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bristolreads's review against another edition
- 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
Later, Lily achieves her dream of setting up her own floristry business and becomes friends with a rich friend Alyssa, who she later discovers is Ryle's sister, thus her relationship with his restarts. This progresses to a serious relationship, resulting in the couple moving in together and later getting married. However, during this time there are frequent episodes of Ryle getting angry and assaulting Lily, echoing the behavior of her father during her childhood. Whilst the relationship is blossoming, Lily recalls her first true love who was a boy named Atlas, who she met when he was homeless and living in an abandoned house next to her when she was 15. The flashbacks feature how the support she provided to his of food, clothing and eventually a warm place to sleep developed romantically, but was cut short when Atlas had to move in with his Uncle in a different state. Atlas was also the only person who knew of the abuse Lily's father inflicted and was even the recipient of the abuse when he was attacked by
Atlas reappears in Lily's life as a restaurant owner and he instant she is living with and urges Lily to leave her husband, which she eventually does but when she finally leaves, she discovers she is pregnant. Atlas initially provides a safe lace for Lily to live, however she eventually returns to the house she lived in with Ryle and the relationship restarts.
When the baby Emma is born, Lily finally sees that she needs to break the cycle of abuse of the women in the family as 'It ends with us' , so leaves Ryle for good. In the epilogue Lily has the baby and is separated from Ryle. She again bumps into Atlas and can see that finally they can be together.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical trauma, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Infertility
brzezinski's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Gun violence
tsamp's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
chris_reads's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Classism, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
paigeinabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Excrement, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
bmz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Misogyny
rad_reads_123's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent
kenzielew's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gun violence
anne_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
the_mad_writer's review against another edition
I tried again and still hated it just because of how it was written. I also had to put it down so many times because it was just too much.
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Minor: Bullying, Infertility, and Vomit