Best Books like Emily Henry (2026): 5 Picks Compared

The best books like Emily Henry pair sharp banter with an emotional love story. Five romances for readers who want the same feeling, compared by fit, contents and value.

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The picks

#	Product	Shelf Score	Buy
1	Funny Story by Henry	9.7/10	Buy on Amazon
2	Happy Place	9.7/10	Buy on Amazon
3	Ugly Love	9.7/10	Buy on Amazon
4	Meet Me at the Lake by Fortune	9.6/10	Buy on Amazon
5	That Month in Tuscany by Cooper	9.6/10	Buy on Amazon

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Funny Story by Henry

Emily Henry·9.7/10 Shelf Score

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The Shelf Score runs from 9.2 to 9.8 and weighs fit for the reader or goal (35 points), contents and edition (25), value (25) and listed reading age or level (10, where the listing gives one), using only what the book listing states. How we pick ›

Emily Henry's opposites-attract romance about two newly-single roommates faking a summer fling, for readers who love banter and bookish heroines.

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Pros

• By Emily Henry, the author in the keyword
• 416 pages from Berkley, published February 25, 2025
• Opposites-attract roommate premise with a bookish heroine

Cons

• No reading age or grade level stated
• Longest book here at 416 pages
• Fake-dating premise may not suit every reader

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Happy Place

Emily Henry·9.7/10 Shelf Score

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The Shelf Score runs from 9.2 to 9.8 and weighs fit for the reader or goal (35 points), contents and edition (25), value (25) and listed reading age or level (10, where the listing gives one), using only what the book listing states. How we pick ›

A 416-page novel by Emily Henry, published March 2024.

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Pros

• Emily Henry
• 416 pages
• 2024 publication

Cons

• No series stated
• No warranty stated
• No audiobook stated

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Ugly Love

Colleen Hoover·9.7/10 Shelf Score

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The Shelf Score runs from 9.2 to 9.8 and weighs fit for the reader or goal (35 points), contents and edition (25), value (25) and listed reading age or level (10, where the listing gives one), using only what the book listing states. How we pick ›

A standalone novel by Colleen Hoover.

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Pros

• Colleen Hoover stated
• Standalone stated
• A Novel stated

Cons

• No warranty is stated
• No safety certification is stated
• No adaptation is stated

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Meet Me at the Lake by Fortune

Carley Fortune·9.6/10 Shelf Score

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The Shelf Score runs from 9.2 to 9.8 and weighs fit for the reader or goal (35 points), contents and edition (25), value (25) and listed reading age or level (10, where the listing gives one), using only what the book listing states. How we pick ›

Carley Fortune's second-chance lakeside romance about a resort owner and the man who broke a promise years ago, for readers who love emotional slow burns.

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Pros

• Second-chance lakeside romance in the Emily Henry vein
• 336 pages from Berkley, published May 2, 2023
• Dual timelines across ten years, per the description

Cons

• No reading age or grade level stated
• Second-chance plot hinges on a broken promise
• No series information stated

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That Month in Tuscany by Cooper

Inglath Cooper·9.6/10 Shelf Score

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The Shelf Score runs from 9.2 to 9.8 and weighs fit for the reader or goal (35 points), contents and edition (25), value (25) and listed reading age or level (10, where the listing gives one), using only what the book listing states. How we pick ›

Inglath Cooper's series opener about a woman who takes her cancelled anniversary trip to Tuscany alone, for readers who love travel romance and second chances.

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Pros

• Book 1 of 4 in the Take Me There series, reads as a standalone
• Travel romance set in Florence and Tuscany
• Published September 19, 2014

Cons

• No page count stated
• No reading age or grade level stated
• Older edition from 2014

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Compare the picks

Book details as published on each listing, collected 22 October 2026.

How we scored them

The Shelf Score weighs fit, contents and value; no listing states a reading age or level. How we pick explains the weights.

Scores run from 9.2 to 9.8: each book’s point total is placed on that range, so more points always means a higher score. Reading age or level counts on a list where at least one listing gives one, and a book whose listing gives none then scores zero on it. Where no listing gives one, the score is taken over the other 85 points. Books carry no warranty, so warranty is not scored.

How to choose the best books like emily henry

Start with the author herself

The closest matches are by Emily Henry herself: Funny Story (416 pages, Berkley) and Happy Place. Start there for her voice, then branch out. Browse all book club books.

Match the setting and the trope

Meet Me at the Lake is a lakeside second-chance romance; That Month in Tuscany is a travel romance. Funny Story runs on fake dating between opposites. See also our books like Colleen Hoover list.

Series or standalone

That Month in Tuscany is Book 1 of 4 but reads as a standalone. The other listings state no series.

Before you buy

• Print lengths stated run 336 to 416 pages.
• Confirm the edition on the listing.
• Check whether series books read as standalones.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Emily Henry book should I read first?

Funny Story (2025) is the newest Emily Henry pick here. Happy Place is also featured.

Are any of these books part of a series?

That Month in Tuscany is Book 1 of 4 in the Take Me There series and reads as a standalone. The other listings state no series.

Do I need to read these in order?

No; each is a standalone story with no stated reading order.

Still deciding? Our top pickFunny Story by Henry

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