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Nothing Like the Movies

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Nothing Like the Movies

By: Lynn Painter
Narrated by: Charlie Bushnell, Jesse Vilinsky
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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.

©2024 Lynn Painter (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio
Emotions & Feelings Friendship Romantic Comedy Heartfelt Feel-Good
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VOICE ACTORS BROUGHT IT TO LIFE

LYNN PAINTER I FREAKING ADORE YOU WONDER OF A WOMAN. THANK YOU FOR THIS. TRULY. I LOVE THIS SERIES. I just sobbed tears of sadness and happiness!!! Absolute masterpiece

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Lynn Painter strikes again (get it?)

Great voice actors in this book-they really captured Wes and Liz. I loved it.

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The best sequel EVER

I love Lynn Painters writing. She is my favorite author! Her stories are captivating and I love her creativity with her characters. A must read for romance lovers!

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Liz and Wes

I was so excited when I saw there would be a sequel to Better Than the Movies but also had a healthy dose of skepticism because sequels have to be done REALLY well. Lynn Painter hit it out of the park with this one! It is truly unputdownable. I loved every heartbreaking minute of this story. Wes and Liz are endgame!

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Perfect

I’m in love with Wes and Liz’s story. It’s so captivating and Wes is the love of my life!

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Absolutely amazing

Can we get more or Liz and Wes please. Wow such an amazing sequel to this love story. I loved how much they grew up and found their way back together.
I love second chances at love. With all of their history they shared they really do know each other even with all that time that has passed.

I felt so bad for Wes with everything that he had to go through with both his parents, having to juggle all that pressure. He didn't want to worry Liz and decided that breaking up was for the best.

Liz seems so much more determined with school and her job. She's an amazing person that everyone loves. She really vans into her own and want taking no bull from Wes.

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Love these love lovers!

Stayed up till 2 AM to finish this audiobook! I love these two even thought I just met them a week ago in Better Than the Movies. We get narration for Wes this time and his voice is exactly as I expected :) Great story. I hope we get more of them!

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I will never stop loving Wes and Liz!!! They make my heart happy. Wes is the most smitten guy ever, and Liz is helpless to resist him. I don’t always love second chance romances, but this one made me kick my feet in happiness because they are soulmates. I wish I hadn’t read it so fast because now it’s over, but I guess that just means I can read it again sooner.

Lynn Painter puts something in her YA books that never fails to give me the warm fuzzies. Also, the 2.0 playlist is perfection.

Jesse Vilinsky and Charlie Bushnell killed the audiobook narration. The pining emotions came through perfectly.

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Love Wes & Liz ; Narrators are fantastic ; wish the book focused more on their relationship when together

Love both characters - loved them in the first book and loved Wed even more in the second book.

I feel like the book dragged on a little too long to the final moment us all readers desperately wanted. Liz’s indifference got to the point where I found myself saying “stop thinking so much and just freaking get together with him”

I feel like in both books we didn’t get enough insight into their relationship while in love and happy and that fantastic connection they have. That is something I wish would have been in the book - less of the build up exchanged for a few chapters of them in love and their banter.

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Tied very well

This book made me love the last book so much more though it was more brash very hard language when it turned to Westley’s pov and more spice senses however still very entertaining and kept me interested all 11 hours

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