After I Do

After I Do by Taylor Reid Jenkins

Summary: Lauren and Ryan have been together for 11 and a half years, and have reached a point in their marriage where they are questioning whether their marriage is worth saving.  The couple decide to take a year long break from each other with no contact whatsoever, this is their story.  The author paints a picture of how Lauren and Ryan fell in love and takes you through their journey, showing the reader how easy it is to lose that spark and how hard it is to get that back.  

My thoughts: I should preface this by saying I never saw myself as someone who would ever read a "chick lit", let alone enjoy it, but this book completely changed my way of thinking.  From page one I was invested in Lauren and Ryan's story and couldn't put it down.  If I hadn't started reading it at one in the morning it's safe to say I would have finished it in just one sitting.  This book took me through a roller coaster of emotions; it made me cry, it made me feel betrayal and sadness, and it also taught me a lot about love.  Now that all might sound cheesy but this is a chick lit after all, what do you expect?

Rating: 4.5/5 stars.