Book Review - The Vow

I saw the advert for the film adaptation of this story and I knew straight away that I wanted to read the book before seeing the film as it was based on a true story. I am also a sucker for a romantic story. My boyfriend Tom went to buy me this and couldn't find it and it turned out that it was in the religion section within Waterstones. At first, I was surprised and a little concerned to whether or not this story was going to be for me as I am not big on religion however, after reading this story, I can understand why God is important to some people, without God, this story wouldn't have been the same. Most people have heard about Kim and Krickitts story because of the 2012 film starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. I am yet to see it but I imagine that its a great film but I will have enjoyed the book better. So I finished reading the book yesterday - I couldn't put it down after chapter 4 - I just kept reading and reading, any spare moment and you would find me with the book in my hand. Two months after they got married they were on their way to Krickitts family and they were in a car crash which left Krickitt with a giant head injury and in a coma for weeks. When she finally woke, she didn't have a clue who Kim was. She didn't have a recollection of any of their relationship. Throughout the period Krickitt began to get better Kim stood by her and kept the vows he had mad to her. through to hardest and darkest of days he stood by her. their shared faith in Christ kept them going and kept them together through the hardest thing they would ever go through. I had mixed emotions reading this book. I felt sad reading all of the pain and sadness the couple went through but then knowing that everything turned out good at the end made my happy. The one thing I have taken away from reading this is that you should never take the one you love for granted because one second they could be there and the next taken away. It leaves you with the question 'What would you do?' Would you stand by your vows and the one you love? I would like to think that I would stick in there and hold on, but I suppose it is easy to say that until you are in that situation. At the end, I it leaves you thinking about your own relationships and how you see your own life. It's left me wondering about how I feel about 'God' as well.