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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

33 reviews

naimoai's review

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

almendraa's review against another edition

tense 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Pregnancy

A waste of time.

hansii's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

aiiime's review

lighthearted medium-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Cancer, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

eliya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I’m glad I read this book. Colleen Hoover really does write an incredible story, and awful characters. She does a fantastic job pulling my emotions, but she lacks class consciousness. It’s one thing to tackle domestic abuse, and it’s another to tackle homelessness. I absolutely think someone needed to read the perspective that maybe people experiencing homelessness aren’t in that situation because they choose to be, absolutely, but it doesn’t end at just donating to charities. I was incredibly disappointed with her rationality of hoarding wealth.

From the get go, her characters lack emotional depth. Maybe this book is just a little out dated, but it was very clear that

Ryle didn’t respect her enough to ask for consent until he was already knee deep in physicality with her. He throws micro-tantrums at little things OF COURSE he has a temper. It didn’t seem like there was much to his character other than the fact that he was pretty & was ambitious & met the basic standards of being a good/likeable guy.

At one point, she writes that

Atlas tried to unalive himself and decided not to because he SAW lily and she was SO BEAUTIFUL that he didn’t. give me a break. so incredible tonedeaf.

I think some one who hasn’t thought about these things would absolutely learn from this book, this book is important for what it does & the ending

was so incredibly beautiful i cried, it really did pull at my heart. god that was so perfect. The author’s note was also incredible, I’m so happy i got insight on the characters

I think Colleen Hoover in general is a great fast easy read and a great introduction to reading, but her books and male characters lack depth & common sense. She tackled too many issues with this book and is generally illinformed with the other issues she tried to tackle. Her plots are always such an incredible ride & when it hits it hits! Do better colleen plz for me i love your books!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, and Suicidal thoughts

sandy_77's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

Don't think it is right to think that it is okay,I would not recommend for anyone under 18 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, and Body horror

Do not recommend for teens or young adult

margothere's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

amissabellator's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Stalking

This story builds up and then follows an incredibly tense and detailed toxic

and ultimately abusive

relationship. The book also includes graphic depictions of sexual assault and domestic abuse, so be wary. Following the tropes of many romance novels, it includes depictions of sex and pregnancy - including following two prominent characters throughout their pregnancies. A character also acts very jealously and possessively, even accusing their partner of infidelity on multiple occasions

and acts violently because of it

. A separate, but important, plotline follows the main character as she recounts her past with a previous high school lover, Atlas, who was homeless at the time.

Both characters graphically recount the domestic abuse suffered by their parents and themselves.

One of the main characters is also subtly implied to be suffering from a mental illness as the result of a traumatic childhood event involving gun violence (graphically described), and said illness is suspected to be the cause of current emotional dysfunction. A minor character follows the stereotypical trope of the gay best friend (and only exists in a single chapter).

reesespuff6's review

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

I thought that this depiction of domestic abuse was dangerous. While it cast an illuminating light on domestic abuse, and attempted to add nuance to a situation that many outside of the situation cannot understand, it also failed to fully put the blame on the abuser. In this book, Ryle, the domestic abuser, explains his bouts of anger as an uncontrollable bursts of emotion during which he essentially blacks out and loses control of himself, and says this is the result of a traumatic event that happened to him. Lily (our main character and the woman who Ryle abuses) wonders, with sympathy, how it must feel to not be able to control your emotions. She says that “it’s not Ryle” in instances when he is abusive and says “Ryle is back” when he becomes apologetic for his actions. This “condition” removes some of the accountability from Ryle, as it perpetuates the idea that he is not the one who is actually abusing Lily. Part of understanding the complexity of abusers is acknowledging that the same person who does good things can also do very bad things, and all those things are wrapped up into one person who deserves to be held accountable for all of those things, regardless of their reasoning or their apologies or their attempts for redemption or their relapses. I also wish that the author had focused more on the emotional aspects of Ryle’s abuse in addition to his physical attacks. He proves to be very controlling and possessive, a common occurrence in abusive situations and one that can be just as dangerous as physical attacks. Lily does not really acknowledge these aspects or how they contribute to the abusive environment. In addition to this potentially damaging depiction of domestic abuse, I thought that the author displayed some prominent biases and prejudice in the way that she handled homelessness, body image, and sexism. (I was particularly affronted by Marshall and Allysa laughing cruelly at the “whore”/“floozy” who had consensually kissed Marshall before Allysa and him had even gotten together. wtf???) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Infertility, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Sexism