Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - It Ends with Us

I have put off reading this book for over four years because friends that read it told me it contains topics surrounding rape and domestic abuse. This is something I didn’t think I could face reading after coming out of a horrific relationship, and I’m so glad I left it until now.

I absolutely loved this book.

If you have experienced domestic abuse this book really shows how hard it can be to leave someone even if they do truly horrific things. I resonated with Lilly’s character so much and I felt the heartbreak she felt so clearly.

I also loved the way it was written - I enjoyed how the story developed and the diary extracts throughout. Atlas’ story was equally heartbreaking and in a way I wish I could of read more about him - maybe that’s what the sequel to this book is about?

Initially I was going to rate this a 4.5 as some of the writing was poor and I found myself getting frustrated with how forgiving Lily was, but this just shows what it’s like looking in from the outside at an abusive relationship. The way the book ended made it 5 stars.

I’m kind of at a loss for words in terms of how much I loved this book and I can’t really review it with words that give it justice.

Highly highly highly recommend reading.

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lmjones's review

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emotional 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? Yes

3.5

Gripping read. Biggest issues are the name choices (sometimes there are books where all the characters have names that seem like they were stolen from a millennial tween’s list of future children and, unfortunately, this is one of them), and it’s too sexually graphic for my taste… I always think of that scene with the principal in “10 things I hate about you” writing her romance novel when books get this explicit.

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taylorp98's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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valkyrie13's review

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emotional 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? Yes

3.5

Reading a romance really hasn't been my thing for a while but this isn't your typical romance. The book was written well but I don't think I actually liked it. Parts were very detailed when describing the sex. I think the main "plot" of this book was the relationship, where usually in romances it is a sub plot. The ending was very well done, albeit a bit abrupt. I really hated the diary entries.

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