Best Emily Henry Books

The best books by Emily Henry — 6 titles spanning Romance, Literature & Fiction, averaging 4.22 BLT stars.

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Emily Henry has quietly become the defining voice of the modern romance novel — not because she writes love stories, but because she writes about people who are afraid to want what they actually want. Her books are built on razor-sharp banter and emotionally honest interior monologue, with protagonists who are too self-aware for their own good and romantic tension that accumulates slowly before releasing all at once. Beach Read put her on the map by weaponizing the enemies-to-lovers trope against two writers interrogating their own cynicism. Book Lovers refined that formula with even more literary wit. Happy Place goes quieter and more emotionally raw. If you want romance that respects your intelligence and makes you genuinely care about the characters' inner lives before it lets them get together, Henry is the clear choice right now. Julia Whelan's narrations don't hurt either.

Emily Henry's highest-rated book in our collection is Funny Story (4.57 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Funny Story

    by Emily Henry

    ★ 4.57 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (1.3M)
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    Book Lovers

    by Emily Henry

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (1.6M)
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    Great Big Beautiful Life

    by Emily Henry

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (748.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (748.2K)
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    Beach Read

    by Emily Henry

    ★ 4.27 BLT Score (1.7M ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (1.7M)
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    Happy Place

    by Emily Henry

    ★ 4.01 BLT Score (1.5M ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (1.5M)
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    Hello Girls

    by Brittany Cavallaro, Emily Henry

    ★ 3.67 BLT Score (17.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.4 Goodreads (17.4K)
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