Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor and Park is a young adult romance about two misfits who fall in love in high school, realizing it probably wont last, but hoping that it will. Eleanor Douglas is a curvy redhead who lives with an abusive, drunk stepfather and five siblings in a small house where the bathroom has no door and she doesn't even have a toothbrush. Park Sheridian comes from a typical suburban home. The son of a war veteran and well known around the neighborhood as the weird Asian kid. The book follows their love story, as well as the events that affect their lives, and ultimately, their love.
I'm gonna be honest, this book is hard for me to review without giving away spoilers. Most of my problems with this book are at the ending, so I will talk about as much as I can without giving anything away. I don't like how Park seems to be head over heels in love with Eleanor, but she never once says "I love you" to him. I guess it is implied, but it feels as if Eleanor does not reciprocate the same amount of love for Park. The plot was also very week. There didn't seem to be any problems in the relationship besides what happens at the end, but for some reason the ending implies that the relationship was full of problems. It's honestly really hard for me to describe the plot of this book, simply because it isn't really there. Most of what kept me hanging was Eleanor's relationship with her stepfather as well as her troubles with school, not really the romance between the two. And I did not like the ending. I have so many problems with it, but alas I cannot vent to you without spoiling the story.
Overall I gave this book a 3 out of 5 stars because overall it was a good read that I enjoyed, I just feel like the lack of plot and the ending made me not really define the book as great.
Thank you for reading another one of my reviews, I'll see you soon with more.
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