The Complete After Series Collection 5 Books Box Set by Anna Todd (After Ever Happy, After, After We Collided, After We Fell, Before) Paperback – Unabridged, January 1, 2019

I absolutely love this series! I read the books first and then watched the movie, but honestly, I prefer the books. There's so much more detail and depth to the story that really draws you in. If you love a good love story, you can’t go wrong with this one. Highly recommend both the books and the movie, but the books are definitely where it’s at!

Great book series

Great books

I love the books. They arrive in such a good quality. It only bad side is that I sacrifice a lot of sleep reading because they were so good!! I read in like a three weeks because of finals!

To say these books were wonderful, is an understatement. I read all 5 books in 5 days, I was sucked in and spent every moment of free time I had reading. I stayed up way later than I should have, but I could put it down.Ignore all of those saying that they’re in an abusive relationship and that we should not idolize it. I’ve been in plenty of abusive relationships, and yes at times Hardin and Tessa’s was unhealthy, but who's isn’t? I think this is the most well written novel series i’ve ever read about what it’s like to be in love in real life. every young adult NEEDS to read this. it’s not all fun and games, it’s putting your rain boots on and walking through some real muddy times, and Hardin and Tessa’s relationship does just that. Todd does a wonderful job developing these characters and by the end of the series, I felt like I knew them in real life. When I turned that last page, my heart longed for more, it felt like I was loosing close friends. This is a series I will forever read over and over again. I’m so grateful for the lessons i’ve learned through experiencing their story, and i’m thrilled that they’ve started to create this series into movies. I don’t think they could ever do these books justice, though!

I read all of these books in about 8 days. Amazing story line. Some reviewers are getting caught up saying that "Hardin was abusive" and these books are about "abusive relationships." I disagree. I saw this as a series about a young man (Hardin) who had childhood trauma as a result of his experiences and in turn, he lost sight of who he was and the beauty of love and life- until he met someone (Tessa) who colored his world and he wanted to do better for her, for him, for them. Change is not an overnight process, and the author describes the changes that take place, the ebb and flow of how relationships often go. People are imperfect, and he made mistakes, as did Tessa, but these are young people learning how to navigate relationships (and in Tessa's case she had little to no experience with a serious relationship). Hardin had experiences that were nothing more than an "experience" until he met Tessa so you could say he was also inexperienced with relationships as well. The book takes you on their journey, while explaining the affects from upbringings on how you manage relationships, insecurities, etc. I think it was a wonderful series, and I think there are wonderful learning points. I won't write anymore so as not to ruin the series with spoilers, but I highly recommend the series. Also, note the series is descriptive about sex, so I would probably note that if it makes you uneasy to read about or gift.

Very romantic, great series

He loves them and calls them his ‘dirty diary’s’ Don’t ask me what he means trust me I’ve tried to ask LOL