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Better Than the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #1)

Lynn Painter
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctan...tly drawn to the boy next door.Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar - and maybe snag him as a prom date - even befriend Wes Bennet.The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic-comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love - and rethink her own ideas of what happily ever after should look like.
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Knižní doupě

Better Than Before

Sumár recenzie
Krátká bonusová povídka propojuje světy knih Lepší než ve filmu a Betting On You: na letu se Charlie seznámí s Baileym a po přistání ho místo mámy vyzvedne bratranec Wes, který mu pak představí sousedku Liz. Čtenář se dozví, že Wes a Charlie jsou bratranci, a povídka navíc nabízí krátké pohledy i z perspektivy obou hlavních hrdinek. Autorka uvolnila řadu bonusových příběhů (tři jsou dostupné na stránce SimonTEEN) a recenzentce povídka navnadila zkusit další její klišoidní YA romance, které pobaví, pokud od nich nečekáte nic převratného.

Knižní doupě

Lepší než ve filmu

Sumár recenzie
Lynn Painterová v knize Lepší než ve filmu píše YA romance o Liz Buxbaumové, která se spolčí se svým protivným sousedem Wesem, aby během posledního ročníku střední školy získala pozornost své dětské lásky Michaela. Recenzentce se příběh líbil jako roztomilý ("cute") a ačkoliv je plný klišé, ocenila především hlavní hrdinku milující hudbu a romantické filmy a citlivé zpracování tématu ztráty matky. Vadilo jí v českém překladu opakované chichotání, jinak knihu hodnotí 4 hvězdičky a váhá, zda si přečte i pokračování.

In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door.

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar - and maybe snag him as a prom date - even befriend Wes Bennet.

The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic-comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love - and rethink her own ideas of what happily ever after should look like.