Better Than the Movies
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Lynn Painter
A USA TODAY and New York Times bestseller Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as they scheme to get her noticed by her untouchable crush.Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.
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Author
Lynn Painter
Pages
368
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-05-04
ISBN
1534467629 9781534467620
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"SO GOOD, it literally melts ur heart 🫶😭💗 #romcom #fluffy #enemiestolovers"
pia (taylor's version)
"Please stawp! This book was SO cute!!"
Abigail 📖 Reads
"What made this book so amazing is Wes; his character had me a little flustered at times, to be honest. It was very hopeless romantic centered, especially with the quotes from classic romcoms, and Liz, our female lead, is the hopeless romantic. She frustrated a lot of the bones in my body, and there were so many moments where I physically cringed and had to put it down. Still, I’m happy I read it; I just won’t read it again. "
Jamilah
"really enjoyed this book definitely has the feel of a cheesy teen movie in the best way possible :) "
Kayla
"So so cute! Fake dating, he falls first, cute music references and believable conflicts. This book is adorable!! The end was a little abrupt and the fact that this story takes place right around sr prom and the characters were moving away for college stressed me out but that was more of a personal preference. Overall this is a very cute YA romance. Great quick summer read if you like To All The Boys I Loved Before or books along that same line. "
Halie V
"2.3/5 netflix teen movie in words.
i thought it was gonna be overly cliched, and it was, but i also didn’t hate it? it was very much like listening to the romantic ramblings of a delusional girl. idk if that’s how it was supposed to be read but i was entertained so."
Ari’s Corner
"Its cute, but I don’t think it was for me. I liked the references to rom-coms. But I wouldn’t consider this a must read."
Courtney W
"SHE. ISNT. YOU. My cheeks hurts from smiling so much. It was a perfect enemies to lovers rom com. It was one of the cutest book I’ve ever read. I actually cried. It was perfect. "
Leticia Cormier
"Great book very funny like VERY funny I literally burst out laughing like 85% of this book is well written."
Sunflower
"Cute and feel good. Nothing special but it was a nice read. I liked the referance to movies but I think she overdid it. I didn't like the over referencing but it was cute otherwise"
Ruth
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