Didn't love this as much as Eleanor and Park, mostly because I didn't care about the bits of Simon Snow and the fanfic version throughout (though props to Rowell for making the styles distinct; I always know which Snow-universe I was in). I liked the growth and change in relationships among all the characters; I liked seeing Cath grow and come out of her shell in spite of herself. I even liked the romance and how there was no pressure about sex either way--an acknowledgement of it without an expectation. I liked this a lot and I would totally pass it to many teens I know, but it didn't sparkle for me the way E&P did. Which is not to say this is bad, just that E&P was better.