Review: Better Than The Prom (Better Than The Movies #1.5) by Lynn Painter

Title: Better Than The Prom

Series: Better Than The Movies #1.5

Previous book in this series: Better Than The Movies

Author: Lynn Painter

Genre: YA, contemporary romance

Publication date: August 2022

Published by: Simon Teen

Source: Read online

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Synopsis: Prom night has arrived, and Wes Bennett couldn’t be less excited.

Not only is he not going with Liz, the girl he’s loved his entire life, but Liz is going with Michael, the guy she’s loved her entire life. Talk about a nightmare.

They manage to avoid each other at the event, but every glance he steals of her in that gown, smiling up at her date, feels like a punch to his solar plexus.

But when she’s waiting for him after he ditches the dance, he realizes that nothing about the prom even matters.

Because Liz Buxbaum, in Chuck Taylors and a sweatshirt under the streetlight that shines above their spot, is actually far better than the prom.

My rating: ★★★★☆

I loved Better than the Movies so I was so excited when I found out that there was an extra scene written in Wes’s POV.

This one takes place during prom and the scenes right after prom. And let me just tell you, this was SO freaking cute! When Wes first saw Liz at prom...

I loved getting some insight into his thoughts! Especially after the prom when he and Liz finally talk. It was so freaking sweet! The way she told him that he IS the good stuff, and then he told her that Alex isn’t her...

This was just perfect. I loved it!

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