This book was so good. Parts of it are fluffy clouds and sunshine, all cute hand-holding and budding friendships. But parts of it were very solemn, dealing with tough subjects and bad situations. It's bittersweet, delightful, and made me squeal with delight and nearly moved me to tears. 
 The writing was clear and fantastic, just like it is in Fangirl. 
 Overall, I really enjoyed it. I loved the 80's vibe and the friendships and the writing. 
 I have three small notes: 
 1) There was a small element of "instalove." Kinda spoilery: (view spoiler)[ It takes them a while to become friends, but I feel like they go from being friends to being in love very fast, and without enough of a basis for their relationship. This might just be me though. (hide spoiler)] 
 2) Just content advisory: there is a bit of uhhhh romancy-stuff. I could have lived without a couple of the make-out scenes. But also I knew this was a romance going into it, so am I really surprised? Nope. 
 3) As much as I loved this, Fangirl was better (IMO). But I love reading multiple books by the same author and getting to see their skill improve. I feel like Fangirl has a more complete set of characters, a more complex plot, better character development, etc. Not to say that Eleanor and Park wasn't good - because it was really good. Fangirl was just better. Just like Paper Towns is GOOD, but The Fault in Our Stars is AMAZING. On that note, this actually reminds me a lot of Paper Towns. Huh. Anyways! 
 On the ending: (view spoiler)[ I know a lot of people agree with this, but I wanted just a page more. I wanted a reunion. I wanted a hug. I wanted to see Eleanor start to heal and apply to colleges and get all the good things in life that she deserves. (hide spoiler)]