Better Than the Movies (Export)
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Summary
In this rom-com about rom-coms， in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett， a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush， but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door。
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。
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。
Reviews
Emily
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"Enemies-to-lovers -- it's our trope， Buxbaum"This book was like the build-up to a milestone birthday and when it finally comes， it's completely epic。 Everything about this book I loved and that's saying something considering I rarely give teen fiction novels five stars。 A romcom with SOOOOO MANY romcom references。 I am in heaven。 I basically have been living all of my teen years obsessed with romcoms and I can't think of one I haven't seen; I love romance novels for the same reason I love roman "Enemies-to-lovers -- it's our trope， Buxbaum"This book was like the build-up to a milestone birthday and when it finally comes， it's completely epic。 Everything about this book I loved and that's saying something considering I rarely give teen fiction novels five stars。 A romcom with SOOOOO MANY romcom references。 I am in heaven。 I basically have been living all of my teen years obsessed with romcoms and I can't think of one I haven't seen; I love romance novels for the same reason I love romance movies。 Each chapter begins with a quote from a romcom and it really gave me an ego boost by testing my knowledge。 When I opened the first page and I saw the first quote: "I'm just a girl， standing in front of a boy， asking him to love her" - Notting Hill I instantly got excited， started fangirling， and prayed that this book was going to live up to the hype that I gave it。 And it did。 I literally eat， sleep， breathe romantic comedies。 I'm going to start with Liz and Wes， the two neighbors who at first despise each other。 Liz is the girl hopelessly fantasizing about her happy ending even though she's just a senior in high school。 She notes that her romantic history has not been too promising， but when her childhood crush Micheal comes back to town， she knows he is 'Mr。 Right'。 At first， I really thought I was going to hate this novel because Liz constantly based her life on these romcoms: that was the first thing I noticed。 But as I kept reading I understood that that was the main criticism about her and as the novel progresses she starts to learn her way。 Wes is literally the boy next door， but ironically is he not her safe option。 He and Liz have lived next door to each other since they were kids and they are constantly bantering。 The storyline is everything I could've dreamed of。 The banter。 Their friendship。 Everything about it was flawless。 I want what they have。 Before this novel， I had just reviewed Party of Two and my only complaint about that book was that the climax was not worth the build-up。 In this novel， I felt myself longing and aching for them to be together。 And when they were fighting I wanted to physically cry because I wanted them to be together so badly。 In summation， everything about this book fits every single one of my interests。 The characters were perfect， and the rom-com theme was really the cherry on top。 。。。more
Sarah
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Huge thank you to @simon。audio for our gifted review copy。💕It’s been a good bit since I’ve fully swooned over a book。 As a life long fan of romantic comedies， there’s no doubt in my mind I have ridiculous expectations when it comes to love and happily ever afters。 This makes it pretty easy for me to relate to the main character， Liz。🍿The audio for this one is just incredible and the narration is just so wonderful。 You know it’s good when I find excuses to run errands。 Each chapter starts with a Huge thank you to @simon。audio for our gifted review copy。💕It’s been a good bit since I’ve fully swooned over a book。 As a life long fan of romantic comedies， there’s no doubt in my mind I have ridiculous expectations when it comes to love and happily ever afters。 This makes it pretty easy for me to relate to the main character， Liz。🍿The audio for this one is just incredible and the narration is just so wonderful。 You know it’s good when I find excuses to run errands。 Each chapter starts with a quote from a famous rom-com and I had a blast yelling out which movie it was from before the narrator。 I think I only missed one。🎉i’m still in this phase where I’m really loving love stories that have a side helping of grief。 No different with this one。 Liz lost her mother， who bolstered her love for romantic comedies years ago。 As she is finishing up high school， we see Liz navigate her own love story， friendships and more while missing her mom。 For me， this book is memorable， fun， sweet and I would read it again in a heartbeat。 。。。more
Brittany | Brittany_the_Bookworm
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4。5 stars！
Julie B
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There are not enough words to ever describe this book。 It's that good。 There are not enough words to ever describe this book。 It's that good。 。。。more
Lulu Ribeiro
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wow， this book is just perfect isn't it？ thanks lynn painter <3 wow， this book is just perfect isn't it？ thanks lynn painter <3 。。。more
Ashley
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Star Rating: —> 5 StarsJust holy freaking ever-loving CUTENESS！ This was not even close to a 'just-your-average-rom-com'。。。 this rom com got a 100% PLUSSS 10 extra points to up your score a letter grade bc it did the optional extra credit assignment ！ man this was just SO TROPE-Y ON PURPOSE AND UGH I LOVED IT SO SO SO MUCH。 It even pulls some inception type sh*t with tropes—and its SO MUCH FUN！ Sigh。 This。 WAS。 THEBEST。 If you love enemies-to-lovers， rom-com movies， and just straight up hilariou Star Rating: —> 5 StarsJust holy freaking ever-loving CUTENESS！ This was not even close to a 'just-your-average-rom-com'。。。 this rom com got a 100% PLUSSS 10 extra points to up your score a letter grade bc it did the optional extra credit assignment ！ man this was just SO TROPE-Y ON PURPOSE AND UGH I LOVED IT SO SO SO MUCH。 It even pulls some inception type sh*t with tropes—and its SO MUCH FUN！ Sigh。 This。 WAS。 THEBEST。 If you love enemies-to-lovers， rom-com movies， and just straight up hilariousness， etc。， etc。。。。 you will LOVE THIS ONE！ More RTC ！！！ 。。。more
Penny Thoughts
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I am quite literally obsessed with this book and I’m sure it’s my new favorite rom-com。 I’m so glad I read it。 If I could give it six stars I would and not a single thing is wrong with it。 No one can convince me otherwise。
Richa
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THIS WAS SO CUTE。 my cold unromantic heart has melted。
❀ Elena ❀
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Absolutamente adorable。 Se lee en un suspiro， me han encantado Wes y Libby y todas las menciones a comedias románticas me han dejado calentito el corazón。 Tiene un montón de clichés del género， pero como era precisamente lo que esperaba no me ha importado ni un poquito （view spoiler）[salvo esa parte en la que él lleva enamorado de ella desde pequeño， por qué sigo encontrándome eso， por qué （hide spoiler）]。 Cualquier libro que te haga sonreír tantas veces como este lo ha hecho conmigo， merece la Absolutamente adorable。 Se lee en un suspiro， me han encantado Wes y Libby y todas las menciones a comedias románticas me han dejado calentito el corazón。 Tiene un montón de clichés del género， pero como era precisamente lo que esperaba no me ha importado ni un poquito （view spoiler）[salvo esa parte en la que él lleva enamorado de ella desde pequeño， por qué sigo encontrándome eso， por qué （hide spoiler）]。 Cualquier libro que te haga sonreír tantas veces como este lo ha hecho conmigo， merece la pena。 。。。more
Ali
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ***Spoilers***I don't usually post spoilers but I can't review this one honestly without including a few references。 Good premise but the protagonist made choices that I usually stop reading books for: became hyper focused on making a romatic relationship happen， ditched her friends， lied， hurt family/friends， didn't see what was right in front of her - while being a bit of a cliche。 She really has no language at all to apply to baseball？ All "populars" are wealthy， two-faced， and all about part ***Spoilers***I don't usually post spoilers but I can't review this one honestly without including a few references。 Good premise but the protagonist made choices that I usually stop reading books for: became hyper focused on making a romatic relationship happen， ditched her friends， lied， hurt family/friends， didn't see what was right in front of her - while being a bit of a cliche。 She really has no language at all to apply to baseball？ All "populars" are wealthy， two-faced， and all about partying？ I ended up liking her a lot more by the end of the book but the front half was a trudge。 There was also no real demonstration of the bestfriend relationship other than saying， "that's my best friend。" For a book set during a senior year of high school， I expected more friend bonding。 The writing is solid。 I will read this author again but this wasn't my favorite。 。。。more
R
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4。5 omg literally one of the best well thought out YA rom books i’ve ever read
Elaine Nelson
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Such a cute read 🥺💖
Ignacia Q Leo
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No es un secreto que tengo un gran espacio en mi corazón para las comedias románticas dado a que incluso si resultan predecibles， aún así terminan dejándome una gran sonrisa， y este libro hizo exactamente eso。 Si bien la premisa enemies-to-lovers， está lejos de ser original o algo que no haya leído antes， la autora logra generar una historia que resulta dulce， auténtica y con personajes entrañables， con una narrativa amigable y divertida， Painter logra tomar elementos clásicos de una novela romá No es un secreto que tengo un gran espacio en mi corazón para las comedias románticas dado a que incluso si resultan predecibles， aún así terminan dejándome una gran sonrisa， y este libro hizo exactamente eso。 Si bien la premisa enemies-to-lovers， está lejos de ser original o algo que no haya leído antes， la autora logra generar una historia que resulta dulce， auténtica y con personajes entrañables， con una narrativa amigable y divertida， Painter logra tomar elementos clásicos de una novela romántica y los aprovecha al máximo， y es que no es la historia lo que destaca este libro， sino sus personajes y la relación entre ellos。 Un aspecto que me gustó mucho fue el que la autora no tuvo que explicar o desarrollar la historia de Liz y Wes desde el principio -lo cual tiende a hacer el ritmo más lento en un libro-， sino que dado a que ambos personajes se conocen desde que son niños， es posible saltarse esos primeros acercamientos y adentrarnos en su relación a partir de sus interacciones y los recuerdos que cada uno guarda acerca de sus experiencias juntos， lo que permite entender de igual manera la dinámica de ellos， así como que desde el primer momento te sumerjas en la historia。 Como una amante de las comedias románticas， las referencias en el libro acerca de ellas y cómo un elemento esencial de la historia de la protagonista y cómo ha creado una visión de mundo， del romance y de las relaciones， me hizo empatizar mucho con Liz， así como me hizo cuestionarme de alguna manera de qué manera se vende en los medios esta idea de lo que es y debe ser el romance o las relaciones。 Por otro lado， Wes a pesar de cumplir con el estereotipo de adolescente popular， que a ratos no parece tomarse nada en serio， que ya he leído un montón de veces， nos entrega momentos muy dulces， así como da cuenta que no porque cumples con ciertas características de un estereotipo， significa que eres necesariamente este。 La historia es simplemente muy tierna， pero no por ello menos divertida， la dinámica entre ellos es increíble y puedes sentir la química desde el primer momento， a pesar de qué la protagonista lo niega completamente。 Un elemento que destaco de su relación es cómo Liz se da cuenta que si bien ha sido vecina de Wes desde que son niños， hay muchas aristas que no conoce de él y que por sobre todo no lograba ver dado a esta imagen que había creado de Wes y que no le permitía ver más allá de los aspectos negativos。 Asimismo， Wes resulta ser un personaje carismático， dulce y sincero， que a pesar de seguir teniendo ese lado infantil que lo hace molestar a Liz， también resulta ser preocupado， atento y un gran amigo que ha observado todos estos años a su vecina sin que esta se diera cuenta。 Simplemente es una historia que destaca por lo simple que es， y que si bien hay desencuentros entre diversos personajes， resulta ligera y carece del dramatismo propio de algunos libros románticos -que seamos sinceros， a ratos resulta irreal e innecesario-， que nos va envolviendo en una relación dulce y divertida， que va escalando poco a poco a medida que los protagonistas se van acercando más。 。。。more
Amy Sura
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I loved this book！ It was amazing and cute and everything you could ever want in a book。 I loved the quotes on every chapter and can I just say Liz and Wes just made my level for dating so much higher。 I will recommend this to everyone I loved it thanks to a tik toker I don't remember her @ but I fell in love when I opened it just perfect！ I loved this book！ It was amazing and cute and everything you could ever want in a book。 I loved the quotes on every chapter and can I just say Liz and Wes just made my level for dating so much higher。 I will recommend this to everyone I loved it thanks to a tik toker I don't remember her @ but I fell in love when I opened it just perfect！ 。。。more
Deema
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Even without the references to romcoms there are still TOO many pop culture references。 It almost feels like the author is using Liz as a self insert when she references certain songs， books/authors， celebrities etc。 It’s distasteful and the story would have been more enjoyable if the author did not rely on referencing Popculture when describing a scene。
jackie
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this might have just become one of my all time favorite rom-com books。 it was obvious liz was going to end up with wes， and yet i was still on the edge of my seat， eagerly waiting for liz to finally realize her feelings。 im glad michael got his own happy ending and i was utterly obsessed with liz and wes' dynamic the entire book。 i might have a tooth ache from how sweet this book was， but i don't care， it was so worth it。 this might have just become one of my all time favorite rom-com books。 it was obvious liz was going to end up with wes， and yet i was still on the edge of my seat， eagerly waiting for liz to finally realize her feelings。 im glad michael got his own happy ending and i was utterly obsessed with liz and wes' dynamic the entire book。 i might have a tooth ache from how sweet this book was， but i don't care， it was so worth it。 。。。more
Kiera Beddes
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Liz Buxbaum is a quirky high school girl who wears adorably-printed dresses and is obsessed with rom-coms and soundtracks。 Liz’s long-time crush， Michael， has moved back into town and she needs her annoying next door neighbor， Wes， to help her get Michael to ask her to prom。 As she spends more time with Wes， she begins to realize that he might not be so terrible。 However， her lies and schemes to win over Michael are piling up and alienating her from her friends， her stepmom， and eventually， even Liz Buxbaum is a quirky high school girl who wears adorably-printed dresses and is obsessed with rom-coms and soundtracks。 Liz’s long-time crush， Michael， has moved back into town and she needs her annoying next door neighbor， Wes， to help her get Michael to ask her to prom。 As she spends more time with Wes， she begins to realize that he might not be so terrible。 However， her lies and schemes to win over Michael are piling up and alienating her from her friends， her stepmom， and eventually， even Wes。 Can Liz still get her rom-com perfect ending？ On the surface， this appears to be a bubblegum sweet teenage rom-com， however， there is some depth to this storyline。 Liz is struggling with all the major milestones that come with senior year and still grieving for her mother， who passed away when she was young。 She feels like she is losing her mom all over again， now that she is moving ahead with her life。 The book does a nice job of balancing the heaviness of her grief with the snappy dialogue between Liz and Wes and the fixes Liz finds herself in pursuing Michael were totally awkward and hilarious。 This would be a nice addition to a high school library that teenage girls would eat up with a spoon。 。。。more
Allison
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This was really fun。 I really resonated with the main character and I loved all the references to romcoms。
Hidden Moon
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I liked this book。 It took me to when I was fifteen years old， came back from school exams and crashed into my bed， with air conditioner on and read wattpad。 It’s the gives off the same energy of those wattpad books really。 Nothing especial， everything that’s we’ve already read before。 So if you’re feeling heartbroken over a book， or you just finished a mind crushing one， you can take a break with this book。
Jasmine
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I have so much love for the enemies-lovers trope when it's done well and boy， is it done well in this book！ This is such a fun and adorable read with so many great moments， I couldn't put it down。 I loved the romantic comedy movie elements and Liz's obsession with creating soundtracks for everything。 Both Liz and Wes are wonderful characters with a lot of depth to them and it was a great ride spending time with them throughout the story 😊 Couldn't ask for more in a YA rom com。 I have so much love for the enemies-lovers trope when it's done well and boy， is it done well in this book！ This is such a fun and adorable read with so many great moments， I couldn't put it down。 I loved the romantic comedy movie elements and Liz's obsession with creating soundtracks for everything。 Both Liz and Wes are wonderful characters with a lot of depth to them and it was a great ride spending time with them throughout the story 😊 Couldn't ask for more in a YA rom com。 。。。more
Christy
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Had too much swearing 😣
Issi
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Holy shirtballs。 This might be one of my favorite books of the year。。。 It's definitely added to my favorites。 I bought this on a whim at B&N， and I don't regret it。 It's cute， laugh-out-loud funny， emotional， and very romantic。 Every chapter starts with a quote from a rom-com， and the story is littered with rom-com tropes and scenarios that are so well done they don't feel cheesy。 This book just really makes me wish I was seventeen and had a crush on a cute boy。 Wes was swoon-worthy many times a Holy shirtballs。 This might be one of my favorite books of the year。。。 It's definitely added to my favorites。 I bought this on a whim at B&N， and I don't regret it。 It's cute， laugh-out-loud funny， emotional， and very romantic。 Every chapter starts with a quote from a rom-com， and the story is littered with rom-com tropes and scenarios that are so well done they don't feel cheesy。 This book just really makes me wish I was seventeen and had a crush on a cute boy。 Wes was swoon-worthy many times and， man， am I sucker for when the love interest calls the main character a name only they call them。 I'm going to force anyone who wants an easy， pick-me-up book to grab this one！ 。。。more
naz
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4。5
Alex
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Cute， funny， a little embarrassing at times （the MC was a little much for me at times）， but overall a decent summer romcom。
Lorena
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"He kissed me like it was his job and he wanted a raise。"In Better Than The Movies we have:- childhood-enemies （more like frenemies？ in my opinion） to-lovers- a heroine obsessed with romcoms - the funniest and cutest banter- lots of romcom referencesI haven't been in the mood to read YA lately， but when I stumbled with this book I couldn't ignore how cute the cover was and after reading the synopsis I knew I needed it。You see， as a hopeless romantic， romcoms were an essential part of my life "He kissed me like it was his job and he wanted a raise。"In Better Than The Movies we have:- childhood-enemies （more like frenemies？ in my opinion） to-lovers- a heroine obsessed with romcoms - the funniest and cutest banter- lots of romcom referencesI haven't been in the mood to read YA lately， but when I stumbled with this book I couldn't ignore how cute the cover was and after reading the synopsis I knew I needed it。You see， as a hopeless romantic， romcoms were an essential part of my life while growing up。 They thought me what a trope was before I knew that that word even existed and there are some of them like The Proposal and Friends With Benefits that are the reason behind my favorite tropes in romance， so reading this was a lot of fun。Liz and Wes were everything， like absolutely swoon material。 It's been so long since I've fallen this in love with a YA couple。 Their banter and how they connected with and got to truly know each other was beautiful。 They had me squealing and giggling。 "You look best when you're you。"Liz was such a cute heroine。 She wears the most adorable wardrobe， it's always listening to music and creating soundtracks for moments and people in her life， re-watching romcoms， and waiting for her romcom-worthy romance to start。 She was naive and oblivious at times but I was not even the slightest annoyed about it since she's so easy to sympathize with。 During the course of this book， we also see how attached Liz is to her mom， who passed away years ago， and the journey of her accepting that her mom's death means she will not be in all her lasts moments in high school， like prom， while also trying to figure out how she feels about Helena， her stepmom， and the fact that she's going away for college next year。 And it was amazing seeing her growth in all these aspects。 "Sometimes we get so tied up in our idea of what we think we want that we miss out on the amazingness of what we could actually have。"Wes was a delight to read about and the perfect example that we should get to know people before creating our own ideas and perceptions about them， and that sometimes what you're looking for is right in front of you。 He was ready to help Liz in any plan she had while also teasing her when he thought it was too much。 He was so soft with her and I loved him for that。Also， you know how when there are tons of references to anything in a book， it can get annoying？ well， that doesn't happen here at all。 Even though there are references to more than 20 romcoms， it never feels forced or like it's too much， they all fit perfectly。Better Than The Movies was so funny and so cute and just what I needed to be back on the YA game。 I'm obsessed and will definitely re-read it。 。。。more
Chantal
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I really， really enjoyed this book！ I listened to all ten plus hours in one day。 It feels very reminiscent of To All the Boys I've Loved Before， but still fresh and fun in it's own right。 Super cute， clean romance。 I really， really enjoyed this book！ I listened to all ten plus hours in one day。 It feels very reminiscent of To All the Boys I've Loved Before， but still fresh and fun in it's own right。 Super cute， clean romance。 。。。more
Jaye Berry
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See this one I feel bad about because there was nothing inherently wrong with this， I've just read two books I didn't like before this that were also unfortunately just like this。Better Than the Movies is about a girl named Liz who has a crush on a boy named Michael who just moved back to her town。 She wants to do anything possibly to get him as a prom date so she gets Wes， her annoying neighbor and friend to Michael， to help her win him。 As Liz and Wes scheme to get Michael to notice her， she c See this one I feel bad about because there was nothing inherently wrong with this， I've just read two books I didn't like before this that were also unfortunately just like this。Better Than the Movies is about a girl named Liz who has a crush on a boy named Michael who just moved back to her town。 She wants to do anything possibly to get him as a prom date so she gets Wes， her annoying neighbor and friend to Michael， to help her win him。 As Liz and Wes scheme to get Michael to notice her， she can't help but realize that hanging out with Wes isn't totally awful。I read Meet Cute Diary （just look at the cover pls it looks like the sequel to this one） and Happily Ever Afters just these past couple of days and all three of these books are so similar I want to never read this again！！ The MCs all love romcoms， meet cutes， have barely to no experience in romance and yet call themselves experts because of said love of romcoms and are desperate to fall in love。 They all start after one boy but along the way ！！ They fall for another boy ！！！ But love triangle！ Not to mention they all had the same best friend。 Same book in different fonts。 ThREE TIMES。 I want peace。If I had read this book without reading those， I think I would have enjoyed this and it seriously kills me。 Wes and Liz were so cute and such enemies to lovers。 I loved their banter and I liked how dumb and sweet they were about each other。 But with the other books breathing down my neck， I can't。The story was very predictable and cliche and I just don't want any more books with romcom loving characters that bases the entire story around romcoms and meet cutes and happily ever afters。 I sleep。 。。。more
Virginia
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So yeah， this book has now been crowned at the top of my YA rom-com favorite list。 This book is enemies to lovers/boy next door/fake dating/ bad boy with a heart of gold + head in the clouds rom-com lover perfection。 Liz is hilarious and awkward and infinitely lovable。 Wes is adorable and attentive and absolute peak YA Book Boyfriend。 Their banter is everything I live for。 I’m still processing my swirl of emotions over this fantastic book。Liz is struggling with her senior year & all the lasts th So yeah， this book has now been crowned at the top of my YA rom-com favorite list。 This book is enemies to lovers/boy next door/fake dating/ bad boy with a heart of gold + head in the clouds rom-com lover perfection。 Liz is hilarious and awkward and infinitely lovable。 Wes is adorable and attentive and absolute peak YA Book Boyfriend。 Their banter is everything I live for。 I’m still processing my swirl of emotions over this fantastic book。Liz is struggling with her senior year & all the lasts that her mom can’t share with her。 She’s torn between wanting to move forward， and fearing she’ll forget her mom， and that killed me。 The way her grief spurred her to action （and inaction） was beautifully done。 She still loves the rom-com movies she shared with her mom， and tries to live them out the way she thinks her mom would have wanted。 But what happens when she wants to go off-script？I ADORE Wes。 Can’t say it enough。 His teasing says so much before Liz ever realizes just what’s going on between them and I love it。 He is everything， and all YA book boyfriends from here on out will be measured against him。 Liz is awkward and her borderline ridiculous schemes were embarrassingly relatable。 Basically it’s the greatest ever。Even though I laughed my way through Liz & Wes’s adventures in fake dating， I won’t deny the gut punch there at the 80% mark。 Oof。 Lynn Painter hurt my heart。 But the ending？ Chef’s kiss。 I reread this book as soon as I finished it， it was that good。 。。。more
Allysa
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This book is so good。 It’s funny， sweet， emotional and delightful。While it doesn’t do anything earth-shattering plot wise， there’s enemies to lovers and boy next door tropes galore， the characters are so wonderful that any familiarities in plot can be overlooked。Lizzie is the girl next door that is obsessed with rom-coms and when her childhood crush returns to town， she asks bad boy neighbor， Wes， to help her catch the crush’s eye。 This goes the way you would expect it to but the banter between This book is so good。 It’s funny， sweet， emotional and delightful。While it doesn’t do anything earth-shattering plot wise， there’s enemies to lovers and boy next door tropes galore， the characters are so wonderful that any familiarities in plot can be overlooked。Lizzie is the girl next door that is obsessed with rom-coms and when her childhood crush returns to town， she asks bad boy neighbor， Wes， to help her catch the crush’s eye。 This goes the way you would expect it to but the banter between Lizzie and Wes is so so good。 They actually know so much about each other that it allows them to push each other’s buttons perfectly。There were truly great romance lines in the book and the use of music as Lizzie created soundtracks for all sorts of different things really added a layer to the book。This is a great summer read and I will definitely be picking up from this author again。 。。。more
Naratip U。
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