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It’s romance time y’all!!!

I’ve been wanting to read an Emily Henry book for a little while now. I decided April would be the month to do so after immersing myself in feminist literature for the month of March. Happy belated Women’s History Month to all who celebrate (should be everyone…).

Anyway! I roamed the stacks of the library until I got to the “He-” section of the fiction books. I was recommended “People We Meet on Vacation”, but after reading all of the synopses on the inside covers of Emily’s books, I decided on “Funny Story”. “Book Lovers” was the runner-up.

“Funny Story” is about two people, who just got broken up with. Daphne’s fiance left her for his best friend. Therefore, this best friend’s boyfriend, Miles, also got broken up with. So, what do Daphne and Miles do? Well, they become roommates of course.

Ah, the classic roommates to lovers trope. But, let me not get ahead of myself. Daphne is a children’s librarian who’s working towards a major “Read-A-Thon” and Miles is a buyer, bartender, server extraordinaire for a winery in town. As Daphne and Miles live together, and become close friends, they each go through ups and downs with friends, family, and exes who try crawling back into their lives.

Daphne plans on moving out of their lakeside town after her Read-A-Thon, but it becomes Miles’ mission to introduce her to all of the little unknown spots and special people that their town has to offer to convince Daphne to stay put.

It’s a super cute story, and a pretty quick read! I won’t completely spoil what happens with Daphne and Miles at the end, but you’ll finish the book feeling happy and complete 🙂

This book has gotten me more excited about romance novels, and Emily Henry. So, I think I’ll be picking up “Book Lovers” sometime soon to continue my Emily Henry journey.