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After by Anna Todd

25 reviews

auntieash_'s review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Toxic friendship

mikkigray98's review

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

giulidrago's review

slow-paced

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

"Gli alberi si vendicheranno, non passare nei boschi perché non sai come può reagire la natura a uno spreco di cellulosa di questo tipo" -cit. Michela Murgia 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lookitslil's review

I didn’t enjoy the characters and there wasn’t much of a plot. Don’t really enjoy the toxic bad boy who doesn’t treat you right. Maybe a little triggering for some people. The boyfriend Noah has a weird relationship with the mother. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

hannalizzy's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.5

This book is the trainwreck you can’t look away from. Hot garbage. Toxic toxic toxic abusive and toxic. The writing feels like Twilight/Mormon propaganda with some wet dreams sprinkled throughout. Hardin wrote the book on gaslighting. 

and yet I ate it up, left zero crumbs, and am requesting the next book on libby. I AM BUT A WOMAN and this book was honestly fucking hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

vr_alyssa's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

leanniefae's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book sucked me in but it just wasn't as good as I'd heard. Gaslighting all over the place, but the final twist explained pretty much all of that. I don't think I'll read any of the sequels because I imagine I'd be furious with the main characters the entire time. Maybe once Todd finishes the graphic novels, I'll read those. The first one was good enough that I read the actual novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

nat2008's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

viselik's review against another edition

Did not finish the book. Stopped at 36%.
I struggled even to get through the pages I did read, I should have not forced myself to read as far as I did. I read it after I saw how popular it was and was curious, well curiosity killed the cat, didn't it?
 
I wouldn't really recommend anyone get into this series as I don't personally see anything that is worth the price tag here. There are so much better fanfiction sites out there.

This used to be a Wattpad fanfic between a reader insert and Harry Styles, and it's still very obvious to be that! Even Hardin's tattoos are kept the same or are very similar. Do I have to remind people, by the time this book was originally written Harry Styles was a minor and the author was over 20?

The plenty of smut scenes from the small bit I read were rather boring, the level you would expect from a Wattpad fanfic.

Here are some of the notes on the bits I did read. Warning it's full of swearing and spoilers.

Tessa is a lot more judgemental than she seems to think she is.
 - She is stuck up and looks down at people who have tattoos and piercings 
     - "he has destroyed his body with holes and tattoos" - Chapter 5
 - Looked down at Hardin for liking books 
 - "There is no way a rude, disrespectful, tattooed jerk like Hardin could possibly enjoy those amazing works. The only thing I can picture him reading is the back of a beer bottle." - Chapter 10
 - She is scarily naive. 

- Hardin, is also a judgemental twat but he at least knows he is one.
 - Doesn't really date but sleeps with girls constantly
     - "No way. Hardin doesn’t date. He fucks with a lot of girls, but he doesn’t date anyone. Ever."
 - Likes books.
 - Is very active in the bedroom
     - “Does Hardin have a lot of friends with benefits?” I don’t want to hear the answer, but I can’t help asking. She snorts and sits down on her bed across from me. “Yeah, he does. I mean, not like hundreds, but he’s a pretty . . . active guy.”

- The book's chapters are done in a really poor way, each chapter is like 2 pages long, and it feels like Wattpad fanfic still.
    - I still cannot get over how this story was written when Harry Styles was <i>16 or 17 years old</i>.

- Chapter 18 has an attempted r*pe scene. Great.
    - I don't remember if this book has a content warning for that.
       - If not it really needs one.
 - We kind of just move on from that as well.

- Chapter 19 is about making out with Hardin and starting to get more than just making out, Hardin is sucking on her neck, how cute Tessa is cheating on her boyfriend.
     - Like she wasn't totally just nearly assaulted in the last chapter.
 - She even forgets about her boyfriend for a bit.
      - Girlfriend of the Year right here.
 - Hardin has a boner from it but is hiding it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Classism

jamiejanae_6's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail