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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.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (July 26, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1534467637
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534467637
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL750L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.12 x 5.51 x 8.23 inches
Reviewer: Colleen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lives up to its name!
Review: 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.

Reviewer: Q-Q
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you love rom-coms and playlists you need to read this book
Review: Rating: 4.5 starsIf you love rom-coms and playlists you need to read this book. It was so much fun to read. It brought back a lot of 90s nostalgic feelings that are associated with teen rom-coms during that era (i.e. She's All That, 10 Things I Hate About You, Drive Me Crazy, Pretty Woman, You've Got Mail, etc ).There were so many things I loved about this book. I loved the movie quotes at the beginning of each chapter, the banter and chemistry between our main characters, the enemy-to-lover-fake dating-make over trope, and the playlist the main character makes for each big moments in her life. Although, this book was more of a fun, lighthearted read, I also thought the author did an amazing job at writing about the grief of losing a parent and how one eventually moves on and heal from the grief. I did have mixed feelings about our main character Liz. Her idea of romance was a little too much at times and she was kind of insufferable whenever she was around her "crush" Michael. I mean if you start to become a different person (and not even a good person) just to catch the attention of your crush, is it really worth it? However, the ending though was definitely worthy of a true rom-com ending.Overall I had fun reading/listening to this book. I am currently listening to The Soundtrack of Wes and Liz . Soooo cute! Definitely recommend.

Reviewer: Sarah Miller
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Absolutely adorable!
Review: I don’t read a lot of YA, but I loved this one so much. This was such a sweet and cute romance. I loved the characters as individuals, and together. Wes was the absolute sweetest, and the little things he did to make her happy was swoon-worthy! Every aspect of this book was so well done, and I can’t get over how cute it was. I highly recommend this one. Add this to your list if you’re looking for a feel-good romance that will leave you smiling.Read if you enjoy:✔️Enemies to lovers✔️Fake dating✔️Romcom references✔️Childhood friends“You look best when you’re you.”“She’s not you.”“What?”“She. Isn’t. You.”“I fell in love with teasing you in the second grade, when I first discovered that I could turn you cheeks pink with just a word. Then I fell in love with you.”

Reviewer: ps herrera
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Amo amo amo, la historia y el libro es superrrr bonito.

Reviewer: kristie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: My 12 year old enjoyed this book

Reviewer: Blabla
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: O livro perfeito para a geração atual !Que traz o ponto de vista de uma jovem louca por vida dentro dos livros e filmes, q conforme o livro anda entende que os romances podem acontecer na vida real só não como esperado .

Reviewer: Hanna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: My teen daughter loved this book

Reviewer: inés domínguez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: If you like rom-coms, this is for you. Its probably one of the best rom-coms set in highschool that I've read. The characters are just great, it's light, it's funny...100% recomend.