She's got a sunny disposition, wears bright, cheery colors, and is hoping for her first big writing break Emily Henry is also the author of Funny Story (one of my Favorite Reads of the Year ), Happy Place

James's debut novel is poignant, funny, heartbreaking, often surprising, and heartwarming. James crafts a tender, funny story with zing about a secretly trans high school teacher in a small town Woodworking offers funny moments and touching bonds. St.

I was hooked by Liang's fake-dating, famous-everyday relationship duo setup, fantastically funny dialogue In This Time It's Real, Ann Liang's funny dialogue, characters' various interpersonal challenges and

In Quantum Criminals, Alex Pappademas explores the "darkly comic" inspirations and imaginations of Steely

This was dark, sometimes wryly funny, haunting, and intriguing, and the resolutions to the significant The story is sometimes funny, and it's consistently suspenseful and character-driven. In an extreme version of keeping a stiff upper lip, they sometimes carry on wryly funny conversations

More Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Adorable rom-coms can be perfect summertime reading. This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. The premise sounded like a slam dunk for me, and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled It's perfectly charming, funny, quirky, and sweet, yet it deals with grief and fear, hope and forgiveness Better Than the Movies is funny funny funny and so lovely and sweet, I adored the whole story, the characters

She's got a sunny disposition, wears bright, cheery colors, and is hoping for her big writing break. Emily Henry is also the author of Funny Story , Happy Place , and Book Lovers . 02 The Life We Bury

Sally Gould's memoir is named after a darkly humorous term of affection for paramedics in Australia (

Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the banter is excellent--funny

forbidden attraction and heartwarming vulnerability, with steamy scenes, will-they/won't-they tensions, funny I looooved Fizzy and Connor's heart-bursting friendship, forbidden attraction, and their funny banter

I needed to acclimate to her tone in order to appreciate her sometimes funny, often chaotic reflections (as a child in the 1980s, she struggled with an eating disorder) and her adulthood (she's frank and funny

fiction mysteries, riveting nonfiction, witchy tales, fantasy gems, great rom-com reads, offbeat books, funny

01 Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Sittenfeld's funny and sweet take on an unlikely romance sparked Romantic Comedy offers lots of funny, funny dialogue that delighted me. This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. It's perfectly charming, funny, quirky, and sweet, yet it deals with grief and fear, hope and forgiveness Better Than the Movies  is funny funny funny and so lovely and sweet, I adored the whole story, the characters

ICYMI: Evvie Drake Starts Over, by the author of Flying Solo, is sweet, with funny dialogue, surprises Linda Holmes's Evvie Drake Starts Over is sweet and funny and lovely.

Espach layers complex emotional challenges like suicidal thoughts, grief, and loneliness with funny, Espach writes a playful, poignant, often funny novel while anchoring the characters in complex emotions

So far this is wryly funny, sometimes zany, and heartwarming. (as a child in the 1980s, she struggled with an eating disorder) and her adulthood (she's frank and funny

This is charming, funny, and adorable.

I'm reading The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy; and I'm listening to the bizarre novel Bunny To set the record straight, he'll have to uncover painful secrets about his family's past. 03 Bunny by Mona Awad I was intrigued by the sound of We Love You, Bunny , the sequel to Mona Awad's novel Bunny But when the Bunnies invite Samantha to their "Smut Salon," she becomes oddly entrenched in their circle I'm listening to Bunny as a library audiobook.

motivated by religious fanaticism, and both Patch and Saint's futures are shaped by their ties to the darkly

She wrapped some of my favorite elements in funny banter, poignant (non-swooning) romance, and enough This funny, poignant, powerful connection is one of my favorite aspects of the novel. This Is Not About Us  is poignant and wryly funny . The story's small moments are heartbreaking; the dialogue is often wryly funny; and the words that are

This Is Not About Us is poignant and wryly funny. The story's small moments are heartbreaking; the dialogue is often wryly funny; and the words that are

She wrapped some of my favorite elements in funny banter, poignant (non-swooning) romance, and enough This funny, poignant, powerful connection is one of my favorite aspects of the novel.

novel Immaculate Conception ; and I'm listening to Kiran Desai's novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny drive wedges between them, and jeopardize their trust and friendship. 03 The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Sunny is a journalist in New York City, eager to escape his overbearing family. But Sunny and Sonia were once the subjects of a matchmaking effort by their families. I'm listening to The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny as an audiobook.

Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready Romantic Comedy offers lots of funny, funny dialogue that delighted me. Ann Liang I was hooked by Liang's fake-dating, famous-everyday relationship duo setup, fantastically funny Ann Liang's funny dialogue, characters' various interpersonal challenges and victories, and messy family Win and Harriet's interactions, when they do begin communicating, are lovely and sweet and funny and

story involves time travel, but it's primarily about deep human connections, complete with fantastic, funny I was obsessed with the various expats' awkward, funny, sometimes poignant adjustments to their new time

Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories 01 Funny Story by Emily Henry Funny Story  is the perfect rom-com read. Henry offers funny banter that made me laugh, some steamy moments, and a sweet love story. I listened to Funny Story  as an audiobook (narrated by the fantastic Julia Whelan). For my full review of this book, please see Funny Story .

science fiction novel Ghost Station; and I'm listening to Emily Henry's newest delightful rom-com, Funny I'm reading Ghost Station courtesy of NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group. 03 Funny Story by Emily Henry I'm listening to Funny Story as an audiobook (narrated by the fantastic Julia Whelan) courtesy of Libro.fm

It's often funny and consistently charming, but never cloyingly sweet.

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton The emotions and drives of the story feel real, but the tone is darkly

She is often exasperated and very funny.

of their trash-talking and of their sleuthed details of Earth players' weaknesses was particularly funny

01 Funny Story by Emily Henry Funny Story is the perfect rom-com read. Henry offers funny banter that made me laugh, some steamy moments, and a sweet love story. I listened to Funny Story as an audiobook (narrated by the fantastic Julia Whelan). For my full review of this book, please see Funny Story. 02 Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Marske's quirky, funny, richly imagined magical world, complex character-building, relationship exploration justice served, and imperfect solutions, and compromise, and Marske's storytelling is yet again charming, funny

This was dark, sometimes wryly funny, haunting, and intriguing, and the resolutions to the significant The story is sometimes funny, and it's consistently suspenseful and character-driven. In an extreme version of keeping a stiff upper lip, they sometimes carry on wryly funny conversations developer associated with their own retirement community is murdered, and other deaths follow, this sharp, funny

01 Betting on You by Lynn Painter Lynn Painter delivers funny, charming banter and an opposites-attract Painter delivers charming and funny banter, emotional growth, deep friendship, plausible missteps that Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the banter is excellent--funny

This is twisted, base, and funny, but sometimes also sentimental and poignant, with peeks into deceased

Harmattan Season ; I'm listening to Katie Sturino's upcoming rom-com with body positivity at the center, Sunny I'm listening to this as an audiobook. 02 Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino Sunny Greene is a 35-year-old I received an audiobook version of Sunny Side Up , which is scheduled for publication in all formats

There are funny moments, and this is a cute--at times a little too cute for my taste--tale that always

Alderton's literary fiction rom-com is a funny, poignant, and sometimes frustrating deep dive into the Being with Jen list as well as a list of reasons why he's glad their relationship is over--tracing the funny

The supporting characters and their side plots are funny and oddball and cute. She's got a sunny disposition, wears bright, cheery colors, and is hoping for her first big writing break Emily Henry is also the author of Funny Story (one of my Favorite Reads of the Year), Happy Place, and

minor mystery, self-actualization, messy steps forward and backward in relationships, and a bit of funny

Her memoir is candid, poignant, funny, and always entertaining. Garg offers an honest, funny account of overcoming sobering challenges and determining her own destiny I laughed out loud repeatedly while I was reading this charming memoir by this strong, funny woman.

Yet she is sharply funny and full of reflections, hard-earned wisdom, and hopes for her daughter.

Newitz provides all three in a cozy story that charmed me through both funny and poignant moments.

Her young voice is honest and lovely and funny and powerful. In Goodbye Days , we get what feels like a genuine peek into the boys’ friendship via their really funny Goodbye Days is so very very sad and so very very funny.

The supporting characters and their side plots are funny and oddball and cute.

She's got a sunny disposition, wears bright, cheery colors, and is hoping for her first big writing break Emily Henry is also the author of Funny Story  (one of my Favorite Reads of the Year ),   Happy Place Her memoir is candid, poignant, funny, and always entertaining. Garg offers an honest, funny account of overcoming sobering challenges and determining her own destiny I laughed out loud repeatedly while I was reading this charming memoir by this strong, funny woman.

She's surprised to be so charmed by the meet and greets, the fun and funny group activities, the organized

struggles; she is practical with her approaches to coping with various challenges; and she's often funny

It's perfectly charming, funny, quirky, and sweet, yet it deals with grief and fear, hope and forgiveness Better Than the Movies is funny funny funny and so lovely and sweet, I adored the whole story, the characters Ann Liang I was hooked by Liang's fake-dating, famous-everyday relationship duo setup, fantastically funny Ann Liang's funny dialogue, characters' various interpersonal challenges and victories, and messy family