Books like Better than the Movies
If you liked Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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Anna and the French Kiss
Because shares tags: young adult, romance, contemporary.
Anna Oliphant is sent to Paris boarding school and falls for Etienne while misreading Bridget and Matt.
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The Fault in Our Stars
Because shares tags: young adult, romance, contemporary.
John Green's The Fault in Our Stars: Hazel and Augustus in Amsterdam, the unfinished manuscript, and how the novel handles illness, humor,…
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A Thousand Boy Kisses
Because shares tags: romance, young adult, coming of age.
Poppy and Rune bind promise jar kisses before illness parts them.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Because shares tags: young adult, romance, coming of age.
Two Chicago teens with one name collide, with Tiny Cooper's musical stealing every scene.
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Credence
Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, coming of age.
An orphaned teen spends a mountain winter with her guardian and his two sons, and lines blur.
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We'll Always Have Summer
Because shares tags: young adult, romance, coming of age.
Belly must choose between Conrad and Jeremiah after two years with Jeremiah and a wedding plan at Cousins.
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The Kiss Quotient
Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, humor.
Stella Lane hires escort Michael Phan to practice dating and learns logic fails where touch and family press in.
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Because shares tags: young adult, romance, coming of age.
Closeted Simon Spier trades emails with Blue while Martin blackmails him over Abby and the school musical nears.
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If He Had Been with Me
Because shares tags: young adult, romance, coming of age.
Childhood friends Autumn and Finn drift apart in high school until one August night changes everything.
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Heartstopper: Volume Three
Because shares tags: romance, young adult, coming of age.
Nick and Charlie test honesty on a Paris trip while friends face exams, outings, and eating-disorder strain.
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Can You Keep a Secret?
Because shares tags: romance, humor, contemporary.
Emma blurts every secret to a stranger on a turbulent flight, then finds him running her company.
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The Last Song
Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, coming of age.
Angry teen Ronnie spends a summer in Wilmington with her pianist father, finding first love, family repair, and loss.
