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Funny Story
Audiobook available · 11 hr 23 min
Daphne's fiancé leaves her for Petra, whose abandoned partner, Miles, becomes Daphne's new roommate. A children's librarian in Waning Bay, Daphne now has to rebuild her life while sharing a home with someone nursing the same rejection. They decide to pretend they're dating and give their exes something to think about.
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“a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common”Read the full description at Penguin Random House, publisher description
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What makes it funny?
Daphne remembers the trash-can collision that Peter left out of his charming account of how they met. Miles, meanwhile, keeps replaying a miserable scene from Bridget Jones's Diary.
The comedy at work
Daphne's self-mocking narration supplies the unflattering details behind a polished romance. The fake relationship gives her and Miles another story to maintain, even as they start forming a real friendship. Sharp dialogue adds humor to their uneasy new arrangement.
Try this if…
The appeal is in fake dating between roommates, a small-town social circle and people finding their footing after rejection. Readers who care about lively conversations as much as romantic complications have plenty to follow here.
Good to know
The romance is steamy, with breakup pain and difficult family relationships alongside the jokes. Swearing and cannabis use appear.
A few distinguishing details
- Roommates with interconnected breakups
- A librarian rebuilding her life in Waning Bay
- A romantic origin story corrected by its heroine
More funny contemporary romance
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