Where to Start with Emily Henry
- Best entry point → Funny Story
- Best standalone → Book Lovers
- What fans keep coming back to → Beach Read
- Highest rated by listeners → Great Big Beautiful Life
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Funny Story
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.57 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.64 Audible (18.7K)11h 23m listening time • Released 2024Julia Whelan's narration turns what could be a standard rom-com into something genuinely moving—she nails the emotional whiplash of heartbreak and unexpected connection with real warmth and wit.
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Book Lovers
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.47 ABR Score (1.6M ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.58 Audible (19.2K)11h 23m listening time • Released 2022Julia Whelan's narration transforms this rivals-to-lovers mystery into something genuinely funny and sharp—her delivery of Nora's sardonic wit lands perfectly, making every page-turn moment hit harder.
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Great Big Beautiful Life
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.35 ABR Score (763.4K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (748.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (15.2K)12h 2m listening time • Released 2025Julia Whelan's performance transforms what could be a rom-com into something genuinely moving—her dual narration captures both Alice's warmth and Hayden's brittle edges so sharply you feel the chemistry crackle.
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Beach Read
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.27 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (1.7M) ★ 4.45 Audible (15.1K)10h 13m listening time • Released 2020Julia Whelan's narration captures the electric chemistry between two writers at odds with themselves, making this the rare romance where the banter lands as sharp on audio as the emotional gut-punches land deep.
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Happy Place
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.01 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.23 Audible (8.2K)11h 3m listening time • Released 2023Julia Whelan's dual narration captures the excruciating tension of two people pretending they're over each other in close quarters—her delivery makes every stolen glance and suppressed feeling land perfectly.
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Hello Girls
by Brittany Cavallaro, Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 3.67 ABR Score (17.7K ratings)★ 3.4 Goodreads (17.4K) ★ 4.19 Audible (265)8h 7m listening time • Released 2019Julia Whelan's dual narration captures the raw urgency of two girls escaping impossible homes—her performance makes their desperation feel immediate and real, not melodramatic.
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