it only happens in the movies book review

A substantial romance for even the most skeptical teens.' - Booklist, STARRED review 'Audrey and Harry’s relationship sings with witty banter, electric heat, and feverish emotion, but Audrey’s journey to self-discovery reaps even more rewards, leaving readers with a fresh, realistic look at first love.A wild ride that’s high on drama and deep in self-reflection.' - Kirkus 'Alongside snippets of Audrey’s rom-com essay, British author Bourne draws her protagonist as a believable mix of self-awareness and inexperience as she does her best to cope with her selfish father and hurting mother, her largely absent brother, and Harry’s omnipresent ex.a smart, funny, and emotionally satisfying rom-com.' - Publishers Weekly 'YA readers will relate to the struggles Audrey faces and be pleased by the refreshing conclusion to this love story.

Su padre les abandon por otra mujer, su madre est rota y, adems, Milo acab por romperla a ella.

(Dec.★ 'It's enough that this well-cast British import cleverly elevates and deconstructs genre tropes without ever belittling them, but it goes beyond even that, candidly addressing the weight of expectation behind a first sexual experience and the misconceptions that women especially often have about theirs. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN THE MOVIES es la historia de Audrey y de como odia el amor y las historias con final feliz. Agent: Madeleine Milburn, Madeleine Milburn Literary. Audrey’s struggles with whether to trust Harry and whether love is worth the pain it can cause are plausible, and though the book does fall prey to an old trope, with Audrey pitted against Harry’s ex, it’s a smart, funny, and emotionally satisfying rom-com. Alongside snippets of Audrey’s rom-com essay, British author Bourne draws her protagonist as a believable mix of self-awareness and inexperience as she does her best to cope with her selfish father and hurting mother, her largely absent brother, and Harry’s omnipresent ex. Seventeen-year-old Audrey is also working on a school project about romance movies, which she thinks encourage unsustainable relationship expectations. This doesn’t make her immune to his charms, however, especially once she’s starring in his zombie movie, a return to acting after her post-breakup retirement from high school theater.

Her mother is still suffering from her father’s abrupt departure, and Audrey’s not entirely over having “bought the I-lost-my-virginity-to-an-attractive-but-morally-bankrupt-asshole T-shirt.” When she starts a new job at a fancy movie theater in Bridgely-upon-Thames, she recognizes coworker Harry as a charming flirt who hits on everyone.

It only happens in the movies book review