A review by courtneyinthemoon
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I really do enjoy a TJR book.  This one is no exception to that rule.  Taylor has such a wonderful way of building a story and capturing you in the early pages of the book.  

My first book that I ready of TJR was Daisy Jones and the Six.  I have yet to read anything that has had a hold on me quite like that book but this book was up there.  Not as strong as Daisy or Evelyn but the characters in After I do were very lovable and some were even very relatable.

It may be because of the frame of mind I am in right now (heavy grief due to losing my Dad in April) but I honestly thought and hoped that Lauren and Ryan wouldn't end up together.  While I loved them both, don't get me wrong, their year apart seemed to do them good and I really would have loved to see Lauren thrive on her own.  I was left yearning for the strong woman who continues to conquer the world and discover herself without him.

All in all though, the whole cast of characters were truly lovable. 

Losing Grandma Lois sent me into me into a whirlwind of emotions (again, still raw with grief so if you are in the same boat, tread lightly) and the timing of her death and the birth of the baby was a little ... meh and phony for me but it played out nicely in the end with the name of the baby being meant to honor Grandma

I didn't hate it but I didn't 5 star love it.