Leading up to the “shouting-from-the-rooftops I love you” moment, Eleanor and Park share secret looks and stolen glances.
It doesn’t take long for their seat buddy status to change from acquaintances to friends to something more. The adorableness continues when he makes her mix tapes and brings comic books especially for her. Park lends Eleanor his headphones and Sony Walkman, and she is immediately comforted by the power of music. Their love story was slow-building, which is probably my favorite kind of love story (Ahem… The Experiment in Terror series and The Fault in Our Stars). “I want to be the last person who ever kisses you, too…That sounds bad, like a death threat or something. He doesn’t want to like Eleanor, but it doesn’t take him long to realize that fighting his feelings is a losing battle. The son of a Vietnam war veteran and Korean native, Park is a music junkie and a boss in tae kwondo. Unlike Eleanor, Park has a relatively normal family. The only seat available is the one next Park, and he is less than welcoming.Įleanor refers to Park as “the stupid Asian kid,” which totally made me giggle. The first day of school she gets on the bus and every kid pulls a “you-can’t-sit-here” (think Forrest Gump). Now, a year later, she’s back living with her mother, step-father, and siblings in a new town and a rather cramped house. After her mother’s abusive husband kicked Eleanor, she moved in with some family friends. She describes herself as chubby and plain. Can it get any cuter than that? I submit that it cannot! Told in alternating points-of-view, this story will grab onto you and not let you go until the ending.Įleanor is the new girl in school. Eleanor and Park fell in love on the bus listening to ’80’s music and reading comic books.
If I could use one word to describe this story, it would be “adorable”. Thank you for supporting my blog! Book Review: I appreciate my readers and make it my goal to be upfront and honest. This small income goes back into my blog, so I can continue to create fun content for you. In plain English, this means that I may receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you purchase something through the links provided.
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