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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
I like 'After' more than this one but I still got drawn into the story and I'm curious about the rest. What can I say? I'm a sucker for these kind of things!
challenging
emotional
tense
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
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
(copying and pasting to all of the books as it pertains to all of them)
To rate this book, or any of this series, with any amount of stars feels entirely wrong to me.
I read this as part of what I *thought* was going to be a fun "hate-read" where I'd get to roll through this series and poke fun at all the silly shenanigans that the fanic-y mid-2010s brought us. And I did hate it, but that is not at all what this series is. Book one is a silly little time, sure, you get in that mindset. You're giggling at the cringy dialogue and the unrealistic scenarios. But then, books two through four are gut-punch-after-gut-punch of traumatic events and toxic behaviors. There is no single second where you have a reprieve. Not to mention the completely useless "prequel" fifth book that just regurgitates the first book's events but in Hardin's POV even though the series is dual POV anyway. A complete waste of time
This series is a complete normalization of abusive behavior that is not ever even ONCE called out for what it is. Every single character, with the exception of Landon and Smith (a literal child), is completely abhorrent and irredeemable. There's not one moment in this series where the awful things that are happening on page happen for any reason other than shock value and plot movement. No one learns or grows, no one reaps what they sow, no one experiences any consequences. The only person experiencing consequences was me, seemingly, who was triggered, given literal nightmares, and then left IRL exhausted at the end of this awful awful series. Never again.
This woman should not nor should she ever have been successful. These books should not have ever existed. They should not have ever been as popular as they were. They definitely were not fun or guilty pleasure reads. And they certainly did not deserve to be made into movies (that just edited all of the traumatizing plot points out, anyway).
To rate this book, or any of this series, with any amount of stars feels entirely wrong to me.
I read this as part of what I *thought* was going to be a fun "hate-read" where I'd get to roll through this series and poke fun at all the silly shenanigans that the fanic-y mid-2010s brought us. And I did hate it, but that is not at all what this series is. Book one is a silly little time, sure, you get in that mindset. You're giggling at the cringy dialogue and the unrealistic scenarios. But then, books two through four are gut-punch-after-gut-punch of traumatic events and toxic behaviors. There is no single second where you have a reprieve. Not to mention the completely useless "prequel" fifth book that just regurgitates the first book's events but in Hardin's POV even though the series is dual POV anyway. A complete waste of time
This series is a complete normalization of abusive behavior that is not ever even ONCE called out for what it is. Every single character, with the exception of Landon and Smith (a literal child), is completely abhorrent and irredeemable. There's not one moment in this series where the awful things that are happening on page happen for any reason other than shock value and plot movement. No one learns or grows, no one reaps what they sow, no one experiences any consequences. The only person experiencing consequences was me, seemingly, who was triggered, given literal nightmares, and then left IRL exhausted at the end of this awful awful series. Never again.
This woman should not nor should she ever have been successful. These books should not have ever existed. They should not have ever been as popular as they were. They definitely were not fun or guilty pleasure reads. And they certainly did not deserve to be made into movies (that just edited all of the traumatizing plot points out, anyway).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol
this book was even WORSE than the first book i can't believe i wasted my time reading this
This book Start off
This book starts off slow but get better as the book goes on this book is longer than the 1st book so prepare yourself for that I really enjoyed both of these books that I've read so far and can't wait to read the 3rd one
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This book starts off slow but get better as the book goes on this book is longer than the 1st book so prepare yourself for that I really enjoyed both of these books that I've read so far and can't wait to read the 3rd one
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1 star and a DNF after I concluded half way through book 2 that I’d rather have the female lead end up with ANY of the other characters than the ‘romantic’ male lead we are meant to be rooting for. Bonus minus points to this book for reminding me of my emotionally abusive first boyfriend.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Durante las primeras 100 páginas y pico, me sentía como leyendo Culpa Nuestra de nuevo (no sé qué libro salió antes y me da igual): uno que quiere volver, otro que no perdona, escena fingiendo que siguen juntos para no desilusionar a un 3ero y hasta los capítulos desde la perspectiva de cada uno. Pero Tessa lo perdonó más rápido de lo que pensaba, para mi sorpresa y alivio, porque me iba a dar un ataque de nervios si seguían como nuestros amiguitos Nick y Noah, lo que abrió la trama a nuevas situaciones de conflicto. Aunque me sigue fastidiando que todo el mundo hable, solamente, de lo tóxico que es Hardin y nadie de lo tóxica y cruel que es Tessa, jugando a ser inocente, mientras salta de relación en relación, sin siquiera hacer el duelo por nadie mientras lastima a todos.
Y yo tengo en claro que son 5 libros y que toda la saga, en definitiva, va a ser ellos yendo y volviendo en la relación porque a nadie le interesaría leer sobre una pareja feliz y estable decidiendo qué cenar o cómo se van a dividir las tareas domésticas. Así que está bien que haya conflicto mientras por lo menos aporte algo a la trama y al desarrollo de personajes. Lo cual, sí pasa en esta historia. Sí veo cómo, de a poco, ellos cambian.
El libro es entretenido de leer y sigo sosteniendo que la autora tiene ese toque para hacerte desear más al final de cada capítulo, por lo que le pongo 4 estrellas y a continuar con la saga.
Y yo tengo en claro que son 5 libros y que toda la saga, en definitiva, va a ser ellos yendo y volviendo en la relación porque a nadie le interesaría leer sobre una pareja feliz y estable decidiendo qué cenar o cómo se van a dividir las tareas domésticas. Así que está bien que haya conflicto mientras por lo menos aporte algo a la trama y al desarrollo de personajes. Lo cual, sí pasa en esta historia. Sí veo cómo, de a poco, ellos cambian.
El libro es entretenido de leer y sigo sosteniendo que la autora tiene ese toque para hacerte desear más al final de cada capítulo, por lo que le pongo 4 estrellas y a continuar con la saga.