After is a 2014 young adult romance novel written by American author Anna Todd under her Wattpad name Imaginator1D and published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

[2] Tessa Young, an incoming freshman at Washington State University, arrives at college with her mother, Carol, and boyfriend Noah.

The conservative Carol is horrified by Tessa's alternative-styled roommate and her friend, upperclassman Steph Jones.

Steph tells Tessa about the boy, Hardin Scott, who is a rebellious figure on campus.

On the first day of college classes, Tessa befriends Landon Gibson, who is also an English major.

Tessa meets Ken Scott, Hardin's father and the chancellor of the college, and he invites her to dinner at his home.

Fuming, Tessa plays Truth or Dare with the group and kisses Zed to upset Hardin.

On their way to Ken's wedding, Tessa spots Zed with terrible bruises he seemingly got from Hardin.

The book was criticized for glamorization of an abusive relationship,[3][4][5][6] poor character arcs and Todd's lack of style and prose.

"[3] Sara Dobie Bauer of Sheknows complained that the story was unoriginal and the dialogue was stilted.

If it weren't for the sex scenes in Fifty Shades, the book would have been nothing but the constant nagging of an insecure idiot.

"[8] A film adaptation starring Josephine Langford as Tessa Young and Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Hardin Scott was released on April 12, 2019, by Aviron Pictures.