What do you do after reading an addicting guilty-pleasure read? You pick up book two. Especially if you have been wanting to know the outcome of the first book's ending since you watched the movie. Well at least, that's what happened with me.

After We Collided is not much different than the previous installement, because the drama still carries the story the most, aside from the complicated relationship between Tessa and Hardin. After the bet was revealed (which is really worse than the one in the movie!), Tessa is having a hard time finding back to herself, accepting what has happened, and moving forward. Meanwhile, Hardin can't really comprehend the consequences of his doing, and is trying to fight for Tessa's love, and get her back. Of course, he has fallen in love with her during the course of winning the bet, and we already had to be expecting that it will be a hard time for both of them - especially after witnessing how strong their attraction to each other is in After. So you watch them fight, watch how the drama unfolds, how one thing leads to another, how betrayal feels, and how forgiveness can be found in the weirdest situations.

However, I felt the book was repetetive, and the drama kept going, even though it could've needed a break every now and then. But then again, I guess, if we look at it in its original form - a fanfic on Wattpad - the constant drama kept the readers on edge, made them impatiently wait for one more chapter, and then for one more, and one more, and so on.

All in all, it's yet again a guilty-pleasure read but nothing to take to seriously. Because if I started analyzing this to depths, I would have to mention the rather toxic relationship between Tessa and Hardin, and yet again, I think if you keep in mind that this is not how relationships work, and it's solely for the guilty pleasure, you should be fine.

(A note on the toxic relationship. I do really thing that the movie will handle their relationship less toxic. The movie-adaptation of the first installement already proved that it gives them a less toxic and forceful relationship, potraying Hardin less obsessive and possessive. So if there is going to be a sequel, I really think they will work on the problems in this book, too.)