"Eleanor & Park" meets "Pretty in Pink"
Bewertet mit 3.5 Sternen
Not only did the book's cover remind me of "Eleanor & Park", but also several ingredients to the plot: girl from a dirt-poor family that is not exactly skinny but loves music a lot and is bullied at school by the popular kids. The story itself is of course very different from Rowell's famous YA-book, and is toward the end taking a "Pretty in Pink"-turn. Will the guy stand up for his girl against his rich friends who only make fun of her?
Although the story is only a standard Young-Adult plot (as opposed to 'Eleanor & Park', which was rather unique I would say), I did like reading about Darcy and Grey. The book also touches on some serious topics (being poor, being bullied, being a plus size, being ashamed of themselves because of all those things), but it's really only scratching the surface without going in very deep.