Simon & Schuster After: Volume 1

I bought this because it’s easier for me to read and understand better when it’s something that was on wattpad, like if you read on wattpad 24/7 you’ll understand what I’m talking about that writing is just *chefs kiss* it’s so much easier to read I 100% recommend you to buy this and the other series!! Don’t listen to the other reviews just buy it and it’s cheap! 🤍

Came in a day and I love this book series

I wish I knew where to start, apart from what I read in the blurb I knew nothing about this story. Then I mentioned After in a tweet and suddenly I’m being told that what I’m reading glorifies abuse, features rape and is based around One Direction.Panic set in, how can I do this, it goes against everything I’ve ever read, seriously I’m about to read a book about One Direction!Now let’s get this out there, I am not a One Direction fan, my knowledge stretches to knowing that the curly haired one dated Caroline Flack.The truth is I don’t care who the characters were originally based around, because this book is a work of FICTION.I feel I need to address the rape and abuse allegations that flit around social media regarding this book.Within the pages of After you are pulled into a story of love, now this isn’t the Disney love story we grew up believing in but then again we also don’t have genies living in lamps.What Anna Todd has created is a story of love that’s so consuming the characters can’t control their emotions, BOTH characters use things against each other and in some cases their love and hate divide walks a very fine line.There is no glorifying of abuse or rape within the pages of After,Todd has captured the emotions and thoughts of Tessa Young our main protagonist in ways that allow us to see the inner turmoil she at times experiences.Tessa is about to embark on a new life at college. leaving behind her mother and boyfriend Noah,But college doesn’t introduce Tessa to like minded people, instead she meets roommate Steph, a tattooed party lover who has a whole crowd of friends she is willing to share.One of these being Hardin, a guy who manages to get under Tessa’s skin.I’m torn on how to describe the characters because I didn’t particularly like Hardin or Tessa. At times they both annoyed me and there are moments where I hated Hardin and everything he did.That being said there is a great mix of characters throughout this story, from the manic Molly to the loveable Landon and let’s not forget nice Noah.But despite my lack of love for the characters I could not put this book down, it was the emotion that drove this book for me and it’s that which has left me desperate to read more.There are elements of this book that shocked me, facts that disgusted me but hand on heart I loved it.With its short chapters this 592 page story is definitely a quick read, there was life before this book and then there was everything AFTER!

Not worth the hype. What a waste of money. I don’t understand how glorifying an emotionally and psychologically abusive relationship can be an exciting or fantastic read. It is frustrating to read!

First of all wow! I couldn’t put this book down, it’s amazing. I can’t read the second instalment. I would totally recommend this book it is a excellent read! The story just grips you and draws you in from start to finish. It’s really hard to put down. Anna Todd is an amazing author she brought the characters to life I found my self feeling like I was in the story and I felt all of Tessa’s emotions. It normally takes me a while to get invested into a book and the characters but I was hooked from the very beginning!

Second time purchasing this books as I gave it away originally after not really trying to even read it. I purchased it again after seeing the film trailer. I thought the first hundred pages were ok but after that I was hooked. Reading the whole series back to back now. Don’t let the fact that it was originally fan fiction put you off. Just imagine hero as Harin :)

I wouldn't recommend this book to a lot of people, I picked it up because of the recent movie adaptation.Reading the book is really (as I've seen multiple people describe it as) like watching a car crash happen. It's bad, but you just can't tear your eyes away.I will be reading the next books, but for anyone interested in this series, be warned that it's not going to be most people's cup of tea.