Yet, she still had expectations that Harry would never have been able to meet. Before they got together, multiple people warned her about him, and she knew he did certain things she didn’t like. She seemed whiny to me at times, but I also feel like she expects too much from Harry. There are aspects I loved about Audrey, such as her strength and her ability to call out misogyny (both in the movies and in society), but also, something about her didn’t sit right with me. Honestly, I didn’t love either of the main characters. This is a feminist story that feels realistic, and it is a fresh take on a rom com. I loved the indie cinema setting as well as the scenes of Harry and Audrey actually making the movie, and the book challenges many common romance tropes. Also working at the cinema is a boy who is making his own zombie movie, and what follows is a romance unlike that depicted in the movies. This book tells the story of a girl who is frustrated with the way relationships are portrayed in the movies, and she gets a job at an indie cinema as an escape from home. Review: It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. But in this funny, insightful, and ultimately empowering novel, love-and life-isn’t what it’s like in the movies.
And even though Audrey tries to resist, she finds herself falling for his charms. He’s brash, impulsive, and a major flirt. But then she meets Harry, her fellow coworker at the local cinema. While dealing with her parents’ contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, and shifting friendship dynamics, she has every reason to feel cynical. or does it? At turns funny, feminist, and achingly real, this read is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Patrick Ness, and Julie Buxbaum.Īudrey is over romance. From award-winning British author Holly Bourne comes a clever, deconstructed rom-com that proves that in real life “girl meets boy” doesn't always mean “happily ever after”.
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