Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

Wes: 

I'm just....going to go lay down under my desk and cry because it's too pure and fluffy and I can't take it.

THE NUMBER OF ROM-COM MOMENTS/REFERENCES. and the tropes
Ok but like... Being a music supervisor sounds so cool.
"nothing trashy, just something that doesn't make you look like a librarian"
HE'S SO SOFT. PROTECT AT ALL COSTS.
356 Pages

Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter

Summary: "Liz Buxbaum has always known that Wes Bennett was not boyfriend material. You would think that her next-door neighbor would be a prince candidate for her romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only proven himself to be a pain in the butt, ever since they were little. Wes was the kid who put a frog in her Barbie Dreamhouse, the monster who hid a lawn gnome's severed head in her little homemade neighborhood book exchange.

Flash forward ten years from the Great Gnome Decapitation. It's Liz's senior year, a time meant to be rife with milestones perfect for any big screen, and she needs Wes's help. See, Liz's forever crush, Michael, has just moved back to town, and—horribly, annoyingly—he's hitting it off with Wes. Meaning that if Liz wants Michael to finally notice her, and hopefully be her prom date, she needs Wes. He's her in."

Quite cute! *goes to watch all the rom-coms

356 pages

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Mr Wrong Number, The Love Wager by Lynn Painter

Hey look. It's the classic: white woman sees an animal and automatically thinks she can tame it. And then she does.
It's mostly for the line about how she's so in the present that she doesn't see what's around her, which is why she's accident prone...also the lack of filter and the quirky-ness.
*character mentions grabbing a Boulevard. My Missouri ears shoot up.
The snark.
I'm just going to take some bubble wrap and protect both of my children.
352 Pages

I'm glad to see that Jack grew a bit....
The Colin and Olivia cameos tho. And Olivia continuing to shenanigan herself into trouble (also Colin taking her to Barnes and Noble).
But also...like...getting snacks after dates crash and burn is peak best friend move.
Me trying to remember the plot of this book....
There were Pride and Prejudice 2005 References.
336 Pages