I’d prefer to read something without the profanity and sex scenes, but as I already said, it’s hard for me to resist these.
Rated: High. Profanity includes 64 uses of strong language, around 80 instances of moderate profanity, a dozen uses of mild language, and about 35 instances of the name of Deity in vain. There are several scenes of detailed “open-door” sex.
