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A review by dramagirl2003
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
i’m excited to have finally read a lynn painter book! it was amazing 🫶🏻
thoughts while reading
p10: i can see how the thing-i’m-not-meant-to-know happens if liz has that attitude ingrained
p20: aha there he is! i couldn’t remember the name of the other boy in this triangle
p31: love the way liz always tells us what song she’s listening to so we can play it 🎧
p44: oh my heart 🥺 i can’t believe she goes there every day
p72: *coughs* one of you is
p74: two reasons.
p20: aha there he is! i couldn’t remember the name of the other boy in this triangle
p31: love the way liz always tells us what song she’s listening to so we can play it 🎧
p44: oh my heart 🥺 i can’t believe she goes there every day
p72: *coughs* one of you is
p74: two reasons.
- fake dating never works and you always fall for each other
- any decent person would back the hell off from anyone in a relationship
p75: pretend? ha! if you say so buddy
p85: sure you’re not falling for him girl
p86: liz just be honest about how it makes you feel. if joss can’t understand or learn to accept that then you need to rethink this friendship
p127: no offence but michael is seeming less like a good choice for liz with every interaction
p85: sure you’re not falling for him girl
p86: liz just be honest about how it makes you feel. if joss can’t understand or learn to accept that then you need to rethink this friendship
p127: no offence but michael is seeming less like a good choice for liz with every interaction
"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take my romance novel home and read it in a steamy bubble bath."
p156: come on lib, just tell them how you feel
p159: oh yes, such a crime to go outside your own house that you must sneak out and not simply ✨walk out✨
p178: helena is my kinda woman
I think the universe likes Wes better.
same girl
p187: thank you lynn painter for acknowledging that red clothes and ginger hair don’t mix, many people don’t
p188: based on one of the cover graphics, i speculate that she’ll go to the prom in a floral dress anyway
p212: AHH the moment we’ve been waiting for!
p214: NO! he does love you, he’s just trying to guard his heart
p222: yes! run! go get your guy
p234: is she putting a BURGER in the microwave??
p249: GIRL he thinks you’re the one forgetting about him
p187: thank you lynn painter for acknowledging that red clothes and ginger hair don’t mix, many people don’t
p188: based on one of the cover graphics, i speculate that she’ll go to the prom in a floral dress anyway
p212: AHH the moment we’ve been waiting for!
p214: NO! he does love you, he’s just trying to guard his heart
p222: yes! run! go get your guy
p234: is she putting a BURGER in the microwave??
p249: GIRL he thinks you’re the one forgetting about him
"She's not you."
"What?"
"She. Isn't. You."
🤭💗
"A girl will never forget the first boy
she likes."
— He's Just Not That into You
"But she'll also never forget the first boy she hates.
— Liz Buxbaum
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing