Better Than the Movies, Lynn Painter
Better Than the Movies, Lynn Painter
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Better Than the Movies

Author: Lynn Painter

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 10 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/04/2021


Synopsis

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.

About Lynn Painter

Lynn Painter writes romantic comedies for both teens and adults. She is the author of Better Than the Movies, Mr. Wrong NumberThe Do-OverBetting on You, and Nothing Like the Movies, as well as being a regular contributor to the Omaha World-Herald. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and pack of wild children, and when she isn’t reading or writing, odds are good she’s guzzling energy drinks and watching rom-coms. You can find her at LynnPainter.com, on Instagram @LynnPainterKirkle, or on X @LAPainter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by laura on January 18, 2025

UPDATE! i finally read the sequel🤩 (01/08/25) “Enemies-to-lovers—it’s our trope, Buxbaum." 4.9/5 :) ~the actual soundtrack of Wessy and Libby~ A rom-com with rom-com references, fake dating and enemies to lovers, all while the MCs are neighbors and childhood friends frienamies??! This was like......more

Goodreads review by Maditales on August 06, 2023

Liz and I could never be friends… . . Let me explain: When I picked up better than the movies, I was expecting a very cliché and predictable YA book with plot lines I had read before. Everything was going great until we got introduced to ✨Lying Liz✨ Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have issues when character......more

Goodreads review by aleksandra on June 26, 2024

4/5 Look at me falling in love with YA book, never thought it would happen, but here I am. Better Than the Movies was just utterly adorable and I couldn't put this book down. Even though the plot was predictable, this story gave me so much happiness that I smiled throughout the entire book. When I fi......more

Goodreads review by jessica on November 15, 2021

as far as YA contemporary books go, this pretty much ticks all the boxes. - family lessons and growth. check. - clashing with best friends and learning to forgive. check. - making college plans. check. - prom. check. - navigating crushes and first loves. check.very reliable, very safe. so if you want so......more

Goodreads review by Ali on April 13, 2022

Ahhh SO GOOD! I'm obsessed. The characters, the plot, the romcom references, the romance. Every aspect was so good and so well written. Once I hit the middle I stayed up super late and read the whole second half of the book in one sitting. What I would give to read this book for the first time again......more