I did enjoy reading this book and found it hard to put down after Joe came into the picture. However, some of it seems extreme and absurd, especially after the climax came about. I'm really glad I'm not rich, and I don't have rich people problems.
I think readers can relate to Van's problem of loving someone who doesn't love you, or having that person admit she or he feels something for you a little too late. However, I'm not sure if most people can relate to Van. She's not a bad person, but she's the kind of drunk freshman girl I'd see in the dorms and just shake my head at. She does grow towards the end of the book, and there is at least a little bit of redemption.