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booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Vomit, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.0
"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."
I've been curious about this author for quite some time now, but I wasn't quite sure if her books would be for me. I've been warned that her adult books are probably too steamy and to stick with her YA books, and I'm having the feeling this advice hits the nail on the head. I don't read a lot of YA anymore, but I can totally understand why Better Than The Movies is so popular. This is such a cute fake dating romance and basically an ode to romcoms, and I really enjoyed my time with this story. I loved the many romcom quotes at the beginning of the chapters as well as the references to movies and music in the story itself. They worked so well with the plot as well, and I liked the little something extra it added. I loved the whole enemies to lovers, childhood friends to lovers and fake dating elements this story had, although the love triangle vibe was a tad too strong for me. I like quirky and adorable characters, and both Wes and Liz fit the bill. I do have to say that I was a bit annoyed by Liz at times, and especially when it comes to how she treats the people close to her. I understand that she is still grieving her mother, but that doesn't really excuse just how bad she treats them at times. There were some other minor niggles that prevented me from giving it the full five stars, but I still very much enjoyed reading Better Than The Movies. I will be looking forward to the sequel coming out next year!
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
lias_library22's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
cristinareading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
brooklyntaylor's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Car accident and Blood
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
karenmsams's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Vomit
Moderate: Death of parent
libriinks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
THIS BOOK WAS SO. GOOD. I COULD OVERLOOK THE POP CULTURE REFERENCES AND MINOR GRAMMAR ERRORS BECAUSE IT WAS SO CHARMING
WES IS SO BOYFRIEND-CODED!!!!!!!!! AND HE FELL FIRST!!!!!!!! AND THE ICONIC "SHE ISN'T YOU"!!!!!!!!!!
FOREVER SCREAMING ABOUT THIS BOOK
Graphic: Vomit, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury
coco78337's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death of parent, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
ophycore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Car accident
Minor: Drug use