The Going to the Movies Collection (boxed Set) by Lynn Painter

The Going to the Movies Collection (boxed Set)

Better Than the Movies; Nothing Like the Movies

Lynn Painter

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · September 30, 2025

The New York Times bestselling Better Than the Movies rom-com duology by Lynn Painter about the relationship between a hopeless romantic and the boy next door is now available in one collectible paperback boxed set!

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Who it’s for
Liz and Wes’s romance unfolds across prom schemes, changing expectations, and a college goodbye.
Themes
Rethinking happily-ever-after, Romantic love
Genres
Romantic Comedy for Teens, Contemporary YA Romance

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The New York Times bestselling Better Than the Movies rom-com duology by Lynn Painter about the relationship between a hopeless romantic and the boy next door is now available in one collectible paperback boxed set! 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.

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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. Then, Liz’s whirlwind romance comes to a heartbreaking end when she goes off to college, and it’s up to her sweetheart to win her back through the rom-com big gestures she loves. This charming paperback boxed set includes: Better Than the Movies Nothing Like the Movies

Liz and Wes

Liz and Wes’s romance unfolds across prom schemes, changing expectations, and a college goodbye.

Come here for

  • Liz and Wes’s prom-date scheme
  • Two romances in a collectible paperback boxed set

Expect

  • A neighbor relationship that shifts from childhood pranks to romance
  • A college separation and an attempt to win Liz back

Where it sits

Romantic Comedy for Teens99%
Contemporary YA Romance46%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Romantic Comedy for Teens
  • Emotions & Feelings for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
Lynn Painter
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
September 30, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Rethinking happily-ever-after · Romantic love
Reading lane
Romantic Comedy for Teens