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Interesting approach to a second chance romance but I like that it didn't follow a typical story arc and it kept me guessing- will they/won't they. The epistolary email drafts were a fun add-in as well.

Just finished this and I loved it so much! Cried a few times…

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If this weren't my book club's current selection, I would have bailed. I found the main character quite unlikable - and the end chapters made me roll my eyes more than once. Had high hopes for this one, but alas it wasn't for me!

8️⃣ Another fave from TJR. I only have one more of her novels to read, she needs to write some more!!

This is the only TJR book I‘ve read so far that I didn‘t like. Lauren was pretty insufferable, which made it hard for me to empathize with her during her marriage problems. Her husband Ryan wasn‘t much better. Lauren‘s family was the best part of the story, especially her siblings. Photo is of the decoration we put out every year. Happy Halloween 🎃 👻

9-30-23: My 88th finished book of 2023! Lauren and Ryan, met at 19 in college, and never left each others sides. Now, 9 years in their marriage, they have hit a wall. They just don‘t seem to like one another anymore. So they decide to take a year off. A year to figure out if they still love one another or if they should call it quits. That year is a busy one full of self discovery and family bonding. Marriage is hard.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣8️⃣8️⃣💖

Lauren and Ryan have reached a valley and decide to take a hiatus in their marriage. In the meantime she strengthens her relationship with herself, her family, and friends. Lots of truth and real life to this one…I loved it!! And I think everyone was happy I just had to finish.

Next up with 3 of my favorite buddy readers.💗💗💙

Beautiful. TJR can write literally anything. She could write a takeout menu, and it'd be stunning.

This book punched me square in the gut. An incredibly raw exploration of marriage & separation. There were so many moments that made me contemplate my own life & relationships. Incredibly emotional without feeling sappy & strips the idea of long-term relationships down to bare bones. It focuses on how we have to allow the relationship to grow & change as we do and gives so many little moments of pause .I really appreciated how honest it felt.

So far it‘s alright. Married couple decide to separate for a year, and mother has really happened much . I‘m 50% in .

Not my most productive reading week, but I did manage to get three books finished for #BacklistReadathon, all good reads.

Thanks for hosting @Clwojick and @TheAromaofBooks, and see you in March 👏👏👏🥳😍

Decent book, but my least favorite by her. #authoramonth @Soubhiville

After 11 years together a couple decides to split for a year to see if at the end they feel their marriage can be saved or if they should move on. This one didn‘t really work for me. They were so horrible to each other in the beginning that I couldn‘t imagine them making it work so I read everything that followed from that lens. I liked the supporting characters so much more. Everyone seems to love this one so I think it is just me. #authoramonth

Loved this Book by Taylor Jenkins Reid. One of her early books about a couple who hit troubled times after a few years of marriage. Great characters and loved the whole family. Interesting how they set about dealing with their problems. #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
#BackListRedathon @Clwojick @TheAromaOfBooks Book 1

7th book finished for #FabulousFebruary

Started my first #AuthorAMonth book for February by reading the tagged book. I‘ve read and loved her four most recent books so now reading the back catalogue during February. #TaylorJenkinsReid @Soubhiville

#FabulousFebruary

I love TJR, she‘s my favorite author right now so I‘m going back and reading all of her books. When this book started I was unsure because it felt predictable, and maybe it kind of was but her writing is so good that it didn‘t feel predictable. I also listened to this one and it‘s read by my favorite narrator, Julie Whelan. Book #5 in 2023

This book is really good. Marriage is hard & messy sometimes. Do you give up or work thru it? This couple decided to separate for a year and decide what to do after that. The book follows Lauren as she goes thru all the emotions of the separation, but we also hear from Ryan. I really didn't know what either of them would do. I laughed & cried. Great book!

Book 41 for 2022. Taylor Jenkins Reid again knocks it out of the park for me. She is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. Highly recommend!

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I listened to After I Do. After seven years of marriage, Lauren and Ryan separate for a year in hopes of rekindling their love. It was engaging but straightforward--not twisty, as other novels by Jenkins Reid. 3.5 stars

I don‘t think I‘ve read a book by this author that HASN‘T made me cry. 🤣 I‘ve loved every book I‘ve read by her and this one didn‘t let me down.

This book was good I gave it five stars! After years a marriage and endless fights Lauren and Ryan decide to take a year break from each other and really find themselves no communication at all! This will determine if they are really meant to be together or go there separate ways! The sun will always rise tomorrow a quote from this book no matter what happens! If your married or in a relationship you will definitely get something out of this book!

This book hurt my heart. An amazingly tough story about love and marriage and everything in between.

This isn‘t what thirty is supposed to look like. It‘s not what thirty is supposed to feel like. By thirty, you‘re supposed to have things figured out, aren‘t you? You‘re not supposed to be questioning everything you‘ve built your life on.

~AfteI Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Happy 2022! Sorry, I‘ve been MIA posting for a while. 2021 had many ups and downs. Work and life stress took a toll and continues. BUT I‘ve made a new year resolution to myself to always make time in my day for me time! No exceptions! So here is my wrap up for 2021. I still read many amazing books with the tagged book winning my book of the year! Cheers to amazing 2022!

After a stale September of reading I‘m getting a jump start on October and all I can say is 😭.

I loved this book and found myself so emotionally involved. It‘s the kind that you don‘t want to end. I found myself rooting for the characters the whole way through and stressing it wouldn‘t turn out how I wanted.

Here‘s to my first #bookspin book for October

Taylor Jenkins Reid has become one of those authors I trust to tell a good story. After absolutely devouring Daisy Jones and the Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I've been diving into her backlist, and I (again!) devoured After I Do. What a read.

"Isn‘t it nice … once you‘ve outgrown the ideas of what life should be and you just enjoy what it is."
Taylor Jenkins Reid, After I Do

Lauren and Ryan have reached a point in their marriage where they have lost their bearings. They have become complacent. The way they find themselves again was so personal. They wrote their own path learning there is no set way to go about a marriage.

"Just because you can live without someone doesn't mean you want to."

March Book 17/25 #LitsyLove

I am a puddle of emotions and am wondering how I will survive to the end.

My favorite books of 2020! (In order of when I read them). 4 of the 8 are Taylor Jenkins Reid, and she's my new obsession.
The Great Alone
Mignight Bargain
Maybe in Another Life
After I Do (favorite read of the year!)
One to Watch
One True Loves (4 stars but still a fave!)
Forever, Interrupted
The Secret Life of Violet Grant

The last one from 2020.

Ex Libris

My second TJR read and wow, this was a phenomenal book! It‘s an honest portrayal of what goes on in a long-term relationship — realistic like no other romance book I‘ve read, and still so inspiring.

“All that matters is that you open your heart, give everything you have, and keep trying.” Highly recommended.

#Booked2020 #ThinkPink
#PopSugar2020 A book with a pink cover

A married couple separates for a year when they‘re struggling.

“Isn‘t it nice … once you‘ve outgrown the ideas of what life should be and you just enjoy what it is.”

“The sun will rise no matter what pain we encounter. No matter how much we believe the world to be over, the sun will rise.”

“Why do we do this? Why do we undervalue things when we have them? Why is it only on the verge of losing something that we see how much we need it?”

After I Do was my favorite read of 2020 so far. I'm always praising Taylor Jenkins Reid, but this one will make you think deeper about love than you ever imagined.
#MBCReadathon #MBCGiveaway6

This is one of two TJR books I haven‘t read yet, so I was happy to randomly stumble upon this when I was browsing through available ebooks on my library‘s site. I‘m also using the Libby app for the first time and it makes getting books so easy!

I love the voice TJR gives to her characters...

“I‘ve come to realize that resentment is malignant. That it starts small and festers. That it grows wild and unfettered inside of you until it‘s so expansive that it has worked its way into the furthest, deepest parts of you and holds on for dear life.”

#15Books15Weeks Book 5

I have loved every single TJR book I've encountered and have been devouring them. She is my favorite author-- official thanks to quarantine. Ive read all her books except two (which I plan to rectify immediately).
My official ranking would be After I Do, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Maybe in Another Life, One True Loves, then Daisy Jones and the Six.

Do other TJR fans have a different ranking?

Add this to the TJR books that kept me up way too late. Wow, her writing is just phenomenal & continues to impress me with every story. She can take you from crying to laughing within a sentence. There's so much heart & emotion, and so much wisdom. Genuinely profound advice that feels applicable to any relationship, yet also feels personal to each reader. I can't get over how I feel like I've lived an entire life by reading her stories. 500 Stars!

My third book by this author and she is quickly becoming a favorite! A wonderful exploration of what it means to be committed to a marriage!

1 story, 3 covers
The middle cover hooked me but I read the left one which underwhelmed me. Thoughts?
@MrBook #bookcovers

All the stars and more. This story had me almost in tears and I just listened to it.

So this was the easiest 5 stars ever. I took this out from the library to read when I got too scared by #thewhisperman and it did the trick! I got so invested I finished it already!! Another winner by #taylorjenkinsreid for sure!

Full Review Here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2751171972

#ColorMePretty #GreenAbdPink
Really love this cover, & Taylor Jenkins Reid has quickly becoming one of my favorite writers since her last two books #DaisyJonesAndTheSix and Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo. Love how her characters came alive & believable through her writings! Hoping this one is just as good! *Fingers crossed*

#booknerd #bibliophile #fiction #readerslife #bookworm #TBR

Stated listening to a new book while walking and Pottering along the creek.

Ok, TJR is now officially one of my favorite authors. This story is about a couple, Lauren & Ryan, who have been together for 11 years and have been steadily growing apart. They agree to separate for one year with no contact to see if their marriage is worth saving. I‘ve gotten little else done today because I had to finish this book. She captures the everyday aspect of relationships so well, and the characters are very relatable. I absolutely ⬇️

Left side in progress. Right side plans.

#MayTBR