I've loved this book since the moment I saw it released as a hardcover early last year. Seriously, this cover is one of my favorites. But I tend to shy away from hardcovers because I lose or tear the book jacket, and then I have one less than pristine book, and I try to keep as close to perfect as I can. When I saw this released in paperback, I HAD to grab it.

Jillian is stuck in a rut. A recent mom to her adorable 18 month old Katie, wife to Henry for five years, she gave up her life in the city as well as her career in advertising to raise Katie, and she's grown ever more resentful to Henry for suggesting it in the first place. It seems like the passion in their marriage is gone, not to mention the love. Then Jillian finds out that her ex, the one she left for Henry, is getting married and she falls apart. Jack has always been in the back of her mind with what ifs floating around. More devastated than she has a right to be, she goes to a masseuse to try to relax and get her mind off things, like the dry cleaner telling her she needs more sex from her husband. When she wakes up the next morning, she is 7 years in the past, in the apartment she and Jack shared. It seems as though she's been given the opportunity to retrace her steps, and finding the footing to avoid the freefall she feels she's in in her future.

Three months after buying the book, I read it in one sitting. I adored it. It wasn't light and fluffy, but it wasn't so heavy that I needed to walk away from it for a while. I love that it didn't just center on Jillian fixing her own issues, but involved her friends and retracing their steps and possibly finding a way to avoid a tragedy that happens that sends several people into despair.
Anyone who thinks that chick lit is just fluff should read Scotch's books.