3.5 disco balls
Published: February 26, 2013 by St. Martin’s Press
Purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Category: Young Adult, Fiction, Romance
#1 New York Times Bestseller
A story of two unlikely teenagers who find each other when they need each other the most. The book synopsis reads: “Two misfits. One extraordinary love.”
To me it wasn’t really about two misfits, but more about two teenagers discovering themselves. Park on the outside fit in; on the inside he felt like a misfit in his own family. He was able to be himself in front of Eleanor. Eleanor on the outside seemed as though she wanted attention for being different, but it was her family life that was chaotic: what we learn about her is that you should never judge a book by its cover. Park made her feel safe.
I enjoyed the structure of the book with the back and forth between Park and Eleanor’s take on situations and feelings. The author also did a good job at character development, pace and dialogue. I prefer books with more dialogue than detailed paragraphs (just my preference), so I read this one rather quickly.
Why 3.5 versus 4 disco balls? The ending. To be fair, I am not sure what I wanted but I know I wanted more than I got (and I was kind of sad it was over). It is still worth a read.
If you read it, or will read it, let me know what you thought!
Saturday Nite Reader 
This was one of the books I received at Christmas and I read it in a day. I loved it! I will write a review shortly but like you I was disappointed by the ending and left hanging. I immediately googled to find out more and apparently there will be a sequel at some point.
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A sequel! That I would definitely read. That makes me feel a bit better about the ending now 🙂
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Let’s just hope she writes it soon!
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I liked it. I thought it was very sweet. Also, I love your pants in that picture!! ❤
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I’ve had this book on my shelf for so long, and your review makes me want to read it now!
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Let me know how it goes!
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I still need to get around to this one! Love your photo! Those pants look so cozy!
Erica | Erica Robyn Reads
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I’ve heard nothing but great things about this book, so I am so glad you enjoyed it so much as well despite its flaws. Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous review! ❤
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I’ve never read it but heard about it. Great review, unfortunate about the ending.
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The premise sounded promising but sounds like it missed the mark – thanx for the review!
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It was still good, if you ever have downtime and looking for a read. We can’t like all endings right? 😉
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I haven’t read it and I probably won’t for awhile so I can’t weigh in on the ending. Sorry that you didn’t like it because it stinks to put so much into a book and then not like the ending.
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This has been on my TBR for AGES! I’m glad that you enjoyed the book and I’m thankful for the heads up that the ending might be a little disappointing. I’ll definitely need to pick this one up ASAP if a sequel is in the works!
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Can’t wait to hear what you think!
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I have heard so much about this book. I ahve read Rainbow Rowell’s other books and I will get to this eventually.
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