I can't decide if I loved this or just really liked it. Whilst reading it I was engrossed, but when it was over I didn't really have the 'must tell everyone about it' feeling I usually get from books that I love. I loved the premise, I found both Eleanor and Park engaging, I LOVED the secondary characters (in particular Park's parents), and it had a wonderful last page which left you feeling optimistic and hopeful (which was definitely needed!)...all in all, it's a book that I should have loved. I don't know why then I feel like it just missed the mark a tiny bit, but the more I think about it after finishing, the more I feel like it was less than the sum of it's parts. 
 Definitely worth reading and recommended, but maybe just not as amazing as I thought it was when I was reading.