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Better Than the Movies
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June 4, 2024
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July 1, 2024
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camille ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪(slight book slump)
overall rating: 2.75 ★
genre/tropes: contemporary-romance, young-adult, friends to lovers (dislike to friends to lovers)

breathes in. i genuinely wanted to enjoy this book 🥹 i gave it my best effort. to those who loved it, please don’t judge me—i truly apologize in advance.

reminder, i'm not dissuading anyone to not read this book! it's just not something i really liked. if you want to read the book, go ahead and decide for yourself 💗 i'm just here to drop some of my thoughts 🥹

honestly, it's diffic
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angelica ༅:*゚
“You look best when you're you.”

This book reminds me of the high school teenage experience I could’ve had. I seriously devoured and enjoyed this book. I was smiling and screaming like an idiot through scenes. Liz and Wes are so cute together, I love their banter. The movie and TAYLOR SWIFT references made me love this book even more. As much as this book was filled with typical cliche high school cheesiness, I enjoyed it nonetheless. Not to mention, the trope childhood friends to enemies to
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debs ༉‧₊˚.
Sep 09, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ꕤ-young-adult
₊⊹⁀➴ 4.75 stars
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“sometimes we get so tied up in our idea of what we think we want that we miss out on the amazingness of what we could actually have.”
minou ☽
May 04, 2022 rated it it was ok
I know many people are obsessed with this book, so my review might not fit the standard but hey, so be it. To be honest, this book is 2.5 ⭐️ for me mostly because of the main character, aka Liz. Maybe it’s because im no longer 16, but I couldn’t relate to Liz in any way. The way she treats her loved ones because of her selfish desires? That’s a big no for me. The girl treated her stepmother and bff like absolute sh!t. She also had a way of overdramatising every situation, making it into a movie/ ...more
Chloe
Apr 06, 2023 rated it it was amazing
One of my new all time favourite books. I loved the movie references and all the characters. I just knew liz and Wes were made for each other. I will always recommend this book to anyone who loves romance. I don’t want a movie adaptation, I need one ✨.
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖:🎧/📖
esme mae (taylor's version)
even after my re-read, this is still one of my favourite books ever. liz and wes will forever be one of my favourite book couples. and don't even get me started on some of the quotes in this books....AGH.

'She. Isn't. You.'

this will forever be one of my fav quotes from any book.

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okay i was so nervous going into this book because like every person i have ever seen talk about this book loved it and i am so glad i read it becaus
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seher
Sep 22, 2022 rated it really liked it
“enemies-to-lovers—it’s our trope, buxbaum.” ᥫ᭡

i can’t explain how cute and funny this book was. i was laughing so much, giggling and smiling throughout the whole book. i didn’t even expect to love this book that much because i’m usually not impressed with YA books.

i loved wes so so much (and helena - give my woman the damn credit she deserves).
i loved the banter, the messy fake dating part, the connection between wes and liz, their childhood memories, him giving “she’s not you” vibes and fallin
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Alexia・゚゚・。༉‧₊˚. ❧
`✦ˑ ִֶ 𓂃⊹ 2,5 ✵

ׂ╰┈➤ EXTEREMELY disappointed in this one. Why was it so overhyped on tiktok and here? And i also saw someone say this is the cure to all reading slumps. Babe, i'm gonna hold your hand when i say this.. but this was NOT the case for me. This has been dragging me along for a month, not really helping with my bummed up mood about exams.

-‘๑’- I love a cute coming out of age vibes kind of book, but i felt like the book had SO MUCH MORE potential. I wanted more plot, i felt like the a
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Ema Hera
Feb 19, 2023 rated it it was amazing
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oliwia (dorian havilliard’s version)
loved wes, hated liz.
Meg .☘︎🍁
Feb 16, 2023 rated it it was amazing
“Love is patient, love is kind, love means slowly losing your mind.”
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At first this book was a little struggle to get through it was a cute introduction it was so sweet how it was having the character show emotion when dealing with a loss of someone she deeply loved wanted to cherish her last wishes.

I get it why this book is titled “Better than the Movies” it literally is like a fairy tale for her having that first kiss, first dance. But… there was a lot of wro
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harlie brown
Nov 28, 2022 rated it really liked it
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toastie ʚ:ɞ
Sep 05, 2022 rated it really liked it
4 out of 5 ☆’s.

”My inheritance was the knowledge that love is always in the air, always a possibility, and always worth it.”

Goodness — I regret putting this one off for so long!

This novel had an accumulation of all of my favorite things: a hopeless romantic MC, playlists (!!!), and a smitten-as-a-kitten love interest. :)

I am sooo excited to read “Better Than the Prom” and see more of these two! ♡

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Song That I Listened to on Repeat While Reading “Better Than the Movies”: “Feels Like” by Grac
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jana ☀︎
this had the potential of becoming one of my favorite reads, but liz was so annoying.
rozálie
Jan 12, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
ceci
Jul 29, 2023 rated it really liked it
♡ María ♡
Jun 07, 2022 marked it as to-read
Nansy
Mar 17, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favs
4.5⭐️
april
Oct 13, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 5-star
marcy✨
Jul 20, 2023 rated it it was amazing
syd
Nov 18, 2022 rated it really liked it
marlee ˚୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆
Mar 10, 2023 rated it really liked it
Stacey Mccarthy
Dec 11, 2022 marked it as to-read
Loubna ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
May 19, 2023 rated it did not like it
emily ✨
Mar 03, 2023 marked it as to-read
Emily
Mar 12, 2023 rated it really liked it
Aarjavi
Apr 11, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 5-star-reads, romance
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