Both have awful childhood which haunts them, finds solace in classics, issues with parents, no friends/less friends, are stubborn and yet, fragile. The protagonists Hardin and Tessa are polar opposites yet one and the same. Inspired by Pride and Prejudice on the basis of character construction and few other aspects, one can come across anecdotes from the classics like Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, Works by Ernest Hemingway, Jane Eyre and couple of others. The five books series is the most nerve wrecking series I have ever read, literally. I 100% recommended ordering the series right now 🤍🤍 The only sucky thing about this book is that IT ENDS!! it’s one of those books that you wish would never come to stop, truly a work of art, a ‘curl up in a blanket with your coffee/tea’ type of mood. The character development throughout both Hardin and Tessa is immaculate, their relationship is so realistic with the ups and downs but something I desire for. It’s one of those ‘just one more chapter then I’ll go to bed’ type of book, and I personally couldn’t put the bladdy thing down for one second. This is a wonderfully crafted series with the classic ‘bad boy’ and ‘good girl’ plot but not at all the happy ending you will be expecting, the twists and turns in these novels will make you scream. I felt the love, hatred, jealousy, madness, shock, adoration, every emotion she was throwing out, I was feeling. The way she has written the books have made me feel as if I was Tessa Young.

The after series written by Anna Todd is by far one of the best book series I have ever read.

After we collided collection