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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. Contemporary Depression & Mental Health Difficult Situations Emotions & Feelings Family & Relationships Friendship Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Funny Heartfelt

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

Loved!!!

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A feel-good YA romance that wasn’t too cringeworthy and has you chuckling (well at least me). Definitely should be a Netflix movie

Thoroughly enjoyed

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It was one of the most beautiful stories. I don’t hear much about it and there is so much to say. It is amazing

Better than the movies

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Doesn't break new ground as far as the fake-dating trope goes, but this was executed to perfection. The female lead was an actual joy, easy to root for. All brought to life with an outstanding performance from Jesse. Probably one of my favourite listens to date.

Tried-and-True, Done to Perfection

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