Started On: July 18, 2024
Finished On: July 20, 2024
Format: eBook/Kindle
Genre: YA Romance

Release Date: October 1, 2024

Better Than The Movies, Book #2
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Perfect for you if you like:
Dual POV
Second Chance
College Sports Romance
Pining
It’s Always Been You

Book Summary:
In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better than the Movies, Wes and Liz struggle to balance their feelings for each other with the growing pains of being a college student.

For a few beautiful months, Wes had his dream girl: strong-willed girl-next-door Liz. But right as the two were about to set off to UCLA to start their freshman year together, tragedy struck. Wes was left dealing with the fallout, which ultimately meant losing Liz in the process.

Flash forward months and months later and Wes and Liz find themselves in college, together. In a healthier place now, Wes knows he broke Liz’s heart when he ended things, but he is determined to make her fall back in love with him.

Wes knows Liz better than anyone, and he has a foolproof plan to win her back with the rom-com worthy big gestures she loves. Only…Liz will have none of it. Wes has to scheme like a rom-com hero to figure out how to see her. Even worse, Liz has a new friend…a guy friend.

Still, Wes won’t give up, adapting his clever plans and going hard to get Liz’s attention and win back her affection. But after his best efforts get him nowhere, Wes is left wondering if their relationship is really over for good.
(Summary from Goodreads)

Review/Thoughts:
I have to admit, I was honestly a little scared to read this book. I didn’t want anything bad to happen to two of my favorite characters. But, I was pleasantly surprised! I plowed through this book and ended up really enjoying it.

Lynn Painter completely shattered my heart and put it back together with this book. It was fun to get to read about Wes and Liz. I enjoyed watching them grow up and really mature and develop. I really enjoyed getting Wes’s POV this time around and the college/sports setting was also really fun and nostalgic.

Although I loved getting to read about two of my favorite characters again and I enjoyed the romance and plot, I didn’t think this book was needed and I honestly would have been happy with leaving “Better Than the Movies” as a stand alone.

Thank you Simon & Schuster and Lynn Painter for an ARC copy. 💛