Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter is the highly anticipated, incredibly charming, and emotional sequel to the smash-hit Young Adult rom-com Better Than the Movies.
Picking up where the first book left off, this entry transitions from the sweet, nostalgic innocence of high school into the messy, high-stakes reality of freshman year at college. It is a brilliant, laugh-out-loud look at how real-life love stories rarely follow a perfect Hollywood script.
The story rejoins Liz Buxbaum and Wes Bennett, everyone’s favorite next-door neighbors turned lovers. After a magical high school ending, real life throws them a massive curveball. A devastating family tragedy forces Wes to leave UCLA and move back home to Omaha, cutting his freshman year short and leaving a deeply heartbroken Liz behind in California.
Two years later, Wes is finally ready to return to college, re-enrolling at UCLA with a singular focus: winning Liz back. He knows he handled his departure terribly, putting up emotional walls and shutting her out when he needed her most.
The catch? Liz has spent the last two years actively trying to mend her broken heart, moving on with a structured, drama-free life and a completely new boyfriend. She is determined to protect her feelings and has zero intention of letting the boy who broke her heart back into her inner circle.
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