After

I am having a hard time figuring out how I feel about this book. This series is long, with the first book being over 500 pages, but I read it in a matter of days. I became fully engrossed in the series and I couldn't wait to get to the next book.

BUT...

This is where I feel like a fucked up individual. If I absolutely love a book, I fall in love with the characters. (As most people do.) So of course I fell in love with Hardin. My struggle is that he is definitely an abusive character. The shit that comes out of his mouth makes me want to punch him in the throat. (Ha! Now I'm the one being abusive.) But seriously, I am not okay with a lot of things that he does and/or says. He's mentally and verbally abusive and if I met someone like him in real life, I would legit run the other way. He treats her badly most of the time and I hate that I love him so much. I absolutely love Tessa, I feel like the Author writes her very well. She still infuriates me at times, but she is very relatable. If anything, this book shows how easy it is to get caught up in an abusive relationship.

I really did enjoy this series, but I can't give it more than 3 stars. I don't want girls thinking it's ok to be treated this way, because it's not. I will definitely be finishing the series, I just hope that it gets better.