I mean just wow. Leah Scheier has done something quite amazing with this book. This may be one of the best books I've read that successfully digs deep into schizophrenia and how it not only affects that person, but the people they love as well. 
 What I Liked: 
 The author has nailed the ins and outs of the mental disorder talked about in this book. As someone who has taken a many psych classes, I can say that Leah Scheier knows her stuff and has hit all the important topics and terms to help even a novice understand what this disorder truly is. It broke my heart watching Jonah deteriorate right before my eyes so to speak. I saw the symptoms early and I knew that things were going to get worse. I think the build up to the boiling point was done perfectly. I also liked that April was very supportive of Jonah and stuck by his side no matter what. She never gave up on him. Jonah's family system is also very important. I liked that Jonah has a loving mother and while she was at first in denial, she did what she had to do to help her son. I liked April's mom a bit as well. She at least tried to not let her daughter do whatever she wanted and she gave her a lot of hard talks that she didn't want to hear. I appreciate seeing all sides of how everyone is affected. 
 What I disliked: 
 I wish that the main character April wasn't so stereotypical. She is unpopular and only has one friend who happened to transfer to a new school and now April is all alone (view spoiler)[So much so that she stalked the three new students who would be starting school with her, one which includes Jonah (hide spoiler)] April is also very bland with no personality whatsoever, is insecure, and can't believe the cute new kid thinks she's pretty. Also this book is heavily instalovey on April's part since she is pretty much in love with Jonah after two days. It was very hard for me to like April as well and found reading from her POV to be aggavating. While I cannot fault the author for this because I think this probably what really happens, but April enabled Jonah's condition to worsen by not speaking up about concerns and odd behavior she witnessed. Throughout the entire book she never said anything to people like his mom or his doctor because she thought she would be betraying him. It was absolutely insane. (view spoiler)[April is very insecure as I previously mentioned. This was annoying. Since she is "socially awkward" any friend she does get, she latches onto and becomes heavily dependent on to live life. April enabled Jonah and helped his condition worsen by not saying anything to Jonah's mom when he displayed bizarre behavior that concerned her. She felt that by saying something she was betraying his trust. This is how she acted throughout the entire book. I felt that once Jonah was admitted in Shady Grove? that much of her concerns were about what she wanted from him than actually about his well-being. She was denial through most of this book and by being in denial she had unrealistic expectations of Jonah. Ex. April thought Jonah would be out of Shady Grove so they could be together because she needed him, she still wanted him to go to art school with her, she wanted him to be affectionate with her even though before his condition worsened he wasn't that affectionate either. I think if April was written differently or maybe as a friend and not his girlfriend, I would liked their dysfunctional relationship a bit more (hide spoiler)]. I hate to say it but their relationship was not healthy. April was too obsessed, too dependent, and hurt Jonah more than she thought she was helping him. I would have preferred their relationship be portrayed as friends, because I cannot tell you how many times she kept referring to him as her boyfriend. 
 I really enjoyed this book. Reading what Jonah was going through broke my heart. It really did. At times I wanted to break down and was terrified at what Jonah's future entailed. But the ending is very satisfying. I love that Leah touched on the fact that sometimes specific types of therapy(cognitive, behavioral). I definitely recommend this book to readers, especially those with an interest in psychology.