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Before

Anna Todd

3.41 AVERAGE

emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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gwyndae's review

4.0
dark emotional informative tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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kaitiecakes's review

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and it’s many different views of things. I loved getting into Hardin’s mind from after. I really enjoyed when the rest of the series introduced this into the story. I absolutely loved Hessa’s adventure and can’t wait to read it again in the future. This story was great I loved that it has so many twists and Turns to the point where you don’t know if something is going to happen or not and how big it will be.

gohaley16's review

4.5
emotional inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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jenru9613's review

2.0
slow-paced
lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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princessvomit's review

2.0

i’ve only read maybe 150 pages before giving up. i liked the idea of an alternate POV including extra information on other characters, but it was boring and mostly the exact same plot (in most chapters) of previous After books.

Vienmēr esmu nīdusi grāmatas no otra varoņa skatu punkta, bet tāpat iekšā ir kaut kāda mazohistiska tieksme ielīst tam otram galvā un izprast kāpēc tas notiek tā un ko viņš/ viņa domā. Nu neteikšu, ka no šīs grāmatas palika labāk, jo arī pārējās daļās varēja just kā Hardins mokas un cieš un labojams, bet iespējams pirms filmas skatīšanās atsvaidzināt atmiņu nenāca par sliktu.

Such books always have been for me inbetween the hate and deadly curiosity line. I didnt live the book, was quite boring actually, because the story line was known already, but then again some characters are as good friends you want to say Hey once in a while.

donna6146's review

3.5
emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed this! It was a great addition to the series. I loved the Before and the After sections. Both provided a great look into the people’s lives that affected Hardin and Tessa. The Before covers the original hook-ups of Hardin that are most mentioned: Steph, Molly, etc. I think Molly’s story was especially interesting. The After gives glimpses of the other characters like Zed (his part was great!) Landin, etc. as well as into the future with Hardin and Tessa. I only wish we got a Noah section.

The bulk of the book is parts of book 1 retold. This provided some great insight into these deals, for example how the bet was made and pre-planned before she showed and how Truth or Dare, despite them claiming is a normal party game still, wasn’t that and was just a way to begin breaking the ice. My favorite is how at the beginning of each paragraph, we get his first-person emotions/feelings written out. As if the narrator is telling us exactly what is happening to him even when he doesn’t realize it. Then it goes into the chapter as a normal story inside Hardin’s head.

Overall, great ending and bonus to the series!