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by Emily Henry

🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 WittyCozyEmotional

Finished Funny Story and immediately needed more? Same. The witty pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Emily Henry's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Funny Story

Grouped by the elements that made Funny Story unforgettable.

More angst energy

97%
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Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
by Heather Fawcett
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 368p
The romance you didn't know you needed after Funny Story. Trust us.
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94%
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In the Lives of Puppets
by TJ Klune
🌶️ 1/5 · 400p
TJ Klune writes like Emily Henry's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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91%
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Under the Whispering Door
by TJ Klune
🌶️ 1/5 · 400p
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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Matches that share Funny Story's humor energy

89%
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Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 432p
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at Funny Story.
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86%
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The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
🌶️ 1/5 · 400p
The romance you didn't know you needed after Funny Story. Trust us.
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84%
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If I Never Met You
by Mhairi McFarlane
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 432p · Contemporary Romance
We'd swipe right on this for you. 🌶️🌶️ spice, 432 pages, pure witty.
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Your romance matches

81%
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Practice Makes Perfect
by Sarah Adams
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 352p
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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79%
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Divine Rivals
by Rebecca Ross
🌶️ 1/5 · 368p
If Funny Story left a void, Divine Rivals fills it — then digs a new one.
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76%
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Ruthless Vows
by Rebecca Ross
🌶️ 1/5 · 400p
Rebecca Ross writes like Emily Henry's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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Compatible reads for witty lovers

74%
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The Cheat Sheet
by Sarah Adams
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 352p
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at Funny Story.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall — 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 spice, 432 pages

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Quick answers before your next match

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Funny Story include Boyfriend Material, Practice Makes Perfect, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales. Each matches on specific elements like witty and cozy that made Funny Story resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall — it shares Funny Story's core Witty energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Funny Story is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Funny Story has a spice level of 3/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Witty energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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Every Sort By Cravings profile is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs. We cross-reference BookTok discussions, Goodreads reviews, and 500+ reader reactions before publishing any mood tag, spice rating, or compatibility note. Read our editorial standards.