Eleanor and Park

Book Review

Title: Eleanor and Park

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Date Published: February 26, 2013

Page Count: 328

Rating:★★★★.5

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Meet The Author: Rainbow Rowell

Synopsis:

Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.

Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.

Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.

Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

My Thoughts:

This book guys, oh my God this book! Why did it take me so long to get my hands on it; I loved every single second of this book. I related so much with Eleanor it was insane and Park oh Park I fell in love with his as soon as he fell in love with Eleanor; he was the sweetest. I think one reason I loved this book so much was because I connected so much with Eleanor in being bullied. When I was in high school I used to get bullied a lot because of my appearance and this book hit right at home.

 

 

We meet Eleanor when she is getting on the bus for her first day of school. That’s where she sees Park for the first time, at first glance Park doesn’t think much of Eleanor in fact he thinks she’s weird; as time goes on  Eleanor and Park get closer to the point where park feels that he can’t leave without her. While trying to deal with bullying and her crazy stepdad Eleanor finds a safe haven in Park.

I loved how Eleanor found someone that she could be herself with while also feeling safe and I loved how Park was so protective of her. I also loved the old school relationship no cell phones actually interacting and going out, writing letters and giving your significant other mixed tapes. As much as I loved this book I only had one problem. How could Rowell end it that way! I want to know what is going to happen between Eleanor and Park, it’s killing me to know that this is a standalone and I will never know what's going to happen between these two characters I grew to love. 



 

Reading this book was so emotional for me especially towards the end I was balling took me a while to gain my composure. If you haven't picked this book up I truly recommend it. Rainbow Rowell has slowly made her way into my heart and has become one of my favorite authors.

 

 



-SandraTheBookWorm 



  

Landline

Book Review

Title: Landline

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Date Published: July 8, 2014

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Page Count: 320

Rating: ★★★★

Goodreads Link: Landline

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Meet the Author: Rainbow Rowell

Synopsis:

Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble; it has been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems beside the point now.

Maybe that was always beside the point.

Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn't expect him to pack up the kids and go home without her.

When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.

That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .

Is that what she’s supposed to do?

Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?

My Thoughts:

If  you could go back in the past and fix your marriage before it starts, would you do it? 

Georgie McCool tells her husband that she can't travel to Omaha to visit his parents because something has come up at work , but she never imagined Neal would pack up the girls and go without her. While her family is out of town she decides to stay with her mom. That is where Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. Georgie takes this as an opportunity to fix her marriage before it even starts. 

 This was the first time I read Rainbow Rowell and I absolutely loved it. I particularly enjoyed the way this book dives into problems that many married couples actually have. Rowells writing is perfection and I really connected with Georgie and Neal. 

This book really made me see how sometime we take our partners for granted and it isn't until they leave that we realize how much we actually need/want them in our life. I really recommend this book it was a fast contemporary read, that had me laughing and crying sometimes at the same time.

I will definitely be reading more Rainbow Rowell!


-SandraTheBookWorm