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Better than the Movies

By: Lynn Painter
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
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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.

©2022 Lynn Painter (P)2024 Simon & Schuster UK Contemporary Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Emotions & Feelings Family & Relationships Friendship Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Funny Heartfelt

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Loved it, reminded me of my mom’s love for Romantic movies and how we watched them together.

Sweetest

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It’s a classic 00’s type teen movie in book form and it’s joyous for it. I’ve read some dark and sad romance recently and this was just the refresher I needed. Great all round. Super predictable in a good way.

Like a teen movie in book form

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one of she best books i read it wasn’t cheesy but very teen romance loved it

loved every second

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i loved this book so much to the point the ending made me cry 😭 i’m about to read another one of her books because this is the best book i’ve ever read!

i actually relate to liz cause ive always imagined love like the movies. (you can say for this book that it’s much better than the movies!)

wes and liz forever!!

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Amazing. Great story. Great narration. I would expect nothing less for a YA contemporary romance. Had fun listening to this

Fantastic

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Best book I’ve listen to in forever couldn’t stop listening I’m so sad it’s over

Loved!!!

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I loved the narrator. Her voice depicted what I would have imagined the characters to have actually sounded. I enjoyed the storyline since I'm a sucker for any rom-coms so this was a 5/5 for me. A cute little love story!

Gave me the feels!

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This is the perfect romance novel for those who just want to have thier heart melted. Perfect!

I know that this is a very popular book that lots of people recommend.

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Fun, easy to listen to teen romcom. The story is predictable but fun to listen to all the same.

Bingeable teen romcom

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