Unpopular opinion warning! 
 Maybe I need a break from YA romance. "Eleanor & Park" was supposed to be the cream of the crop - and I was really looking forward to it. And early on, Eleanor even says she dislikes Romeo and Juliet, that they were "sixteen," "shallow, confused." Yes! Let's go! 
 But then... I just failed to connect with the depth and speed of Eleanor and Park's relationship. I still appreciated a lot of the nuance and the way Rowell flipped some cliches on their head. I liked the writing, but this did not live up to the enormous hype. Three stars.