I purchased Funny Story for this year's Dymocks Reading Challenge. The prompt was: a book from the Dymocks Book of the Year shortlist.
Drowning their sorrows with tequilas they hatch a plan to post photos of a happy 'fake' relationship together.
I did enjoy Daphne's growth from having low self esteem and no real friends of her own to opening up, speaking up and making friends. Daphne worked in a library and I loved all the library events and mentions of staff and customers.
The story is filled with lots of humour and flirtatious banter between Daphne and Miles.
What I didn't enjoy was all the outpouring of emotions Daphne and Miles heaped on each other. I suppose they were a good match here. I had no empathy for either of them, and rolled my eyes a lot, which made me feel like a bad person and really, I don't want to be the baddie in the books I read!
For the most part I found Funny Story to be a humorous, slow burn, fake relationship RomCom. A good choice for a relaxing holiday read.
My rating 3.5 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐½
Spice rating 2 / 5 🌶🌶
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Publication date: 25th April 2024
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Pages: 384
Source: Own purchase
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