A review by chronic_listener
Nothing Like The Movies by Lynn Painter

emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really struggled rating this because on the one hand, I want to liquify this book and inject it straight into my veins. On the other hand, there were a couple of things I didn't really enjoy about it.
But I already know I'll think about it for a long long time, and probably (definitely) will re-read at some point.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THIS BOOK
❤️ Wes Bennett
> I loved that he seemed like the main character in this one. Being inside his head and seeing everything through his eyes was a treat.
❤️ the side characters 
> all of them just added so much to the story, especially Clark (my boi)
❤️ all the butterflies
> they are so deeply, painfully in love with each other asdfghjsksl
❤️ the writing
> Lynn Painter does YA so well
❤️ Wes Bennett
> have I mentioned Wes Bennett yet??
❤️ so many great quotes !!!

I was absolutely unprepared for the amount of sheer heartache and grief. 
The fact that I fell in love with Wes and Liz as soon as I read Better Than The Movies made it hurt so much worse to see what they went through in Nothing Like The Movies.

I genuinely wanted to annotate every. single. thought. in Wes' head, it was so beautiful to see how thoroughly smitten he was with Liz and his determination to get her back.

TLDR; while it wasn't the perfect book, I liked the writing, it made me feel a metric shit ton of emotions and it'll stay on my mind for the foreseeable future. Also I'm obsessed with Wes Bennett.
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