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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

35 reviews

kbookish's review

emotional sad 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

2.5

I absolutely would not call this a romance novel. I thought the first 3/4 of this was a realistic view of generational trauma and patterns of domestic abuse, and I did appreciate the

relationship development and understanding between Lily and her mother

. However, the ultimate resolution of the story in the epilogue is either missing too much information doesn't make sense with many of the concerns Lily has earlier in the book. I also would not say this was especially well-written though it was an engrossing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual content

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

beccabookworm's review

challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, and Gore

Minor: Infertility

becca_w_'s review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Child death, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Classism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Infertility, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness and Adult/minor relationship

I put the adult/minor relationship tag because technically speaking there is a relationship between an 18 year old and a 15 year old. That said, the age gap is 2 and a half years and isn't too much cause for concern in my opinion.

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Medical content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

riv2002's review against another edition

emotional 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

spoilers!!!  cw//  mentions  of  dv 

i’ve  seen  many  catorgize  this   book  as  exclusively  a  romance,  when  it’s  more  of  a  contemporary.  the  title  is  a  reference  to  lily  stopping  the  cycle  of   dv  by  divorcing  ryle.  this  book  surprised  me  and  impacted  me  in  more  ways  that  i  can  express  with   words

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gore

katleyn16's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Blood

annaofjesup's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Rape, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

spootilious's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

 

Read: May 7, 2023
 Title: It Ends With Us
 Series: It Ends With Us #1
 Author: Colleen Hoover
 Genre: Romance, Fiction, New Adult
 Rating: 2/5
 Review: 

I wanted to love this book. I wanted to love this author, so much!!! I have a family member that I care for deeply that adores her… But as it turns out… I really REALLY don’t. 

I can understand that I am not the target audience for Hoover’s books. The writing style is pretty simplistic and to be honest a bit… immature? I’m not sure if that’s the right word, but if you cut out the sex scenes, I wouldn’t be surprised to find this in the young adult section. (Which there’s nothing wrong with. I love a good YA). 

Then again… The sheer amount of trigger warnings this book needs would probably get it banned immediately if it were YA. I even made a comment about halfway through the book about needing a trigger warning bingo card for it. 

*spoilers* 

All of that aside, the storyline was something straight out of a season of Days of our Lives only darker with more excuses (and before anyone comes at me, I’ve been where Lily was at minus the pregnancy). That paired with the unrealistic ages of the characters, and the horrific cliches makes this a hard no for me. 

That being said, I get why Hoover has her fan base and why others like her which is why I have not rated this novel lower than what it is and I feel as if other of her books probably aren’t as bad as I believe this one is. She is not a terrible writer she simply is not for me. 

 

 

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TW: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual Content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

1.0

THIS BOOK IS CAMP!!! 1🌸

I feel bad for hating/ridiculing this book b/c the content is heavy and the Note from the author is genuinely moving…but:

• the protagonist is a florist
• the onesie party
• THE ELLEN DEGENERES DIARIES 😭

Would it kill Colleen Hoover to give a character a normal name?

• lily blooming bloom
• Ryle Kincaid 
• Atlas corrigan 
• Dory!?

Okay. Since we’re on the subject… the first guy I ever had sex with was homeless.

Ellen, I am confident that the next sentence I am about to write has never been written or spoken aloud before.

When he was wiping that cow shit on me, it was quite possibly the most turned-on I have ever been.

Now go get my baby and take her away from here so I can have some sex with my filthy rich husband.

TLDR: my Colleen Hoover curiosity ends with this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cursing, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Stalking