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A review by crownedaimee
Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Nothing Like The Movies is the sequel to Better Than The Movies, following Wes and Liz in their college years. They hadn't seen each other for two other after Wes went home after a tragedy struck in his family and not able to cope, Wes ended the relationship. Fast forward the two years and Wes is back as a freshman playing baseball and Liz is stuck covering the baseball team as part of her internship. What could possibly go wrong?
This is literally everything that I wanted. At first I was a little scared of what was in store for Wes and Liz, like them breaking up after what happened in Better Than The Movies, I didn't want to believe it. However, their characters did grow so it might've been necessary? I loved having Wes' point of view in this book, I think this was something that definitely drove this story more and made it more interesting. I need a Wes Bennett in my life, like can he actually just be real?
I absolutely loved the tension and the angst between Wes and Liz within this book, it had be squealing so many times but as much as I loved it, I wish they had gotten back together a little sooner so we could have so many cute scenes as well. I felt like the ending of them was a little rushed which let it down a little for me. I would've maybe liked to see more of Liz and Joss' friendship, like I know Liz went to college and everything but surely they could've called as they were best friends. Either way, was this sequel needed? No. But did I enjoy reading it anyways? Yes.
Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for a honest review.
This is literally everything that I wanted. At first I was a little scared of what was in store for Wes and Liz, like them breaking up after what happened in Better Than The Movies, I didn't want to believe it. However, their characters did grow so it might've been necessary? I loved having Wes' point of view in this book, I think this was something that definitely drove this story more and made it more interesting. I need a Wes Bennett in my life, like can he actually just be real?
I absolutely loved the tension and the angst between Wes and Liz within this book, it had be squealing so many times but as much as I loved it, I wish they had gotten back together a little sooner so we could have so many cute scenes as well. I felt like the ending of them was a little rushed which let it down a little for me. I would've maybe liked to see more of Liz and Joss' friendship, like I know Liz went to college and everything but surely they could've called as they were best friends. Either way, was this sequel needed? No. But did I enjoy reading it anyways? Yes.
Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for a honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief