A review by brielleborgia
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟5 stars
(Possible spoiler ?)

If you love RomCom movies and grew up in the 90s/00s…. This is such a fun read! One of the best regular fiction YA novels I have read in a long time. It was the right amount of swoony and cheesy for me. 

•enemies to lovers
•touches base on grief 
•He falls first
•touches base death of a parent and New (super sweet) stepmom
•HEA
•Protagonist is a quirky outsider 


There were several parts where it could be seen as “meh” because 1) the author hadn’t really mentioned any diversity and left it all up to your interpretation (which is okay to me, but could bother some) 2) the antagonist , Wes, was not truly a “bad boy” as Liz painted him out to be until the very end. This is not a spoiler per se, but it’s something you learn super early on. 

Totally recommended for a light read with some tug on your emotions☺️❤️
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