After

After, Anna Todd

A fascinating, gripping romance between Tessa, a girl with a sweet reliable boyfriend back home, a ‘perfect’ mother trying to cover up Tessa’s past dodgy life and aspiring dreams to become a journalist and Hardin, a boy, rude- to the point of cruelty, completely ignorant with a very complicated home life. The polar opposites find themselves falling for each other whilst insisting they despise each other- the exasperating yet breathe taking reality of ‘love’.

With a constant stream of frat parties, drunk college students and a roommate with fire red hair, will Tessa get the great experience of college she expected? After every problem faced, Tessa finds herself being compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath his cruelty and lies. Their relationship is a roller-coaster ride, not only for Tessa and Hardin but for us as an audience. It is a jaw clenching, nail biting love story, not only interesting but relatable.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in drama, comedy and romance with a slightly more mature frame of mind. It is nothing like your typical ‘romance’ book, it portrays the ins and outs of every relationship.