![]() ![]() ![]() I enjoyed Efaw's writing style, character development and how she presented AFTER. Although AFTER had an appropriate conclusion, Devon's story begs for a sequel. Efaw slowly reveals the plot, as Devon recalls and develops insight into her why she did what she did. ![]() After she gave birth, Devon kept pushing people away probably due to PTSD which she may have had even before becoming pregnant due to her childhood. While lots of people reached out to Devon during the months she tried to hide her pregnancy, I could see why she pushed them away. Devon basically raised herself, while trying to ignore her sexually inappropriate mother. ![]() As a psychologist, I felt Amy Efaw did a masterful job creating an authentic and sympathetic character in Devon, a young teen of a neglectful, narcissistic mother. Frightened, angry, distrustful but most of all traumatized, Devon struggles to adjust to her new surroundings and recall the events of her pregnancy and giving birth with the help of her no-nonsense but compassionate attorney. Grade: A After Devon Davenport hides her pregnancy then throws the baby into the trash, she's sent to a detention center to await the decision whether she will be tried as a juvenile or an adult. ![]()
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