Hello Readers,
Better than the Movies has been sat on my type up this
review pile for a while. I loved this book and it was a little hard to write
this review without it sounding like I giant love letter to Lynn. I think I read
this book at the right time I love a good romcom and this book just hit it out
the park for me.
I loved this delightful young adult romcom as this book felt like love letter to romcoms.
I loved this delightful young adult romcom as this book felt like love letter to romcoms.
The story is filled to the brim with
references to iconic movies such as “10 things I hate about you” and I hit me right in the feels. In this book
we follow Liz a hopeless romantic who has always dreamed of her life playing
out like the perfect rom-com. I mean we’ve all been there.
Liz is fascinated
with her childhood crush, Michael as she believes he’s her ideal leading man. In
true romcom style she has decide that she is going to try gain his attention
and by enlisting the help of her neighbour, Wes. In the same romcom vein Liz begins
to question if her perfect fantasy idea of love might not align with her original
plans as she has growing feelings for Wes. With that cat out the bag I would
just like to say the slow-burn romance between Liz and Wes was absolutely worth
the wait.
I loved how Lynn’s writing was light-hearted and kept cheerful
tone throughout that made the book hard to put down. I think I am in my banter era
as once again I love the humour and banter between all of the characters as they
made the story feel a little more relatable.
I thought it was great how through to book Lynn delves
into themes of self-discovery, grief, and expectations versus reality. But in a
way that celebrates the messy, imperfect nature of life and relationships, without
feeling like the characters are being ridiculed.
This is a must read for any romcom fan and pop back tomorrow
to see my review of book two Nothing Like the Movies.
Comments
Post a Comment