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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
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
I wasn't planning on reviewing this book.
But then I heard that they are making a movie/ series(?) out of this shitshow.
The After series was written as Harry Styles fanfiction on Wattpad. I gained a lot of attention and was later rewritten into a novell. This is nothing new, we have seen it before. I have nothing against fanfiction, it's playful and fun but it's not supposed to be taken seriously and this book is trying sooo hard to be taken seriously.
This book as about the "princess girl" Tessa and the "bad boy" Hardin and their "love story". The book is filled with drama, sex, fighting and even different types of abuse. Now, heres the thing with YA; it can have the worst set of characters and worts storyline ever and the language can be plain and mediocre, but if the books is smacked with sex and flowing body fluids, it will sell.It doesn't matter how harmful the book actually is because people will bite right into it as long it's full of spiraling hormones and this feels like a trend in modern YA?
When you hear about a fanfiction piece turn't movie I'm pretty sure that your thoughts goes straight to Fifty Shades of Grey. For those who don't know: Fifty Shades is fanfiction based of the Twilight Saga, a completely fictional piece of work. I did have problems with Fifty Shades and I do have major problems with the After series.
1. Fifty Shades is an Adult book whilst After is a marketed towards Young Adults aka "Kids" but both are extremely abusive and dark erotica.
2. Fifty Shades, though fan fiction, was based on a completely fictional, "original" work whilst After is inspired by A REAL, BREATHING HUMAN BEEING THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS. Doesn't that make anyone else uncomfortable? Anna Todd sat at home, infront of her computer, franticly writing out her sloppy, wet fantasies about Harry Styles and then posting it to Wattpad..? I can't be the only one who get's weirded out about that?
3. The books aren't even good? They have NO storyline. Girls is picked on by boy. Boy advances on girl anyway. Girl is "confused". Girls and boy have sex. Repeat... Repeat... It's just sex, alcohol, drugs and abuse over and over. Not to mention that Anna Todd's language is terrible.
4. A producer saw the numbers these books are getting and saw a chance at a fat paycheck. I bet they didn't even read the books.
I shouldn't let it make me this upset but it bothers me that young people are going to read these and see the movie and make up a picture in their heads that this is okay. A relationship is supposed to be fun and uplifting! Not filled with drama and emotional abuse!
We are in an "era" where we have some amazing people in the spotlight promoting selfcare and selflove and we are continuously inspiring eachother on social media, teaching and telling eachother that we deserve more and then a piece like this comes along and just slams all of that into the dirt. And I don't find that to be okay.
But then I heard that they are making a movie/ series(?) out of this shitshow.
The After series was written as Harry Styles fanfiction on Wattpad. I gained a lot of attention and was later rewritten into a novell. This is nothing new, we have seen it before. I have nothing against fanfiction, it's playful and fun but it's not supposed to be taken seriously and this book is trying sooo hard to be taken seriously.
This book as about the "princess girl" Tessa and the "bad boy" Hardin and their "love story". The book is filled with drama, sex, fighting and even different types of abuse. Now, heres the thing with YA; it can have the worst set of characters and worts storyline ever and the language can be plain and mediocre, but if the books is smacked with sex and flowing body fluids, it will sell.It doesn't matter how harmful the book actually is because people will bite right into it as long it's full of spiraling hormones and this feels like a trend in modern YA?
When you hear about a fanfiction piece turn't movie I'm pretty sure that your thoughts goes straight to Fifty Shades of Grey. For those who don't know: Fifty Shades is fanfiction based of the Twilight Saga, a completely fictional piece of work. I did have problems with Fifty Shades and I do have major problems with the After series.
1. Fifty Shades is an Adult book whilst After is a marketed towards Young Adults aka "Kids" but both are extremely abusive and dark erotica.
2. Fifty Shades, though fan fiction, was based on a completely fictional, "original" work whilst After is inspired by A REAL, BREATHING HUMAN BEEING THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS. Doesn't that make anyone else uncomfortable? Anna Todd sat at home, infront of her computer, franticly writing out her sloppy, wet fantasies about Harry Styles and then posting it to Wattpad..? I can't be the only one who get's weirded out about that?
3. The books aren't even good? They have NO storyline. Girls is picked on by boy. Boy advances on girl anyway. Girl is "confused". Girls and boy have sex. Repeat... Repeat... It's just sex, alcohol, drugs and abuse over and over. Not to mention that Anna Todd's language is terrible.
4. A producer saw the numbers these books are getting and saw a chance at a fat paycheck. I bet they didn't even read the books.
I shouldn't let it make me this upset but it bothers me that young people are going to read these and see the movie and make up a picture in their heads that this is okay. A relationship is supposed to be fun and uplifting! Not filled with drama and emotional abuse!
We are in an "era" where we have some amazing people in the spotlight promoting selfcare and selflove and we are continuously inspiring eachother on social media, teaching and telling eachother that we deserve more and then a piece like this comes along and just slams all of that into the dirt. And I don't find that to be okay.
Well, not the best writing of all time but now I'm committed to the series
I wanted to throw this book multiple times.. Tessa's mother was a reason and how she treated her daughter. And all the times Hardin mistreated Tessa
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Me remito a mi opinión del primer libro y solo me queda añadir que me estoy riendo mucho con esta saga de lo natura, lógico y poco predecible que es todo.
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Non ho parole, questa storia è una droga. Non capisco più niente, voglio solo il terzo! subito!
I hated this book as much as I hated the first one. It's so bad that it's hilarious, but it also pisses me off. The only reason I keep reading is to see what happens next because I'm curious.