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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

1419 reviews

jen_sanford's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy

beckickles's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

luna_98's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.0

i think this story had a lot of potential, i just don’t think CoHo was the best author to execute it. this might be controversial, but i liked the movie better if for no other reason than it just had better flow and storytelling. 
i like that colleen hoover isn’t afraid of telling a difficult story; the book was raw, real, unfortunately relatable in some ways. i’m not a hater, i just would’ve loved the book instead of just feeling meh if it was better written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death

shayrawd's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Infertility

lindsayluebke24's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

kazzarreads's review against another edition

emotional 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

Hmmm... I wanted to like this book after all the hype and the recent movie adaptation but it missed the mark for me. After reading the author notes, I have a better understanding of where Colleen Hoover is coming from with this one. However, the soft approach to an important issue meant it was watered down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

kylasmv15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

christinekarrin's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

jasperoz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Starting off strong with the main character being called Lily Blossom Bloom, which is something 12 year old me would’ve loved, but that 27 year old me just found very cringeworthy. It doesn’t get that much better or worse either. 

I finished this book in a day, so it’s a fairly easy read. I wouldn’t say I liked it, but wouldn’t say I disliked it either. The writing isn’t anything special, however there are some moments that were really pleasant to read. This book definitely isn’t a realistic take on abusive relationships, so I would take it with a grain of salt if you’re after a good representation of it. You can tell the author loved Ryle too much to make him a “bad guy”. It’s also pretty disappointing that the “good guy” is 18 whilst having sex with a 15 year old. Hm.

Loved the sister though, and the side characters. I enjoyed the pacing, and the idea of what this book could’ve been.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy

haileyprevett's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

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