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Better Than the Movies Books in Order

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter contains 11 books, published between 2021 and 2024. The first book is Better Than the Movies (2021) and the newest is Nothing Better Than You (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2021–2024
Confirmed
1 of 11 titles
Pages on record
368 in 1 of 11 books
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Better Than the Movies is Lynn Painter's teen romantic comedy series. In the first book (2021), Liz Buxbaum sets out to be noticed by Michael, the crush who moved away and has come back to town, and recruits Wes Bennett, the neighbour who annoys her, to help her land him as a prom date. First love, friendship and family carry the run, which reaches 11 catalogued entries counting the short companion pieces, through Better Than the Prom (2022) and Nothing Like the Movies (2024). A chronological reading order exists beside the publication order.

How many Better Than the Movies books are there?

Better Than the Movies has 11 books, released between 2021 and 2024.

Better Than the Movies Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Better Than the Movies books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter, book 1 of the Better Than the Movies series (2021)
  1. 1
    Better Than the Movies2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021368
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  2. 1
    Wes & Liz's College Road Trip2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  3. 2
    Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  4. 2
    Nothing Like the Movies2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  5. 4
    Better Than the Prom2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  6. 5
    The Party2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  7. 6
    Liz’s Proposal2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  8. 7
    Basketball Night2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  9. 8
    Better Than Before2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  10. 9
    The 15th of December2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  11. 10
    Nothing Better Than You2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Better Than the Movies Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Better Than Before comes first and Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 11 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 8
    Better Than Before2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  2. 1
    Better Than the Movies2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 6
    Liz’s Proposal2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 5
    The Party2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 7
    Basketball Night2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 4
    Better Than the Prom2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  7. 10
    Nothing Better Than You2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  8. 2
    Nothing Like the Movies2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  9. 9
    The 15th of December2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 1
    Wes & Liz's College Road Trip2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 2
    Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Do you have to read Better Than the Movies books in order?

You should read the Better Than the Movies books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Better Than the Movies book also stands alone.

What order should you read Better Than the Movies books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Better Than the Movies (2021), the earliest published title. After it come Wes & Liz's College Road Trip (2021), Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream (2021), Nothing Like the Movies (2024), Better Than the Prom (2022), The Party (2023), Liz’s Proposal (2023), Basketball Night (2023), Better Than Before (2023), The 15th of December (2023) and Nothing Better Than You (2024). In the chronological order, Better Than Before comes first.

What is the newest Better Than the Movies book?

Nothing Better Than You (2024) is the newest Better Than the Movies book released so far.

Is there a new Better Than the Movies book coming?

No next Better Than the Movies book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Better Than the Movies at a glance

Still running
Better Than the Movies is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Better Than the Movies books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
368 pages across the 1 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Better Than the Movies books, 11 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Better Than the Movies books are about

1 of the 11 Better Than the Movies books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Lynn Painter

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.