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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

11 reviews

willowdatree4's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

erinn93's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

angeliquescollection's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Alright… how do I wrap this up. 
I’m the beginning I was soo invested. It felt like a movie. I loved the rooftop scene and the natural conversation Ryle and Lily had there. I loved the steam that was happening and I loved how it was progressing. 
When they see each other again in her shop and he says his naked truth about still wanting to do the do I was giddy lol. Boy was I was smiling big. And him begging was so funny. I was enjoying everything. 
I also loved the run in into Atlas. And I knew from Ryles anger with Atlas, something would be transpiring for the worst. 
I think I started losing interest when they suddenly wanted to get married in Vegas. I know it was supposed to feel rushed but I hated it. And it felt unrealistic tbh. 
I was intrigued again with the scene of Ryle waiting in the kitchen. I wasn’t intrigued for the abuse of course. I was more so intrigued to see if my predictions were right which half of it was. 
Idk, I was just ready to finish the book. It didn’t hook me till the end and I wish it did cause I enjoyed the beginning so much. 
I cringed at the end when Lily said it ended with her and Emerson. And I got a bit of chills when Atlas said they can stop swimming cause they reached the shore, but I still cringed. I’m not really interested to read It Starts With Us. I think I’m just going to watch a reading vlog by Destiny and call it there. 
3/5 
🌶️🌶️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, and Medical content

lizzye33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Cursing, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Infertility, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Rape

the_book_nook's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infertility

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Child death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, and Alcohol

coriblake's review against another edition

challenging hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Child abuse

Minor: Death, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

storieswithbee's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’ve read so much that it's not often nowadays that a book will have a deep and profound effect on me, but this book... this damn book... 

I felt this story on a on a feministic, emotional, social justice, and right in the ouch-y feels kind of level that I found myself actually sobbing at one point, but then, strangely, I was laughing only a few pages later. 

This is actually the first book where I fully annotated and wrote notes on my experience with the book through a series of colour sticky notes to show a visual representation of how I felt while I was reading. It wasn't until I finished the book and reflected on all those coloured tabs at just how much yellow (funny/feel good moments) and pink (romance and spice), were mixed in with the orange (red flags/ anger) and blue (sad). And, if not the actual content of the book itself, but I think the tabs made me realise that in relationships containing domestic/emotional abuse, there is also some very sweet, romantic, and happy times. It only served as a reminder of it not always bad... it's not always doom and demise... but that's why it's so challenging to leave a relationship like this. 

I stand with those who are experiencing domestic/ emotional abuse. I also stand with those who have broken the cycle and said 'it ends with us'. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Medical content, Pregnancy, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

carolinacortez's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Antes de dar mi opinión del libro me gustaría dar dos puntos:

1. It Ends with us se agrega a la lista de los pocos libros que me han hecho llorrar, especialmente por la nota de la autora, yo era un mar de lágrimas.
2. IT ENDS WITH US NO ES UN LIBRO DE ROMANCE REPITO NO ES UN LIBRO DE ROMANCE Y no debería venderse como tal y menos como un YA, es una novela adulta.

Ahora si, dejando en claro sobre todo el segundo punto puedo comenzar, esta es una historia super complicada de leer, no por que sea lenta, al contrario, si no por las situaciones por las que Lily, su mamá y Atlas pasan, hubo una escena en específico con la que me dieron ganas de vomitar del coraje y de todo lo que esta pasando.
Creo que Colleen hiso un muy buen trabajo retratando una relación abusiva, el cómo empiezan a conocerse, como hay pequeños indicios al principio pero una decide ignorarlos, hasta el momento en el que todo explota y ya es tarde para salirse de la manera sensilla (por que siempre se puede salir, solo que después es muchísimo más complicado), es un excelente libro cuando hablamos de el lado en el que representa una relación abusiva, pero hubo algo que hiso que yo en lo personal no le diera las 5 estrellas, y es que yo sentía que te metía una escena super fuerte y dura, en las que yo necesitaba tiempo para procesar y entender lo que había pasado, y en la siguiente página ya era todo jajaja jejeje, y se que muchísimas veces es asi, ese es el punto de una relación abusiva, pero algo no sentó bien en mi cuando pasaba ese tipo de dinámicas en el libro, pero de ahí en fuera excelente. 
podría decir mucho más sobre la novela, sobre las situaciones por las que Lily pasa y como reaccionaba ante ellas, como me hacían sentir sus reacciones, pero ya sería spoiler y pues ese no es el chiste, lo único que puedo agregar es que es un libro que te hace empatizar con la situación en la uqe, desgraciadamente, muchas mujeres viven cada dia, y darte cuenta de por qué no es tan fácil salir de esas mismas situaciones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

catsoncats's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Abandonment, Infertility, and Drug use

michellemaas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Other than the annoying names (I mean, Lily Bloom? Atlas? Ryle? Just no . . .), the fact that the book started very slow, and the

always-annoying yet ever-present pregnancy trope

, it was a really good book. I was not expecting much since I'm more of a fantasy reader than a contemporary romance reader but I wanted to give It Ends With Us a shot anyway and I was not disappointed.

I'm going to issue a big old trigger warning since this book's main theme is (domestic) abuse. It is not often that a romance book leaves me thinking, but that's exactly what It Ends With Us did. I was fortunate enough to come from a fairly stable home, and like addressed in the book, I always wondered "why doesn't she just leave him?" when domestic abuse came up. Reading about things from Lily's point of view gave me some insight into abusive relationships. It's not something that is talked about nearly enough, and that avoidance causes ignorance. I would have never thought about it the way Lily explained had I not read this book since the solution always seemed so "simple" from an outsider's perspective. I did not cry about this book as many others did but knowing that people live through this (especially knowing Colleen Hoover went through this) was also such a reality check. We are all so groomed to hunt for "true love" that we are willing to put up with horrendous situations to get it. 

I have thought about this topic so much since finishing this book but don't seem to have any coherent thoughts to share with you guys so I guess I'll just recommend you read it and see for yourself. Thank you to Colleen Hoover for spreading the awareness. Domestic abuse is one of those silent killers, and like most things, talking about it can feel so empowering for so many and hopefully improve many people's situations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Infertility