Bad news: It didn't live up to all the hype I've been hearing. Good news: This book was great, but it didn't come close to overtaking the love in my heart that I have for Rowell's other book "Fangirl".

I was told that I would stay up all night reading it and couldn't put it down. I was easily able to put it down. The writing is poetic and great. I love her characters and the way Rainbow Rowell writes. It was just.... slow? Realistic. Real-time romance. Life is not one climactic event after another. This book reflects that. Sure, we're on edge with the threat of Eleanor's stepfather, and it does eventually pick up the pace during the last few chapters, but this book is told at the pace of real life. It also has a realistic ending (reminiscent of Levithan's "Every Day").

So all in all. A great book, just not what I was expecting.