--- product_id: 424551323 title: "Better Than the Movies" price: "£10.34" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/424551323-better-than-the-movies store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Star-Studded Cast Cinematic Quality Heartfelt Storyline Better Than the Movies **Price:** £10.34 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎥 Experience the Magic of Movies Like Never Before! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Better Than the Movies - **How much does it cost?** £10.34 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/424551323-better-than-the-movies) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Heartfelt Narratives:** Engage with stories that resonate and linger long after the credits roll. - • **Star-Studded Ensemble:** Featuring top-tier talent that brings every character to life. - • **Perfect for Movie Nights:** Transform your evenings into unforgettable cinematic adventures. - • **Visually Stunning Production:** Experience breathtaking visuals that elevate your viewing experience. - • **Unforgettable Cinematic Experience:** Dive into a world where every frame is a masterpiece. ## Overview Better Than the Movies is a captivating film that combines stunning visuals, a talented cast, and emotionally rich storytelling, making it a must-watch for any movie lover. ## Description 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. 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. Review: 4.5 stars - I absolutely loved this book. It gave me all the feels and made me giggle like a schoolgirl. It was so stinking cute! It also felt like I was watching a rom-com when I was reading it, which I’m a sucker for! The famous lines from popular rom-coms at the beginning of each chapter were brilliant! It really set the mood for each chapter. I enjoyed the plot immensely. It’s another enemies to lovers romance book. The part of the plot where neighbors, who’ve known each other for years, team up and plan to have a fake relationship in the hope of winning the heart of someone else, and end up falling for each other in the process, reminded me of the 90s rom-com ‘Drive Me Crazy’, which I absolutely loved! Other than Liz’s poor communication skills, she was a very likable FMC. She’s a hopeless romantic, very optimistic and unapologetically herself. Her bubbly personality jumped off the page. It was super cute! Like Liz, I was absolutely smitten by Wes’s attentiveness and thoughtfulness. I also enjoyed their banter, it was infectious. If you like me, enjoy a good rom-com then I’d definitely advise you to give this book a read. Review: Cute - This book finally took me out of a reading slump! It was super cute. I wish they would have gotten together sooner tho. Awesome things: ✓Super swoony hero. ✓Determined heroine ✓Great writing ✓ Rivals-to-friends-to-lovers ✓Guy falls first ✓Tons of mentions of romantic movies and good music ✓Good build up, chemestry and tension Not so great things: ✓Time frame. Everything happens in a week or two. She falls in love in that time frame as well ✓Slow. They get together at the end of the book (boo!). There is actually a mention about that, but I wish they mentioned at the beginning that this was a slow romance ✓Since everything happens so slowly and they get together by the end, I couldn't enjoy the romance part of the story as much ✓I know is a book and a story about teenagers but sometimes it was really annoying how the female lead was so dense. Overall, the story was great, the writing amazing, and the guild up intriguing. I would 100% recommend this book if you want to read a clean romance. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #337 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Emotions & Feelings #1 in Teen & Young Adult Romantic Comedy #2 in Teen & Young Adult Friendship Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 28,625 Reviews | ## Images ![Better Than the Movies - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71GopwIzr0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5 stars *by A***X on June 6, 2026* I absolutely loved this book. It gave me all the feels and made me giggle like a schoolgirl. It was so stinking cute! It also felt like I was watching a rom-com when I was reading it, which I’m a sucker for! The famous lines from popular rom-coms at the beginning of each chapter were brilliant! It really set the mood for each chapter. I enjoyed the plot immensely. It’s another enemies to lovers romance book. The part of the plot where neighbors, who’ve known each other for years, team up and plan to have a fake relationship in the hope of winning the heart of someone else, and end up falling for each other in the process, reminded me of the 90s rom-com ‘Drive Me Crazy’, which I absolutely loved! Other than Liz’s poor communication skills, she was a very likable FMC. She’s a hopeless romantic, very optimistic and unapologetically herself. Her bubbly personality jumped off the page. It was super cute! Like Liz, I was absolutely smitten by Wes’s attentiveness and thoughtfulness. I also enjoyed their banter, it was infectious. If you like me, enjoy a good rom-com then I’d definitely advise you to give this book a read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cute *by L***A on September 9, 2022* This book finally took me out of a reading slump! It was super cute. I wish they would have gotten together sooner tho. Awesome things: ✓Super swoony hero. ✓Determined heroine ✓Great writing ✓ Rivals-to-friends-to-lovers ✓Guy falls first ✓Tons of mentions of romantic movies and good music ✓Good build up, chemestry and tension Not so great things: ✓Time frame. Everything happens in a week or two. She falls in love in that time frame as well ✓Slow. They get together at the end of the book (boo!). There is actually a mention about that, but I wish they mentioned at the beginning that this was a slow romance ✓Since everything happens so slowly and they get together by the end, I couldn't enjoy the romance part of the story as much ✓I know is a book and a story about teenagers but sometimes it was really annoying how the female lead was so dense. Overall, the story was great, the writing amazing, and the guild up intriguing. I would 100% recommend this book if you want to read a clean romance. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lives up to its name! *by C***N on March 27, 2022* Huuuuge shout out to Ms. Painter for finally breaking my DNF streak! And with a killer 5 star story to boot! It is first person POV through only Liz's eyes (hallelujah!!!! for single POV), clean with a good bit of swearing. "Enemies-to-lovers--it's our trope, Buxbaum. I loved pretty much every single thing about this book. It was captivating, it was enchanting, it was absolutely everything you want in a YA rom com. It wasn't cheesy. It wasn't unrealistic. It wasn't cringey or over the top. This book has throwbacks and mentions of all your favorite Rom Com movies, complete with a soundtrack at the end of the book of all the songs mentioned. I thought it was going to be formulaic with trying to recreate romance tropes, but it was not. The romance talk, the tropes, the movies referenced, were all integrated into the book seamlessly and flawlessly. Liz was a fantastic FMC because she was confident and secure in her oddities. She actually liked her quirks. Wes was a great MMC because he was normal. He wasn't too-good-to-be-true as a high school boy. He wasn't super arrogant, over the top flirty. But he was so good. The author captured teenagers (and their parents!) so perfectly that I felt like I could've been listening to a story from one of my high schoolers. It was refreshing and wonderful to read teenagers that actually sounded like teenagers--complete with slang and lingo that normally sounds really awkward and out of place to me, but here worked and sounded like it made sense. I read a review that complained that Wes was just a standard YA MMC, and I guess he was. He wasn't crazy douchey. He wasn't weirdly awkward. He wasn't super arrogant. He was normal. He was realistic. And it was adorable. As much as it made me tear up, I loved watching Liz's relationship with Helena develop. What a tough and sensitive subject matter to tackle, and Ms. Painter did it so beautifully. I hate how much Liz lied to Joss, but a lot of it was understandable. EXCEPT the Wes stuff. A girl who is utterly and completely obsessed with all things romance doesn't *want* to spill her guts about her new crush to her best friend?? I get that it would've been messy and complicated given her quest to get Michael and she's already lied a bunch about that, but it still just felt . . . weird. However, I love that author didn't just have Joss roll over. The resolution on that conflict was done really well. Again, very realistically and great for the reader. I went into this book thinking that she was going to set up different tropes for her and Michael to go through to get him. I honestly thought it was going to read a little more formulaic in that sense--and I was totally fine with that--and I was very pleasantly surprised to find out I was wrong. The Rom Com stuff was woven effortlessly and seamlessly into the story in a way that didn't feel disjointed like I thought it was going to. It wasn't over the top. It wasn't on every page, shoved in your face, THIS IS THE PLAN. Again, it just felt more realistic, and I loved that. My only complaint would be that I felt like the timeline didn't match up to real life for things like the basketball team still being in the playoffs (Feb maybe March) but it was also close to Prom (typically an April/May thing); baseball season had only just begun but we're prepping for Prom; Michael left his TX school senior year with less than a month left but then I think he's enrolled at their school? And I thought I remembered Prom being 2 weeks away but she hadn't bought her dress? (And does that mean everything happens over the course of just 2 weeks because it felt like there were more days covered than that.) This story was developed perfectly, paced to perfection, and written impeccably. And it just felt incredibly real. Even all of the teen lingo that was snuck in throughout the story--it just worked. Pick it up. This is one of those "cannot put down. One more chapter" kind of books. I cannot wait to reread this one. It's perfect for teen and adult alike. It's perfect for a romance lover or not. It it just perfect. Guys. This book made my stomach swoop like I was in high school crushing on the boy next door. I used to get this feeling when reading all the time when I was younger. When it disappeared, I figured I'd read too much romance, figured out the formula, grown too old to believe in fairytales... I don't know. But this book gave me that actual, physical feeling, and because of that, it is my duty to pass it along to you reading this review. And it is most definitely better than the movies. ## Frequently Bought Together - Better Than the Movies - Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies) - The Summer of Broken Rules: A Happily Ever After Beach Read --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/424551323-better-than-the-movies](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/424551323-better-than-the-movies) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-12*