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Better Than the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #1)

Lynn Painter

Start date: January 22, 2022

Finish date: February 5, 2022

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Dec 11, 2024 Monet Daffodil added it

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Better Than the Movies
Author: Lynn Painter
YA Romance

You guys, this book had me in a chokehold and I don’t even like YA! I loved it so much! 🥲. This was the cutest, sweetest book ever. Long story short, our FMC dreams of having a romance like she sees in her favorite movies. Her forever crush has just moved back home after being away, and she is determined to share her picture perfect moment with him. However, she ends up developing feelings for her neighbor who has been helping her ...more

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Sep 29, 2022 Emily rated it it was amazing

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Apr 18, 2023 Amber Gangis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Such a great enemies to lovers story! Gah, I loved it so much that I read it in a day! Very innocent and cute. I wish there was a sequel (I googled if there will be one and it comes out in 2024!!!).

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Jun 12, 2023 aitana sanz :) rated it it was amazing

las referencias a taylor swift, lo presentes que están la música y las comedias románticas, y los personajes de este libro (wes te amo) hacen que sea un 10/10
sin la evau de por medio me lo habría leído en 24 horas sin duda!!
nivel de inglés bastante normalito :)

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