I haven't read a romance-contemporary book in a long time. And I am glad I did! It is only once in a while that I read a pure romance, with nothing else (fantasy with romance, mystery with romance, etc.), so I was kind of hesitant to read this one. But man, am I glad I did! This is one of the cutest romance's I have ever read! While this is such an adorable book, I absolutely HATE the ending. I know that not every book should have a happy ending, but what is one more book? I NEEDED them to end up together. The whole time after Eleanor had moved, I kept expecting one of them to show up at the other's door. But that didn't happen. And now my heart is broken. But would I read this a million more times? Yes. Would I recommend it to everyone? Yes.
Thoughts on the Characters:
Eleanor Douglas: Aaaahhhh!! I love her so much! I love how she doesn't take no for an answer, I love that she doesn't care what other people think about her, but my favorite part about her is that she stayed with Richie to protect her family. That takes a lot of courage.
Park Sheridan: I honestly cannot decide who I like better, Park or Eleanor. I love that Park was willing to give up his "popularity" to protect Eleanor. He was willing to disappoint his parents, and risk punishment to help Eleanor get away from Richie. He truly did love her.
Favorite Quotes:
“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”
“Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.”
“I want everyone to meet you. You're my favorite person of all time.”
“I don't like you, Park," she said, sounding for a second like she actually meant it. "I..." - her voice nearly disappeared - "think I live for you."
He closed his eyes and pressed his head back into his pillow.
"I don't think I even breathe when we're not together," she whispered. "Which means, when I see you on Monday morning, it's been like sixty hours since I've taken a breath. That's probably why I'm so crabby, and why I snap at you. All I do when we're apart is think about you, and all I do when we're together is panic. Because every second feels so important. And because I'm so out of control, I can't help myself. I'm not even mine anymore, I'm yours, and what if you decide that you don't want me? How could you want me like I want you?"
He was quiet. He wanted everything she'd just said to be the last thing he heard. He wanted to fall asleep with 'I want you in his ears.”
“He made her feel like more than the sum of her parts.”
“I don’t like you, Park. Sometimes I think I live for you”
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