I didn’t expect to appreciate it half as much as I did at all, but it was so much more than just a retelling. Many would say that by going this route, Anna Todd and her publisher were just trying to capitalize on the enormous popularity of the series; It may be true, but Before solidified several aspects of After in a way that the original series never could. Dyah (pronounced Dee-yah) is a Senior Resource Writer based in Kendal, Indonesia. She graduated from Satya Wacana Christian University in October 2019, obtaining a Bachelor's degree in English Literature with a concentration on Creative Writing. Currently, she's pursuing her Master's degree in English Language Studies and is expected to graduate in 2024. Always an avid reader, Todd began writing stories on her phone on Wattpad, the reading and writing multi-platform for original stories, with After becoming its most-read series with over 1.5 billion reads.

But fans were still a bit confused over Josephine Langsford's role in the movie, as she barely appears in the trailer, and much of the focus is on Harden and Natalie's past. Cosmopolitan called Anna Todd “the biggest literary phenom of her generation.” That’s Normal declared Hardin and Tessa “The Mr. Darcy and Lizzy Bennet of our time.” Revel in the awesome, messy power of true love. At first, he kept to himself, not bothering to make any friends. His crowd came together slowly, and with it he fell into the same dark pattern. Honestly, it was hard to get into the first book. The abuse, deception, torment, lies by omission, and conspiracies were appalling. I didn’t think I could get over it, but I’m glad I did because all those negatives turn into positives a million times over. Seeing someone like Hardin, who had such a dark past, brought to light by Tessa was the best part of this series.ANNA TODD (Author/Writer/Producer) is the New York Times bestselling author of the After series of books, The Spring Girls, and the recent The Brightest Stars. There were a lot of moves, and it was no picnic for Anna to push through her husband’s three deployments to Iraq. But they survived, even though Anna Todd will be the first person to admit that the journey to her current situation has been an insane and chaotic one. In year 2015, Todd announced that she would be publishing Before, a prequel novel that tells the events of After from the perspective of the Hardin Scott. Her next book, The Spring Girls, a version of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, was published in 2018. The first book from Anna Todd tends to attract a lot of fierce debates, mostly because for everyone that absolutely loves the novel, there is someone who truly loathes it. The book can be categorized as YA and has been compared to Fifty Shades of Gray for good reason.

Everything seems smooth sailing until Hardin takes Tessa to London for his mother’s wedding. He is hesitant at first because he’s scared that Tessa will judge his past and origins. With Vance’s encouragement, Hardin invites Tessa to his mother’s wedding. Things appear fine, but the happiness is short-lived. The night before his mother’s wedding, Hardin accidentally encounters Vance having sex with his mom. Kimberly finds out about Vance’s cheating ways and is furious with him. Things take for the worse when Vance reveals to Hardin a long-lost secret. Reading about Hardin’s past also helped me better understand how he came to be who he was when he met Tessa and why he kept beating himself up.It occurs to Tessa that she might have to walk away but she knows it won’t be so easy, not after all their nights of electric passion. Tessa is putting everything on hold for Hardin’s sake; however, she doesn’t know how much longer she can keep it up. Some books published in two parts in one or more translations. As a result, the series numbering is also different for some translations. Steamy One Direction Fan Fiction Being Shopped to Hollywood". Billboard . Retrieved April 26, 2017. The "After" Series Is Getting the Graphic Novel Treatment". Teen Vogue. July 28, 2021 . Retrieved February 8, 2022. Anna’s stories were soon published as books and have since been translated into more than thirty languages. Most aspiring authors can only dream of achieving everything that has come Anna’s way.