Review: So Good!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
4.5 StarsI have some mixed feelings about this book. For the most part I really enjoyed it. There was a really good storyline that I think a lot of women can relate to. Lennox, or Len, suffers from manic depression. She has struggled with it her whole life and the reader follows along as she tries to navigate through life and relationships. While most women do not experience the highs and lows quite like Len, I think that she still represents a little of each of us.When Len falls for Dean, she falls hard and fast. He does as well. I loved their relationship, at first. There is a gradual change in their relationship until finally she starts to break. The two are growing up and they have to figure out how to handle it together or it will tear them apart.Fast forward to when she is a wife and mother. A lot of women get sucked in to the monotony of life. There are times of depression, but again, most women can dig their way out. Len has a harder time "shaking it off" due to her manic depression. We see motherhood and life through her eyes. I really did enjoy her journey and self-discovery.This story is told in the present and also gives us flashbacks of the past. This is where I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I DO enjoy stories like this. I feel it adds another layer to the plot and just gives me a better understanding of the characters. The author did it pretty well, but at times I felt that the story was a bit slow and repetitive. Lennox was down on herself quite a bit and it got a bit old, BUT that is a product of her illness, so I got it.I think that this is a really good story. I became attached to the characters and am hoping that there is another book. There is NOT a cliffhanger. I just honestly enjoyed all the characters and would like to connect with them again. This book isn't about perfect characters that have perfect relationships. In all honesty, they are all flawed in some way. It is how they navigate through life despite all their flaws that makes a lovely story about love, forgiveness, and the possibilities that life can hold.