Better Than the Movies
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Better Than the Movies

by Lynn Painter

2021•Romance•368 pages

Taste attributes: romancecomedyteentried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers allcomplex relationshipcoming of age

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Boxlist takeExpect an accessible, small-scale romance novel, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

3.8 / 5

77 ratings

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About This Book

A USA TODAY and New York Times bestseller Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as they scheme to get her noticed by her untouchable crush. Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceComedyTeenLove conquers allComplex relationshipComing of age

Subjects

Contemporary romanceTeen fictionYoung adult fictionComing-of-ageFirst loveFriendshipFamilyHigh school

Details

Author
Lynn Painter
Published
2021
Pages
368
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Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

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