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. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.īut 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. She is the author of Better Than the Movies, Mr. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Lynn Painter writes romantic comedies for both teens and adults. 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. 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. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. This coming-of-age story references classic romantic comedy tropes and films as Liz eventually discovers that happily. The novel tells the story of Liz Buxbaum, a senior in high school with a passion for romance movies inherited from her late mother. Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. Better Than the Movies is a young adult romantic comedy by Lynn Painter (2021). 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.
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