booksbytheglass 's review for:

After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this book changed so much for me 🥹 as someone who has been let down by love and relationships, this was SO refreshing and full of emotions!! life isn’t perfect but this story sure was!!!

and what I took away is that if something is worth fighting for, you don’t give up - whether it’s your relationship, your job, your mental health, your friendship, or whatever else!! and that is the most beautiful thing 🥹🥹

I cried so hard y’all I think this may be my favorite of TJR’s backlist 

I’m 100% a contemporary romance girlie, and while this was light on the romance and heavy on the relationships people, I loved every single chapter! I was so attached to rachel and charlie and mira so much I wanted a happy ending for every single one of them

and yet, I was content with the way that the entire story ended, in the way that life is messy and unpredictable and isn’t always full of happy endings 

I just cannot recommend this one enough! not to be cheesy but it really is making me look at marriage and relationships in a total different way I love TJR thank you

rating: 5 stars
wine pairing: paso robles chardonnay