Eleanor & Park was indeed charming, but it just didn't quite do it for me: something about the pacing of the book felt off. Everything happens quite suddenly, like the author realized that the plot had to progress - well, somewhere. But the conflict felt, as always, external to the couple themselves (view spoiler)[ very Romeo and Juliet but without the melodramatic deaths (hide spoiler)]. I think I'd like the sequel to this more, the part where both sides grow up a bit and realize how very terrifying it can be to actually fall in love.