Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Publication Date: February 26, 2013
Summary: Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.
Eleanor...Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.
Park...He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds-smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.
My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
My Review:
This is a book I really never planned on reading. I've enjoyed all of Rainbow Rowell's other books that I've read, but this one didn't sound like one I'd like. Mostly because it was set in the 80's and I didn't think I would enjoy that. Yet everybody raved about how great this book was, and I finally caved in. I'm so glad that I did.
Once I started this book I couldn't stop. I loved everything about it. I loved the way it was written, in both Eleanor and Park's point of view. I felt we got more of the story that way, and were able to get to know the characters better. The way she writes all her books is flawless. This lady can write!
And my god Park and Eleanor! I loved them, and I loved their relationship. It developed in such a perfect, and cute way. It was just so sweet, and so perfect. I just want to hug the two of them and tell them they belong together. The way the whole relationship started was great. I could go on for hours about them.
The ending though, my god. It tore my apart. I don't know if my heart will ever heal and be whole again. I turned the page and screamed when there was nothing else written. I NEED MORE RAINBOW ROWELL. GIVE ME MORE OF THESE TWO. PLEASE.
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