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

Lynn Painter

Start date: June 1, 2023

Finish date: July 1, 2023

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Apr 21, 2023 samar rated it it was amazing

absolutely loved every bit of it. Wes and Liz are adorable as hell

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May 25, 2023 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲♡︎ミꨄ彡 rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4-star-books

“Enemies-to-lovers—it’s our trope, Buxbaum.”

~~4.5⭐~~

DEFINITELY worth all the hype😭🤗🥰😆💗

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Sep 22, 2022 dani ౨ৎ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

[4.5*] too good

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Aug 28, 2022 Sasha rated it really liked it

The absolute truth that I cried at climax in the middle of a day squares up to the fact that I definitely am spooning over this utterly marvellous masterpiece ×.×

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Aug 22, 2022 bhuvi ♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

wes bennett is what teenage boys should aspire to be

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Jul 16, 2022 bhavya rated it really liked it

Shelves: loved-it, beautiful-shit-right-here, loved-the-side-characters, 4-stars, loved-the-romance, ridiculously-hot-love-interest, badass-heroine, actually-has-a-good-plot, a-whole-lot-of-chemistry, great-romance

SQUEAL.

*deep breathes*

Not me listening to the Soundtrack of Liz and Wes playlist on Spotify while writing this review.

But this book. God, this book.

I am so in love with this book and I will not apologize for the fact that I might be dreaming of my own version of Wesley Bennett (and my own version of 'Better Than The Movies' but alas a girl can only dream).

If you haven't summed it up already, I loved this book. The characters, the plot, the romance, The Diner, the whole parking war. There is ...more

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Sep 29, 2022 Chloe (max verstappen's version) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: words-cant-describehowmuchilovethis

4.5 stars. i am a forever Wes Bennet stan <3

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Aug 24, 2022 deanna k. rated it really liked it

ya romcom EXCELLENCE.

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May 17, 2022 antonella rated it it was amazing

May 22, 2022 red rated it really liked it

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May 31, 2022 Emma (Taylor's version) marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Apr 28, 2023 Shreya(Taylor's version)༉₊˚๑ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporaries, favorites, books-i-would-sell-my-soul-for, enemies-to-loversss, hall-of-fame, cover-love

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Nov 05, 2022 saakshi⁷ (taylor’s version) ☽ rated it liked it

Jul 30, 2023 taz ♡ rated it it was amazing

Jul 11, 2025 rod ✧･ﾟ rated it it was amazing

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Aug 09, 2022 Lilli Gilliam marked it as to-read

Sep 20, 2022 sami rated it it was amazing

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Aug 16, 2023 allie :) (taylor’s version) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 6stars, summerreads

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Oct 03, 2022 stani ♡ (in the biggest slump oml) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: he-falls-first

🧸CUTEST FREAKING READ EVER🧸

no i am not squealing and smiling like a loon even 5 mins after finishing this book. it was terrible. cheesy. and very romcom. three things that i love very much💘

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