![]() ![]() It’s full of pop culture references (from Taylor Swift to To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) as well as references to all the classic rom-coms ( Bridget Jones, When Harry Met Sally, and more). Will her story become one worthy of the enemies-to-lovers trope that’s so popular in rom-coms or will she end up with her first crush? Well, you better pick this book up!īetter Than The Movies is a super cute YA contemporary novel and it’s light-hearted, fast to read, and addictive. When prom is finally around the corner, Liz is very much confused as to who she really likes. But noticing that Wes isn’t the annoying “bad boy” she had always thought he was was definitely not part of her plan. She asks her neighbour and childhood frenemy Wes to help her out in exchange for the good parking spot they’ve been fighting over for months. However, she can’t seem to find a way to get to him that’s why she comes up with a plan to win his heart and get him to ask her out for prom. ![]() Her childhood crush, Michael, returns to town and she just knows he is the one. What is Liz missing though? The love interest. She inherited this passion for rom-coms from her late mother with whom she used to watch all these films. She imagines her life playing out like one as much so that she even creates soundtracks to go with her experiences. Lynn Painter’s new novel, Better Than The Movies, introduces us to Liz Bauxbaum, a high school senior obsessed with rom-coms. ![]() “ Love is always in the air, always a possibility, and always worth it.” ![]()
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