Title: After (After #1)
Author: Anna Todd
Genre: Fanfic / YA / NA
Publication
date: 21 October 2014
Buy Link - Amazon US
(by Trish)
4
TURBULENT FIERY STARS
What
can I say? I read all the hype about
this book and began reading it with some skepticism because I wasn’t sure I
would like it from what I’d heard about it being fanfic. I was expecting something completely
different. But what I got was WOW.
I
really liked this story. It’s explosive,
full of angst and drama with the chemistry between the main characters Tessa
and Hardin being hands down completely full on.
I
loved how all the secondary characters played major roles in this story. They were extremely individual and
interesting from beginning to end.
This
story is a constant tug of war between Hardin and Tessa at all times. Love, Hate, Love Hate. I felt Tessa should have been a little
stronger in herself to make the right choices.
But Hardin had her feeling all sorts of things she’d never felt
before. It sort of clouded her judgment
at times. It was always a complete
struggle between them.
A lot
of the time Hardin is mean and nasty to Tessa and she doesn’t understand why –
but the next minute he wants her so much.
She is confused a lot of the time, but her feelings override what is
right and wrong. There were a lot of
times I just wanted to punch Hardin in the side of the head because of how mean
he was.
Tessa
is a good girl, and I mean – virginal, straight, not into anything unusual type
of good girl. She even has a beautiful,
good boy next door boyfriend.
I felt
that Tessa was always putting herself in vulnerable positions and then getting
hurt – the whole book is like that, making it full of drama – she really wants
to believe that Hardin can be the love of her life.
Hardin
is really a bad, bad guy. I was hoping
so much that he would be good. But in
the end, the cliffhanger left me gasping.
I really didn’t see it coming. I
love books that can do that.
Hardin
really has you fooled by hoping you can love him, that he has changed - you
want to like him – makes you want to think he can be good – he can change – but
can he really change? Who is he? Hardin when he is with Tessa or Hardin when
he is with his friends?
Do
they truly fall in love? Despite everything?
Will
all the secrets and lies be revealed? Will
Tessa forgive him?
The
tug of war between Tessa and Hardin as well as the suspense, mystery and
secrets throughout this story truly kept me hanging on. If you love and explosive, fiery, angsty back
and forth tug of war type of read – then get yourself a copy.
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Title: After We Collided (After #2)
Author: Anna Todd
Genre: Fanfic / YA / NA
Publication
date: 25 November 2014
Buy Link - Amazon US
(by Trish)
4
COLLISION INFUELED STARS
What a rollercoaster ride this was.
If you have read After you will understand the angst throughout the
story. Well, Anna Todd brought it to the
top ten fold with After We Collided.
You really need to hold on tight to your hearts with this story. It will completely consume you. It surely consumed me.
Anna Todd brings you a story full of emotions, drama, secrets, suspense
and more.
Two young lovers, so different from one another, yet so drawn to each
other that you just want them to win the battle of love.
It’s explosive, captivating, gripping, mesmerizing and completely
addictive all at once. The chemistry
between Tessa and Hardin has you feeling it in your soul. Their ups and downs are filled with so much
drama – good and bad. Not to mention the
sex, it surely does sizzle.
I was ready to hate Hardin even more in this story, but what I found was
that he grew on me and Tessa become a little frustrating. They both endured so much. Tessa more than Hardin, but we learn Hardin’s
past demons which is critical in getting to know what makes him.
And for Tessa, most of the time it was a case of – can’t live with him,
can’t live without him. There were still
many times where I wanted to slap Hardin up the side of the head, because you
really want him to be good. The pull Tessa
has towards Hardin is still strong and she is lost for why it is that way.
I loved that we start right from where it ended in After. I was so involved with the story, that I
wanted to see how of if Tessa would forgive Hardin. What would it take to earn Tessa’s
forgiveness?
I loved the fact that Hardin had to grovel. I loved the fact that we got to see Hardin’s
point of view as well. This gave the
story a whole new perspective on Hardin’s actions. Almost an understanding to what Hardin was
thinking, which I thought was fascinating.
It gave us an insight to Hardin’s difficulty from his past and showed us
his vulnerability. His past is
heartbreaking. It will help you understand who he is. I loved this about the story.
They both have their WTF moments.
Tessa really puts herself into the most vulnerable positions – only to
come out hurt. I felt like yelling at
her on more than one occasion to give Hardin some slack. But she was an emotional wreck throughout
this story. She encompasses so much
drama for a young adult that you wonder how she even coped.
Hardin has a hard time loving her without controlling her. He doesn’t want to lose her. That’s his biggest fear. He sees her as his light to a better
life. Tessa is the one to make him a
better person. Hardin tries harder
towards the end of the book – to be what Tessa needs. He will not give up on Tessa.
Tessa and Hardin grow so much throughout this book. It was beautiful to read and experience it.
What I want to know next is - Will they really be there for one
another? Are they going to make it
through all the drama? Will he ever be
good enough for Tessa? Enough to make
Tessa believe the past is the past and forget all the hurt?
Will they be able to communicate and trust one another and move forward?
Is their love strong enough to forgive and forget? To trust each other? To accept each other’s flaws?
The ending cliffhanger left me reeling.
Anna Todd really has a way with leaving the reader hanging with your
mouth open. Love it.
Looking forward to reading After We Fell and discover whether these two
younger lovers make the right decisions and how they will impact their lives.
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Title: After We Fell (After #3)
Author: Anna Todd
Genre: Fanfic / YA / NA
Publication
date: 30 December 2014
Buy Link - Amazon US
(by Trish)
4 ADDICTIVE
UNEXPECTED STARS
This
series only gets better and better. Anna
Todd has a way with words. Has a way
with writing drama filled emotions which impacts on your reading experience?
If
you love a roller coaster ride of a story – then you need to read the After
Series. After We Fell is by far the
biggest roller coaster ride from the three in the series. Mind you, I thought that at the end of each
book. Each is full of so much angst and drama. Honestly I don’t think I have read a series
that had this much angst and drama.
It
really is such a frustrating, angsty story – constantly greeted with back and
forth, love and hate, good and bad, yes and no.
Tessa
and Hardin endure so, so much in their young adult lives. How can it get any worse? Or can it get any better?
Tessa
has decided to put her foot down and go ahead and move to Seattle with Vance
publishing. Her relationship with Hardin
is rocky and unstable – but it’s not completely off.
To
make matters more drama fueled, her estranged father comes back into the
picture. Not to mention he mother and
her antics.
We
get Hardin’s POV in this book too which is crucial to the events in this
story. Even though Hardin is so
frustrating and overbearing, his POV helps you understand why he is the way he
is.
As I
said Hardin is always maddening. One
minute you think he may be understanding - in that relationships take time and
compromise and that it’s not all about him and what he wants, he turns into
such an asshole being unreasonable and selfish about a lot of things, but
especially moving to Seattle with Tessa.
Things go wrong.
The
drama that encompasses this story is so much more than before.
Hardin
is always so overbearing and inconsiderate.
Always just thinking of himself.
He goes to huge lengths to get what he wants. It is amazing what he will do to get his own
way.
Tessa
is over the fact of him being so controlling.
He just keeps screwing up over and over and expects Tessa to forgive and
forget.
I did
a little happy dance when Tessa stands up for herself. She puts herself and her career first. She does grow throughout the story, but she
is also infuriatingly naïve at times. As
I’ve said in earlier reviews – Tessa can put herself if vulnerable
positions. She is so smart
intellectually – but other times she is so thick – that she just doesn’t see
it.
Like
when she was invited to the going away party at the frat house – like seriously
TESSA – why would you go and hang out there – after everything…..
The
whole book had my heart beat pounding on my chest. I mean, we have seen Tessa being betrayed
before, but I was not expecting what was to come. I was crying for Tessa. I was in disbelief. Why, why, why…..
And
Zed – like WTF? Like Tessa and Hardin don’t have enough going on – Tessa adds
Zed to the mix – I mean I know Hardin can be hard to please and he’s
controlling and he’s overbearing, but why does Tessa have to push him in that
way with Zed. Come on Tessa, open your
eyes. This just added more than enough
drama to the drama that she was already living with. Yes Tessa frustrated me at times – as did
Hardin.
I
felt Hardin was trying, even though it was so hard for him. He was trying to be more considerate towards
Tessa. Trying to control his temper and
trying not to be so impulsive. I loved
how his relationship with Landon grew.
Particularly, I loved watching his battle with himself. Learning and understanding that it was ok to
love himself.
But
they both constantly push each other’s buttons.
It’s what they do. How will they
ever manage to come full circle and trust and forgive one another?
OMG
the cliffhanger – so unexpected, so devastating. Literally fell off my chair unexpected.
How
will Hardin cope? What does his future
hold?
Anna
Todd – what have you done to me with this After Series. It is completely consuming my life. I am so looking forward to more of Tessa and
Hardin.
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Title: After Happy After (After #4)
Author: Anna Todd
Genre: Fanfic / YA / NA
Publication
date: 24 February 2015
Buy Link - Amazon US
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