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Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
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really liked it
bookshelves: contemporary-romance, for-good

⋆˖° "She's not you."
"What?"
"She. Isn't. You."
⋆˖°

Just finished this after binge reading the last 150 pages and now idk what to do with my devastatingly single life. I have a feeling I'm going to spend the rest of my days waiting for my own Wes Bennett who's never going to show up. *peers across the street to the house that's on sale*
I'm dramatic, I know. I can't help it.

Also, did I mention that I freaking LOVED this book??? It was everything I expected it to be (and my expectations were high)

Better than the Movies is adorable, funny, entertaining, and had me furiously reading until the last sentence. The writing style for contemporary romances can be crap (*cough* the summer I turned pretty *cough*) but Lynn Painter's writing is actually so well done!! The story never felt cheesy or forced, it all just flowed together so well.

AND THE CHARACTERS ARE SO CUTEEE. I loved Liz, and I loved how she was 'different', but not in the cliche way. It really felt like she had her own personality, not a copy and paste from every other cliche main character. AND WES. I mean, come on! He was the best part of the book fr. Like... do I need to say more? 🤭

And I'm SO glad I bought a physical copy because I'm obsessed with the movie quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Lynn Painter is a genius, really. This book is just unbeatable.

This book made my heart happy. If you haven't already, please do yourself a favor and read this book. It's a gem 🥺

⋆˖° "Enemies-to-lovers; it's our trope, Buxbuam." ⋆˖°
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Reading Progress

January 24, 2023 – Shelved as: to-read
January 24, 2023 – Shelved
August 1, 2023 – Started Reading
August 1, 2023 –
page 0
0.0% "bought this at B&N bc I kept hearing so many good things about it! can't wait to get into it 😍"
August 2, 2023 –
page 120
33.71% "Liz I'll take Wes if you don't want him-"
August 3, 2023 –
page 212
59.55% "great now she's in ✨denial�"
August 3, 2023 – Finished Reading
February 16, 2024 – Shelved as: contemporary-romance
February 17, 2024 – Shelved as: for-good
February 18, 2024 – Shelved as: to-read

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message 2: by pia (new) - rated it 4 stars

pia (Taylor's version) 💗💗💗💗💗


emily ❤︎ (hiatus) Lovely review ml!! 💗💗


message 4: by Charles (new) - added it

Charles I have been looking for a cute MF romance to help me get over from the couple of bad ones I've already read this year, and this book sounds more than promising . Thanks for a great review!


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Ava (✿◕‿◕�) hehehehe 🥰


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Emily awww thank uuu love 🥰🥰🥰


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Charles you are very welcome!! I hope you enjoy it!!! 🤍🥰🫶


rosesrded Wes is THE man


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) the_keeper_of wrote: "Wes is THE man"

REALLL 🥵


˚ ༘ ⋆ 𐙚 lils this review >> 💘


message 12: by am (new) - rated it 4 stars

am aw this is too cute 🥹


annie She's not you SUPREMACY! 😭💗 love your review bae!


message 16: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 25, 2023 03:36AM) (new)

amazing review<3
AND we all need a Wes Bennett


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Anum YESSSS 🩷 thank you SM bae 🫶🏻


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Shehrbano tyy ml 🫶🏻 YES WE DO 🤧


• Amelia • AMAZING REVIEW ELLA! 💚
Just a question, what made you rate it 4 stars? I haven't read it, so I'd just like to know the content.


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Amelia AW THANK YOU! I rated it four stars mainly because of the amount of language the characters used. But besides that, there really isn't any other content :)


• Amelia • Ella (1989's version) wrote: "@Amelia AW THANK YOU! I rated it four stars mainly because of the amount of language the characters used. But besides that, there really isn't any other content :)"

I figured there must have been some cussing in it. Thanks, Ella!! 💚


annie UGHH THIS TOP TIER LINE 😭🥺


hannah ⋆౨ৎ˚˖ ࣪(hiatus) ahhh how have I not seen any of your updates for this book ?😭 but I’m so glad you liked it!! I love this book sm so I’m happy for you🫶🏼💕


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Hannah, lol I'm not sure what happened but this is actually an older review 😂😅 but THANK YOU AWE I'm so happy you love it too bby ilysm 🫂💞


sama ୨୧ (hiatus &#x1f494;) gaspp I never saw this omg. STUNNING REVIEW ELLA 💗💗 where can I get me a wes bennett tho 🥲 amazon?


message 27: by Courtney � (new)

Courtney ✩ Yay I’m so happy you loved this so much Ella bby!! I love a book that has me up rushing to finish it 🥰 But also hate me a book that reminds me how painfully single I am LOL 😅 Beautiful review!! 🫶🏼💖


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @sama, HAHA I posted this last August, I just like to edit my old reviews sometimes 💞 aw thank uuu I appreciate that! frr tho wes bennetts sure are scarce I think liz took the only one 😭😭😭


ally (wes bennett's version) LOVE THE REVIEW ELLA💖yea i found a wes bennett on ebay, but just as i was bidding a REALLY high number, some girl named liz buxbaum took it😭


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Courtney, aw thank you sweetie 🥰 ahh yes me too me too, lol its so painful tho 🤧 tysm pretty ladyyy you are too kind 🤭


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @ally, YAYY THANK YOU BBY 💓 *gasp* NO WAY the exact same thing happened to me earlier 😭


Norma (semi hiatus cuz of school) Ella I’m so glad you loved it. This book is so cute and Liz and Wes are just meant for each other😍�. Beautiful review, Lovely💗💗💗


♥︎ Heather ⚔(Semi-Hiatus) Oh yayy so happy you enjoyed this bbs! 💖🌸 beautiful review! 😍


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Norma, awe thank you sm angel!! 🥰 ahhh ikr they’re are so precious 🤧 tysm! 🥺🫂


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Heather, THANK YOU BBY I appreciate that!! 💓


viee ୨୧⋆˙ᝰ.ᐟ Ahh I can’t get over how ADORABLE YOUR POSTS ARE. LIKE HOW GIRL


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @viee, YOU ARE THE CUTEST THANK YOU ANGEL 🥺💗


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @rach, LOVE YOU TOO MY PRECIOUS RACH 🥺🥺 ah yes I was truly suffering when I wrote that 😞


jasmine •。ꪆৎ ˚⋅ glad you loved it!! it seems so cute omg 🫠🩵


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @jasmine, aw thanks so much bby! IT REALLY IS you def should read this!! 💞🤭


 Maddalena (semi-hiatus) THis review is just sooo amazing! I'm so happy you loved this <33


ella ˚୨୧ ⋆。. (behind on pf comments) @Mads, aweee hehe THANKS MADS I love you so much 😘💖


message 45: by Sarah (new) - added it

Sarah Moran Your review is amazing!! 🥰 I can't wait to read this book...someday 😂


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