Logan lerman as Miles….. JUST PUT ON BROWN CONTACTS. he has the perfect scruffy cute look and looks so kind. Plus his wife also fits Daphne’s description so you can look at her instagram and her posts w Logan are just so Daphne/miles coded
I know there are some of you who disagree with Dylan O'Brien being cast as Miles but man I just can't unseen him as this character. This is how I picture the rest of the cast.
Drew Starkey as Peter
Kristen Froseth as Petra
McKenna Grace/Emma Myers as Julia
Alia Shawkat as Ashleigh
Winona Ryder as Holly/Daphne's mom
I'm having a hard time knowing who to cast for Daphne. I think Daisy Edgar Jones or Olivia Cooke could be a good choice.
I’m looking for books similar to Emily Henry (specifically, Funny Story, Book Lovers and Beach Read- in that order). I’ve heard a lot about Abby Jimenez, but I prefer books that are only from the perspective of the female MC (I suppose a one off chapter would be fine, but I prefer the angst that comes from not knowing what the male MC is thinking or feeling). Light hearted romance with cheesy tropes, nothing too heavy or dramatic but well written. Any suggestions??
Edit: thank you all so much for the lovely recommendations! I will check these all out!
The image shows some of the actors when they were younger but now they are all older and suit the role more . In the movie Shanae would be more preppy with short black hair.
I’m reading beach read for the first time (3/4 of the way through) and when I was reading Pete’s part I instantly thought of her as Tig Notaro, I can’t even explain why was just a feeling. It doesn’t say who she is cast as but I’m hoping it is Pete 🤞🏼
Rereading Funny story and noticed some details to suggest Miles was in to her early on. He wanted to get a cat but when Daphne said she was allergic , he was like 'cat is out'. He early on wanted her not to leave and was trying to show her how great his town was and there are other small details I can't remember of the top of my head.
This trope of the MMC loving the FMC from the beginning being used as a plot twist has been done in quite a few books, i can think of you again by Laura Layne and the love hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. It does give that warm fuzzy feeling so I can see why authors use it.
In Funny story however, Miles was in a relationship when he met Daphne so he can't have loved her since he met her even though he is the loverboy type - prone to falling hard for someone and quickly. But it makes me wonder if Miles noticed Daphne at all back in the day when him and Daphne were both in other relationships. So not that he liked Daphne but just that he slightly noticed her. We don't get that info in the books. Of course, Daphne wouldn't have noticed Miles at all since she was all about Peter. Petra and Peter were best friends so they would have crossed paths with each other pre break ups.
It would kind of be cute if he had noticed her a little but also it wouldn't be cute because what kind of guy is Miles that he notices other women ( even if that woman happens to be the FMC of the book ) when he is in a long term relationship ? That would suggest Miles has wondring eyes and not the trait you d want for an MMC in a romance book. We already have Peter who has wondering eyes.
It reminds if my own situation when I worked as an admin assistant in a school and I was somewhat curious/interested in one of the parents and part of me was disappointed he never noticed me like that but another part knew it was a good thing he didn't because I later found out he wasn't single and if he had noticed me maybe it would have given me the ick because it would mean the dude I have a crush on wasn't so special as has wondering eyes which is not romantic ...
Its just a really weird feeling when you notice a dude who is taken, because the ego side of you wants to be noticed but the rational side of you knows it speaks well to his character that he does not notice you but that kind of makes you a bit more curious about him so it kind of sucks.
On the hand, its also possible that he doesn't notice you but he might notice other women so it doesn't necessarily reveal that he has good character. Not sure if anyone else had this sort of conundrum..