After Ever Happy by Anna Todd
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Blurb (on back of book):
Tessa and Hardin have defied all the odds, but will their fairy tale ending be turned on its head? AFTER EVER HAPPY...Life will never be the same. #HESSA
It’s never been all rainbows and sunshine for Tessa and Hardin, but each new challenge they’ve faced has only made their passionate bond stronger and stronger. But when a revelation about the past shakes Hardin’s impenetrable façade to the core—and then Tessa suffers a tragedy—will they stick together again, or be torn apart?
As the shocking truth about each of their families emerges, it’s clear the two lovers are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin—any more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for. Tessa understands all the troubling emotions brewing beneath Hardin’s exterior, and she knows she’s the only one who can calm him when he erupts. He needs her.
But the more layers of his past come to light, the darker he grows, and the harder he pushes Tessa—and everyone else in his life—away. Tessa’s not sure if she really can save him—not without sacrificing herself. She refuses to go down without a fight. But who is she fighting for—Hardin or herself?
UPDATED REVIEW
MY OPINION: ****
This is my second time reading this book and although I didn't love it as much as the first time, I still found it enjoyable.
I really loved how the characters have grown and matured and changed throughout the series, especially Hardin. In the first books, he was bad-tempered, violent, angry, pessimistic, hated the world, and cynical. He didn't believe in love and played with girls. However, in this book, despite making more mistakes as usual, I truly believe that he understood what love was and was willing to fight for Tessa.
I absolutely loved Hardin when he was in a good mood, mainly when he was sweet, kind, and loving. When he wanted to be, he was truly a romantic.
Tessa started out the series innocent and unwitting. She was a good girl in every possible way. However, by this book, she has matured and has learned to fight back for herself against Hardin. Even though this book is by far the most tragic for Tessa, as many awful things happen to her, I admire her strength in coming out of her grief and emptiness.
My least favorite part of this book was the end. It was very rushed. There were multiple time jumps over years and I would have preferred a more in-depth look into Hardin and Tessa's future. However, this is a Wattpad novel and I am accustomed to the ten-years-in-the-future epilogues that come with many of the novels on the platform. But I wish that Todd could have expanded more as this is now a published novel instead of a Wattpad One Direction fanfiction.
Emery and Auden were adorable and I loved the relationship Hardin had with them, because it really showed the maturation that Hardin went through in the novels.
I loved the families that Tessa found for herself through Hardin. She had a love-hate relationship with her overbearing mother, who I have never liked. <spoiler> Her father passed away and that really changed Tessa's entire personality. </spoiler>
Ken, Karen, and Landon were amazing people. I loved how they were so caring of both Hardin and tessa even though they didn't have any obligation to them, realistically, especially Tessa. Landon and Tessa's relationship was amazing.
Vance. Wow. I don't even know what to say about him. But he and Kimberly were adorable!
I would recommend this book to readers looking for a dramatic, angsty, romantic, intimate love story.
Main Character: Tessa, Hardin
Sidekick(s): Landon, Kimberly, Karen, Vance, Ken, etc
Villain(s): Misunderstandings, death, etc
Realistic Fiction Elements: This book was real to life.
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