Kyra Davis, So Much for My Happy Ending

So Much for My Happy Ending

Kyra Davis

Mira, November 2006, $13.95

ISBN: 077832351X

While the stars twinkle above the Golden Gate Bridge, Tad Showers tells April Silverperson that he loves her and wants to marry her, though they are only dating for three months. April reciprocates his feelings, and has waited two decades to change her last name as no one should be called Silverperson, but to become April Showers is a cruel joke of fate. Still, she accepts, as she feels safe and protected when she is with Tad.

Nothing goes right with the wedding that she thought would be a small personal affair without her mother attending for some enigmatic reason that only mom understands; instead, half of the city shows up for the nuptials. At Dawson where she works, her boss insists that she needs no time off for a wedding, honeymoon, or the rainbow test. Worse, April finds she prefers spending time with musician Jeremiah Ramano than with Tad. Then there is mom messing up again. However, the final straw is Tad who lied about his childhood, has bipolar disorder that is controllable when he takes his medication, and has other sociopath issues that leave April frightened and worried instead of safe and contented.

SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING is a deep character study that is told from the perspective of a beleaguered April who struggles to cope with her bipolar disorder husband, especially as his lies and his extreme behavior swings surface at a time she is attracted to someone else. The storyline is driven by April, a wonderful protagonist, who provides a deep a look inside a persons soul. Kyra Davis provides her audience with a powerful insight into living with someone suffering with a mental disorder, though Tad assists her in making her choice too easy at the end.