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"From the author of Forever, Interrupted--hailed by Sarah Jio as 'moving, gorgeous, and at times heart-wrenching'--comes a breathtaking new novel about modern marriage, the depth of family ties, and the year that one remarkable heroine spends exploring both. When Lauren and Ryan's marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes. Lauren embarks on a journey of self-discovery, quickly finding that her friends and family have their own ideas about the meaning of marriage. These influences, as well as her own healing process and the challenges of living apart from Ryan, begin to change Lauren's ideas about monogamy and marriage. She starts to question: When you can have romance without loyalty and commitment without marriage, when love and lust are no longer tied together, what do you value? What are you willing to fight for? This is a love story about what happens when the love fades. It's about staying in love, seizing love, forsaking love, and committing to love with everything you've got. And above all, After I Do is the story of a couple caught up in an old game--and searching for a new road to happily ever after"--
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I just finished After I Do and just loved it so much. Often the books I read are about how people get in the relationships. While it has its moments, I often want to see what happens next. What is going on after the epilogue?
This book was one of the most perfect answers I could've only imagine. I'm so happy that I found this book in the right time to be fully immersed in it.
At this point, I think Taylor Jenkins Reid can do no wrong. I've started working my way through her back catalog and they're all turning into 5⭐️ reads. I went back and forth on what I thought would happen. The big reason it resonated with me though, was I identified with Lauren's feelings and wondered what I myself would do in the situation.
Highly highly recommend
I loved this. It's not perfect, but it was so good. I don't have much else to say, but anyone who is married or wants to be or is in a relationship... it's for you.