After by Anna Todd

Link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/5095707-after

Page Counts: 582 pages

Genre: Young adult fiction, Romance

What is it about?

Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way.

But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to.

But he’s also rude—to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does—until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she’s never known before.

He’ll call her beautiful, then insist he isn't the one for her and disappear again and again. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath all his lies. He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls her in deeper.

Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend. So why is she trying so hard to overcome her own hurt pride and Hardin’s prejudice about nice girls like her?

Unless…could this be love?

Now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet’s most talked-about book for yourself!

There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER ... Life will never be the same. (WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS A LOT OF UMMM... LOVE-MAKING SCENES)

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My Opinion: I have mixed feelings about this book. Although I like it, there is some things I would have change about this book. I actually read this book thrice, twice on Wattpad and once on a physical book. Yes, this book initially was posted on Wattpad as One Direction fan fiction but when it hits 1 billion reads, they published it and changed the characters name. That is why I also put a Wattpad link for this book.

Okay, first of all, if you already read a love story about a bad boy and a good girl, this book will be sort of cliche for you but if you like that type of story line, you will absolutely love this book.

“I feel as though I am ice and he is fire. We are so completely different, yet the same.”

Let me start off with what I like about this book. I love the characters and the chemistry that both main character have. I love to read it more on Wattpad because it have Hardin (or Harry) point of views in it which I really like and I don't know why they removed it in the first book because I love me a good male POV. I also love how it was realistic and always hit us with conflict after conflict because that is actually happens in real life relationship especially a relationship as complicated as what they have. This book is hell of an emotional roller coaster and I love it so much! It can make you swoon, fall in love, cried and the next thing you know you'll be throwing the book on the corner of your room. That is how intense the emotion you will get from this book. I really enjoy reading it.

What I don't like about this book is it can get exhausted reading about their problems. The character also can be quite frustrating to read and this book been talked about a lot in bibliophile community because they said it promotes an unhealthy relationship but however, I like to see it as a warning that if you're in a relationship like Tessa and Hardin, its better for you to removes you partner from your life. One more thing is I hope there is not a lot of love-making scenes! I hate it when I have to skip it or read it through because they sometimes talks about important things during the scene. It is very weird, awkward and very embarrassing to read it.

Who will like this book?

People who enjoy good girl and bad boy romance, love a good intense emotional book and love to read a lot of conflict. Believe me, this book will not be boring for you.

Who will not enjoy this book?

People who hate the bad boy love story and people who hates even to stumble across a love-making scenes because this book has a lot of it, i mean, A LOT.

Rating: I give this book 4/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐