Better Than the Movies
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.
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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Readers say *Better Than the Movies* by Lynn Painter is a charming, lighthearted YA rom-com full of witty banter and beloved tropes like enemies-to-lo...
I loved this book by the end I'm crying my eyes out because I am just a sucker for a good rom- com. So why not give it a 5 star you may be asking well to be honest the reason for that is because although as my oldest daughter would say there are no more "original ideas" the reason this book is so good is because the author was smart enough to combine a whole bunch of rom-com movies into one book so for that I am deducting points or a rating if you may.
Better than the Movies is not better than the movies as it is every Rom-Com movie you have ever watched however because it is a combination of a few of my favorite movies ESPECIALLY The Duff with Robbie Amell and Mae Whitman I give it the 4 star rating.
This was fun, cute and quirky and the perfect fluff romance I love. Childhood friends, fake dating, enemies to lovers trope just take my heart because that is what this book did. Took me on my nostalgic teen idea of what romance should be destroyed it then put it back together.
Highly, Highly recommend. I LOVE THIS BOOK ❤️❤️❤️
Better than the Movies is not better than the movies as it is every Rom-Com movie you have ever watched however because it is a combination of a few of my favorite movies ESPECIALLY The Duff with Robbie Amell and Mae Whitman I give it the 4 star rating.
This was fun, cute and quirky and the perfect fluff romance I love. Childhood friends, fake dating, enemies to lovers trope just take my heart because that is what this book did. Took me on my nostalgic teen idea of what romance should be destroyed it then put it back together.
Highly, Highly recommend. I LOVE THIS BOOK ❤️❤️❤️
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter is a fun and heartwarming young adult romance. It follows LIz, a girl who loves romantic comedies and thinks she knows what love should be like. But as she tries to win back her old crush, she learns that real love can be surprising and even better than in the movies. It's funny, sweet, and great for people who like lighthearted love stories.
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