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Better Than the Movies

By: Lynn Painter
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
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 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. Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Emotions & Feelings Family & Relationships Friendship Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Heartfelt Teen Romance

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This book has no right being this good.

I've listened to it over and over again and I'm contemplating buying the hardback just because I want to feel it in my hands. Lynn Painter's writing is so engaging I cannot believe it, she is now one of my new auto buy writers when it comes to the romcom genre!

Love, love, love this book!

I'm obessed .

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Jesse Vilinsky elevated the listening experience and brought the story and characters to life.
As someone who enjoys romantic comedies, I appreciated the references to some of my favourite Romantic Comedies.
I would recommend you listen to this book, it is an easy listen, predictable but in a comfy way and the story is complex enough to stay with you.

Memorable and Re-readable

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Better than the Movies is an easy listen, with a lovely storyline. Jesse's narration is flawless, easy to recognise characters throughout and great emotion at perfect moments.

Beautiful bittersweet and blissful

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Tamer than my usual reads but still a decent story, if rather predictable but I guess that’s what romance books are! Narrator did a great job and gave this book the character it needed to carry it.

Tame and predictable but entertaining

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Really enjoy listening to this one. The narrator did a good job. Story wasn’t new but lovely and made me smile while I listened.

Rom Com Young Adult = Perfect

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