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enchantingreads_rosyreviews's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
"Nothing you have done and nothing you could do would excuse any man’s hands on you out of anger."
Just when I thought I couldn't be more in love with a character, they impress me more. Men, we think it's sexy when you support your women... we WILL love you more, I promise. I have never finished one book and moved to another as fast as I did when I finished It Ends with Us (in the wee hours of the morning). Sure, there was an open ending with the first book, but mostly, I just needed MORE of these characters! This was the sequel we NEEDED in our lives. Once you’ve read the first, you MUST read this… life is not complete without it.
As with the first, this story deals with surviving domestic violence and the trauma that lingers with every interaction and memory drudged up. But it’s also a story about fighting and building your happily ever after. Lily has to be brave enough to go after what she wants and realize the value in being and having a supportive partner and found family.
Although there was still conflict to keep us engaged, this book was just icing. Because I am a new #cohort fan, I didn't know there was a world where this sequel didn't exist. So, THANK YOU to the fans for demanding one and THANK YOU Colleen for listening and delivering such a great book!
"How in the world she can make me feel so whole when I had no idea I was only half of myself without her."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Cursing, and Child abuse
cjfooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
4.0
The perfect closure to ‘it ends with us’. It starts off exactly where it left off in the end of the first book and, although it doesn’t have as much depth or unpredictability as it ends with us, I actually enjoyed it more than its predecessor.
It ends with us is a stressful (though still enjoyable) book to read, with an ending that’s hopeful, insinuating but not quite resolved. It leaves you feeling tentatively optimistic but guessing what happens next.
Although it starts with us wasnt strictly needed (in fact Coleen Hoover actually said that she was adamant in leaving the ending with the first book), after growing passionate about all the characters in the first book, the optimistic, light hearted (although not without it’s dark themes, consistent with the story) was so satisfying a read.
(It ends with us spoilers):The story revolves around lily finding her way around Ryle and atlas (and Emerson) in her life and how to navigate them all together. But we also see so much more of atlas’s character and past as well, as the perspective switches character by chapter between him and lily.
(Overall spoilers):
It also ends in the most perfect, wholesome way (without feeling too out of reach and therefore fairytale-esque).
Love love loved this
(It ends with us spoilers):
(Overall spoilers):
Love love loved this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual content
jessalicemorris's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
lovesbug787's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Pregnancy, Addiction, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Bullying, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
chris_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Gaslighting
Minor: Violence
chelle's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
I am glad she did a sequel to “It ends With Us” but I did find it a hard to believe story for the most part. A little bit too “it works out for everyone in the end” for me. Atlas does not seem like a realistic character. Very Gatsby waiting for Daisy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
sjpflock's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I felt like the book got a little redundant in the format of going back and forth between Atlas and Lily's perspectives. Similarly to It Ends With Us (and probably as a product of being a mental health therapist) I just kept screaming why wasn't anyone getting professional help!? In a story about overcoming DV I felt it kind of glorified white knuckling the very serious situations the characters found themselves in. It also just all worked out very well which made it less believable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abandonment
stephanieluxton's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
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? No
4.0
This book picks up basically where we left off It Ends With Us.
I found this book to be a relaxing read. It's not as exciting as the previous book and I believe the reason for that is that Lily's character arc is already complete.
This book is different because it jups back and forth between Lily and Atlas's perspectives. I didn't like that very much. It was fairly necessary to tell a bug chunk of the story but I just felt it took away all the tension from their relationship.
That being said, this is not a spicy book. There is very little spice.
This book is about Lily navigating co-parenting with a narcissist and dating again. It's also about Atlas navigating his own problems with his business and family. It's about moving forward after life has been messy and picking up the pieces.
This is one of those books in which the story wasn't stand-out and might not be particularly memorable 6 months from now, but I did enjoy the process of reading it and I do think there's a demographic of people with similar life experiences that it'll really resonate with.
This book is different because it jups back and forth between Lily and Atlas's perspectives. I didn't like that very much. It was fairly necessary to tell a bug chunk of the story but I just felt it took away all the tension from their relationship.
That being said, this is not a spicy book. There is very little spice.
This book is about Lily navigating co-parenting with a narcissist and dating again. It's also about Atlas navigating his own problems with his business and family. It's about moving forward after life has been messy and picking up the pieces.
This is one of those books in which the story wasn't stand-out and might not be particularly memorable 6 months from now, but I did enjoy the process of reading it and I do think there's a demographic of people with similar life experiences that it'll really resonate with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual content
mj_86's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Abandonment
sophie______a's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting