Title:- Better Than Movies
Author:- Lynn Painter
Date published:- May 4th 2021
No. of pages:- 356 pages
Genre:- YA/Romance
Rating:-
Plot:- 5/5
Writing:- 5/5
Overall rating:- 5/5
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.
This was actually one of the highly recommended books from fellow bloggers and book vloggers. So I decided to try out this book and I have to say, I wasn’t disappointed with the book!
Liz believes in rom-com movies. She is also enemies with her neighbor, Wes Bennet. So when her childhood crush Michael returns back to the town, Liz hesitantly enlists the help of Wes to go out with Michael. But soon, Liz realizes that she is slowly falling in love with Wes!
One of the cutest things about the book is how each chapter begins with a line from a popular movie–Bridget Jones’ s Diary, When Harry met Sally…you name it. The story is told in Liz’s point of view and you actually do start to like the main character very well! I also like the music that is involved in the story and also a playlist that is included at the end of the book.
But what I like about this book is how engaging this is. There were some funny parts, some emotional parts, some heartbreaking moments that are all interwoven together. The book mainly outlines the importance of friendship and also emotional dealing with the death of a parent.
I actually bought most of this author’s books so this book is by far one of my favorites! Worth five stars!
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