Not Like the Movies

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3.6

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Kerry Winfrey

What happens when your life is a rom-com . . . but you don’t even believe in true love?Chloe Sanderson is an optimist, and not because her life is easy. As the sole caregiver for her father, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, she’s pretty much responsible for everything. She has no time—or interest—in getting swept up in some dazzling romance. Not like her best friend, Annie, who literally wrote a rom-com that’s about to premiere in theaters across America . . . and happens to be inspired by Chloe and her cute but no-nonsense boss, Nick Velez.As the buzz for the movie grows, Chloe reads one too many listicles about why Nick is the perfect man, and now she can’t see him as anything but Reason #4: The scruffy-bearded hunk who’s always there when you need him. But unlike the romance Annie has written for them, Chloe isn’t so sure her own story will end in a happily-ever-after.

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Author

Kerry Winfrey

Pages

320

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2020-07-07

ISBN

1984804049 9781984804044

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"This was recommended to me but it wasn’t a good read "

Anna Wieland

"Sequel to Waiting for Tom Hanks. Main character is like me, always helping others but not asking for help herself."

Kathleen Caste

"Not Like the Movies is the sequel to Waiting for Tom Hanks, and weirdly, I enjoyed this book much more than the first one. I think Chloe is an all-around better character than Annie, and I liked getting to read from her POV. <br/><br/>This story was really cute, but Chloe's self-sabotaging bothered me sometimes. I would have liked to be able to root for her a little more, but I also like that there was balance with her good qualities and flaws. If you need a sweet rom-com right now, check out Not Like the Movies!"