littlelady_28 's review for:

After Ever Happy by Anna Todd

5.0

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Finally, (finally!) the Tessa and Hardin show some progress and satisfying character development. This book picks up right after the previous one when Hardin discovers that Vance is actually his father, not Ken. It starts with a bang and doesn’t stop until the end. Both of them continue to struggle with their family issues, Hardin, continues to be an asshole (but slightly less so), and Tessa slowly but surely begins to develop a backbone. For all of you readers who have been silently yelling at both of them to get their acts together, this book is for you. Tessa finally manages to leave Hardin about 2/3 of the way through the book, which was understandably hard, but was the best thing for both of them. She moves to New York City with Landon and starts a life on her own terms, while Hardin finally seeks out the therapy he’s needed since he was a child. The space allows them to grow on their own, yet they still never stop having feelings for each other. The last part of the book jumps forward in time over several years, which I really liked, because it really showed the character development and maturity, especially for Hardin. Todd wraps it up nicely and I finished the book feeling exhausted, but in a happy and satisfying way. I’m glad I stuck around for the fully series. I give it an A.