Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week’s neglected book
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter Published by Simon and Schuster on May 4, 2021
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
Pages: 368
Format: ARC
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In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door.
Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet.
The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.
But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.
Why did I add Better Than the Movies to my bookshelf?
My college-aged daughter is home right now and has a lot of free time. She has been going through my books and reading one most days. In other words, she is living the life that I wish I could be living. She read this one from my shelf last week and gave it 5 stars and I kind of feel like I am missing out on something now. I really need to find the time to read some of these awesome books just sitting on my shelves!
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
It’s a cute cover!
I’d like to switch places with your daughter, please. LOL I don’t remember this one from last year. Glad it was such a hit for her!
Oh that does look fun! Neat how having her picking books and enjoying them is getting you excited to pick some up from the shelf, too.
CAROLE!!! This book is so wonderful. I swear, if it doesn’t make you smile, I will eat my shoe.
I read another book by the author Mr. Wrong Number and I enjoyed it.
I like the sound of this one! I’ll be back soon searching for neglected books!
THis one looks fun