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Nothing Like the Movies

Lynn Painter

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#1 New York Times Bestseller In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better Than the Movies, Wes and Liz struggle to balance their feelings for each other with the growing pains of being a college student in a “worthy second-chance romance” (Kirkus Reviews). For a few beautiful months, Wes had his dream girl: strong-willed girl-next-door Liz. But right as the two were about to set off to UCLA to start their freshman year together, tragedy struck. Wes was left dealing with the fallout, which ultimately meant losing Liz in the process. Flash forward months and months later and Wes and Liz find themselves in college, together. In a healthier place now, Wes knows he broke Liz’s heart when he ended things, but he is determined to make her fall back in love with him. Wes knows Liz better than anyone, and he has a foolproof plan to win her back with the rom-com worthy big gestures she loves. Only…Liz will have none of it. Wes has to scheme like a rom-com hero to figure out how to see her. Even worse, Liz has a new friend…a guy friend. Still, Wes won’t give up, adapting his clever plans and going hard to get Liz’s attention and win back her affection. But after his best efforts get him nowhere, Wes is left wondering if their relationship is really over for good.

GenresUniversities and collegesFictionDatingRomance storiesRomance fictionNovels

448 pages, 16 editions

English edition · First published 2024 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · ISBN 9781665947152

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charNovember 2026
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“I’m always gonna love you.” - La La land

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Editions

16 editions

English

  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · 2024 · ISBN 9781665947152 · 17 readers This page
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · 2024 · ISBN 9781665947138 · 7 readers
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster Children's · 2024 · ISBN 9781398536425 · 2 readers
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · 2024 · ISBN 9781665947145 · 1 reader
  • Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies, 2) · Thorndike Press, a Cengage Group · 2026 · ISBN 9781420536744
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers · 2025 · ISBN 9781665990509
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster BFYR · 2024 · ISBN 9781665967136
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster · 2024 · ISBN 9781398536449
  • Nothing Like The Movies (Better Than the Movies) · Blackstone Publishing, Inc. · 2024 · ISBN 9781668120491
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers · 2024 · ISBN 9781665971829

French

  • Nothing Like the Movies · Comet · 2025 · ISBN 9782487412194
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Comet · 2025 · ISBN 9782487412217
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Comet · 2025 · ISBN 9782487412255

Other (nl)

  • Nothing Like the Movies · Xander Uitgevers B.V. · 2026 · ISBN 9789463496476
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Xander Uitgevers B.V. · 2025 · ISBN 9789463496452
  • Nothing Like the Movies · Xander Uitgevers B.V. · 2025 · ISBN 9789463496469

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