Emily Henry

"Life, I’d learned, is a revolving door. Most things that come into it only stay awhile."

"You can’t untell someone your secrets. You can’t unsay those delicate truths once you learn you can’t trust the person you handed them to."

“That’s no problem,” Miles says, pouring a taste of white wine for each of us. “All we have to do is get married, and then stay together until they split up. And if they have kids, just have one more than them. If they get a dog, we get a cuter dog. If they buy a new house, we get a mansion.”

“Things go smoother if you don’t let people get a rise out of you,” he says. “If you give them control over how you feel, they’ll always use it.”

"You can’t force a person to show up, but you can learn a lesson when they don’t. Trust people’s actions, not their words. Don’t love anyone who isn’t ready to love you back. Let go of the people who don’t hold on to you. Don’t wait on anyone who’s in no rush to get to you."

"The same universe that dispassionately takes things away can bring you things you weren’t imaginative enough to dream up."

Funny Story is the second Emily Henry book that I have read and it did not disappoint. I loved that one of the main characters is a (children's) librarian as I think it is a career many book readers dream of. But my favourite bit about the book is the dry, witty, funny conversation. It lead to several literal laugh out loud moments. The developing love story, while expected, ends up being a bonus.… (más)

This was a delightful novel that managed to subvert the cliches of small town romances while simultaneously being a small town romance itself. What I enjoyed about the novel was that the characters were very unique when it came to the romance tropes. I also appreciated the narrator’s snarky inner-monologue as she weaved through this rather podunk town that had as many charms as it did foibles. The main strength of the book, however, is the dynamic nature between Nora and Charlie. They start out as mild rivals (building on the haters-to-lovers trope) and quickly realize that they compliment each other with their high-intense work ethic and posh lifestyles. They also push each other to break out of molds and have adventures in a rural community that holds quite a few secrets for Charlie and Nora. Book Lovers is a charismatic story that’s easy to read, even for people who don’t really read rom-coms.… (más)

Several friends recommended this book but when one mentioned that the audio edition was narrated by Julia Whelan, I knew I’d be listening to it. Julia Whelan is one of my favorite narrators and her performance made a good book even better than if I’d read the print edition.

When Daphne’s fiancé Peter returns from his bachelor party and announces that he’s not going to marry her she’s stunned. Then he announces that she needs to move out because his supposedly platonic best friend Petra is moving in. Daphne doesn’t want to leave the town she moved to for Peter until after the end of summer event she’s been planning as the Children’s Librarian. She’s counting the days until after that and looking for jobs elsewhere. Needing a place to live she moves into the second bedroom of the apartment where Petra’s ex (Miles) is living.

Yeah, you can predict this, but the journey is a good one. Daphne and Miles both have issues to work through separately and together. Daphne is ready to leave but because she feels she has to stay until after the library event she does begin to move on to her life after Peter.

This was very good, and the audio is as good as I’d hoped. I definitely recommend this and will be getting other books by Emily Henry narrated by Julia Whelan.… (más)