I really enjoyed this book. I felt an emotional connection with the main character and was able to sympathize with what she was going through. I was surprised after reading this book to see so many low ratings and bad comment. I can't fault people for their opinions. I believe it's possible that someone who is a Sophie Katz fan may have come into this book expecting something different. This is not a murder mystery, chick lit, day at the beach read. This was a book about mental illness, personal strength, and self discovery. A lot of people seemed to believe that April should have seen the signs that something was off with her husband right away. I disagree. My mother is bipolar and she went undiagnosed and unmedicated for 20 years. People like to write off someone's unexplainable behavior with words like flighty, ditzy, passionate, different. People are scared to put a mental health label out there. Also it's hard for some to believe that someone accomplished and educated could suffer from such a mental illness.But the truth is most brillent minds are a little off. My husband suffers from depression and anxiety. His mother has a chemical imbalence so it makes sense that he could have one too. There were scenerios in this book that were exact replicas of my relationship. My husband is NOT bipolar. Unlike April his erratic behavior at times were stress related and we were able to work through them early in our relationship and are going 12 years strong. Everytime April reasoned things and stood by her man it's not because she was dumb or blind it's because she wanted to be that woman who was the backbone and able to keep it together through the storm so that she could enjoy the rainbow afterwards. And if you want to point out the fact that he stole from her, keep in mind that drug addicts and gamblers have stolen from loved ones and with their forgivness were able to work through their issues. Money is material if you love someone that would not be a deal breaker. A painful betrayal yes but not a deal breaker with your soulmate. NOT if you believe he/she is worth fighting for. But that's just my opinion on this book and that situation.