Item: Better Than the Movies
Rating: 5.00
Author: alindstadtcorbeax

by Lynn Painter

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.

Star Rating: —> 5 Stars

Just 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 !!!

Better Than the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #1)

by Lynn Painter

Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on May 19, 2021

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