I really enjoyed Better Than the Movies so I’ve been looking forward to this book and I had so much fun reading it.

I love second chance romances and I think this was such a good one. It was great to see that even though some things had changed, Liz and Wes’s feelings for each other remained there and I loved seeing him fight to win her back. Once I got into this book, I was hooked and couldn’t put it down - I just couldn’t wait to see what Wes was going to do next and how Liz would react.

There were a couple of things that I felt were left a little bit in the air, like whether Liz really wasn’t a romantic anymore after all (or if it was just a defence mechanism to deal with her own heartbreak) or whether Wes ever found out about what really happened between Liz and Michael, but that didn’t really hurt the plot, it’s just a couple of things I personally would have liked to have seen explained a bit further.

Overall, a really solid sequel. I think I even enjoyed this more than the first book.

anything lynn painter writes, i will eat it up. brilliant yet again - i cant get enough of liz and wes

I really enjoyed the first book and this was something I was looking forward to reading, but felt very disappointed by it. DNF’d it for a while, but had to struggle through it to mark it completed.
I found this quite boring, and the older versions of the characters were not as exciting and were a let down.

Book one should have been a standalone.

I LOVED the first book and the hype and build up for this sequel was too great for me to resist delving into it the first opportunity I got.
Wes’s reasoning for breaking with Liz is heartbreaking and their slow will they / won’t they is woven through the pages for this and whilst I may have felt disappointed with the choices Wes made, we love these characters right so all can be overcome and they can have a HEA!?
I think this book follows the rule of sequels but I’m not sure book one can be beat anyway but this is an excellent runner up.

I received this book as an ARC and provide my honest review

The book we’ve all been waiting for. This book made be feel every single emotion. I laughed, I cried, it was everything we needed the continuation of Liz and Wes’s story to be.

I can’t even think about Wes without tearing up. I was so heartbroken to read about everything went through, and even after everything he experienced, he was able to come out the other side and start over which I felt so proud of as a reader.

Liz in this book and Liz in BTTM were COMPLETELY different characters and it was so emotional to read. She’s no longer the hopeless romantic she once was, and it made me so sad to read about how she’d lost her light. I really loved her in BTTM and felt so emotional when reading. However, she’s a driven woman and is determined to achieve all of her goals which we LOVE!

So many things happened in this book, it’s hard to put it all into words. Both characters went through so much in this book and it was heartbreaking to see two people that were so clearly in love with each other having to separate. The pining though!!!!! The yearning!!!!!! This is what Lynn Painter always does so well.

Despite being apart for so long, I loved how easily they managed to fall back into their relationship and the place they were once in. The teasing was still there which is always fun t read, and their banter is honestly elite.

The ending had me feeling EVERYTHING. I loved how everything tied together, it was a very satisfying ending which we always appreciate! I truly don’t think I could have asked for a better sequel to Better Than The Movies!!!!

A great 'will they, won't they' get back together romance, set between UCLA and a small town. Liz's new internship is going great until her boss decides that her next project is to document the college baseball team, a team that her ex has just joined, resulting in them spending a lot more time together than she is comfortable with. Wes and Liz's history is deep and painful, can he persuade her that all is not lost and that he has never stopped loving her?

Absolutely loved following this couple's love story all over again!

Gorgeous dual POV with really distinct voices. Absolutely loved the quotes!

I would read all future romances by this author as it felt so messy in a good way! I love romances with characters who mess up and make amends and aren't so perfect!

Brilliant book! ❤️

I was excited to read more about Liz and wes as they've grown up and I loved their first storyline. The roscommon and cheesiness throughout this book was nice to read but I feel a but disconnected to Liz because she feels so different to her previous book. I'm glad everything worked out in the end though.

This was a just a great read. I was just all in the story.
Loved the MCs. Lovely written book. i enjoyed more than I expected I would

Liz and Wes are back! I loved following theirs enemies to friends to lovers story in 'Better Than the Movies'. The romantic comedy film references, the scheming, the gradual inevitability of the central relationship... I was very excited for a follow up with our central couple at college. The story, as others have commented on, was a little different to what I was expecting, especially given we have an early parent death, a break up and a two year time jump. This, however, did not hurt my enjoyment of this heart-warming sequel.

The novel alternates between Wes and Liz's viewpoint as he starts his baseball career at college and she ends up documenting it for her internship. Cue l;ots of close quarters and the fiery enemies banter we saw in the first book (before the book weaves its way satisfyingly to the inevitable conclusion). I particularly enjoyed the sections of the novel where Wes and Liz revisited their past and returned home, uncovering an unfortunate trail of miscommunication and lost time.

The most throwaway plotline is Liz's fake relationship with her flatmate to make Wes jealous. It certainly creates those feelings for Wes but there is no real consequence for the plot. It is conveniently brushed to the side as easily as it appears. Other than that, I enjoyed the twists and turns and enjoyed following Wes and Liz in the next phase of their lives. 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher who provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Better than the movies is one of my favourite books and so I was so excited to receive and read this book. However, I am unsure how I really feel about it. I feel like it was not really needed and did not provide much but some of it felt very rushed such as them getting back together.

Follow on book for Better than the Movies, if you liked that you are in for a great ride. This book follows the story and is very enjoyable. Great to catch up with the characters again and a thoroughly amazing read. Recommend

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster!

"I was excited about that as we drove toward the field, and when “Supermassive Black Hole”came up on Clark’s playlist, I knew exactly what I was going to do.

I loved Muse—especially the Resistance album—but it was impossible for me not to picture the Twilight baseball scene when that song was playing."

Wes doesn't have an easy time after parting ways with Liz, he has to rebuild his relationship from scratch with the girl who once lived next door and loved him. But the Liz that Wes knew was long gone. No matter what you try, it won't work. Oh, I was so nervous, wondering how it would end... My favorite scene was definitely the part with the balcony :D I laughed out loud there!

I really liked Clark, and he even went so far as to be her fake boyfriend for Liz, just to make Wes think Liz was over their relationship long ago.

The book gave me exactly what I expected. Sometimes you have to read stories about second chances.

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I loved this. I loved being back with Wes and Liz after what felt like forever. After finishing Better Than The movies 2 years (?) ago, I went on a bit of a Lynn Painter journey and can say I have found immense enjoyment in all her books. The writing in NLTM was once again excellent, as I have come to expect.
Being back with Wes and Liz years later in college was great to read. When you I read YA romance, I often think it’s unrealistic to imagine these young people settling down with a HEA. Life is not that kind unfortunately. And seeing these beloved characters experience life yet still come through it was truly heartwarming.

I also really liked the side characters who show lots of potential for further stories to be told. Wade and Campbell! AJ, Clark and pretty sure there’s a Ross and Lilith story to be told there too! Just give me more please Lynn!

NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES-
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Liz and Wes are no more 😭😭 but will it stay that way? Wes wants her back, Liz is fake dating her best friend. Wes has stuff to work through and Liz has a career to focus on! So naturally it's both hilarious and heartbreaking getting them to admit they both still have feelings for each other!
I just adore the vibes from these books, the soundtracks, the teen angst everything it just makes me feel like I am in a 90s teen movie. I said it about the first one but will say it again, if you love the cheesy 90s romcoms and teen movies then these books are so nostalgic. 100% worth the read!
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If you enjoyed Better than the Movies, you're in for a treat! I first discovered Wes and Liz three years ago and I've been captivated by their chemistry ever since. They make such a fun and charming couple to root for, and it's been exciting to see their popularity grow to the point where Lynn Painter decided to expand on their story. This book has everything: baseball, music, song lyrics, hilarious roommates and friends, fake dating, second chances, and just the right amount of angst. It's definitely one you'll want to reread.

Nothing like the movies is an absolute dream for any rom-com lovers out there. This is a sequal to Better Than The Movies, which I hadnt read at the time of receiving this book. So I put book 2 on pause so I could read book 1 first.

Painter has such descriptive writing when it comes to feeling and portraying emotions. It was so easy to feel what they were feeling and to live the experience through them both. The only thing I didn’t like was the fact both the charaters seemed to have completely changed their personaility? Theyre like new people in this book. I get they grew up and whatbot, but they were like reading 2 new characters.

The tension and emotion between Lis and Wez was brilliant, I truly feel the characters on such a deeper lecel than anticipated. It was a fun ride and a good read.

I loved this book.
I enjoyed the first book but there were a couple of things I didn't enjoy, but these things didn't show up in the sequel.
Firstly, I loved Wes and his POVs. I enjoyed the introduction of the new characters while still giving reference to the characters of the first. The way that Wes dealt with his grief and anxiety was so week written.
I wasn't a fan of Libby's character in the first book, but she seemed to have matured in the sequel, and I enjoyed her growth.

I did enjoy this book. The story was fun and the characters were enjoyable. Loved the references too

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for sending me the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutey ADORED better than the movies so I was sooo excited to read this one.

I absolutely loved this one, Wes and Liz are some of my favourite characters ever I will read anything that has these characters in them! If you love rom-com movies (who doesnt??!!), then you will love this book. I absolutely loved the rom-com references in the first book and they were just as good in this one, if not better. I really loved delving more into Wes's point of view and seeing what he was going through, and I loooved the college setting too. I feel like these characters have really grown up in comparison to book 1 and I love that we've been able to go on this journey together with them.

I have no faults at all about this book, I hope this is not the end of Wes and Liz's story.

My only issue with the eARC was that the formatting was a bit messy which made it hard to read at times! But this was not a problem with the book at all so I have not factored that into my rating.

4 stars!!