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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

279 reviews

moon2001's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Infertility, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

athenabe's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Gun violence

ashlyn_acj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A very engaging and emotional book! Definitely one of Colleen’s Best!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Cursing, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Rape

pagesand_polish's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide and Child death

naomiwinograd's review against another edition

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

1.75

So Lilly really annoyed me. Like majorly. Her attitude and name just pissed me off. On the other hand,

 
her attitude towards abuse was realistic and her character development made sense. I’m proud of colleen hoover for not completely framing abuse as romance this time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide

Horrible. Romanticized abuse. Do not read.

annaspeckien's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicide

emily_linn_26's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual assault

munachireads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

I put Medium pace as it started to kick in around 9 or so chapters in. There were a lot of quotables towards the end of Part Two. 

I enjoyed the complexity of the characters and how realistic the protagonists reactions and developments were however I felt at times there were some overly opportunistic moments to inject romance. I was also wondering if there was more counsel on how a 15 year old would actually write in a diary, it felt more reflective than from that position (little spelling/grammatical mistakes, hyper-mature language, etc). It’s expected the writing age was much older considering the author wasn’t a teenager but it could’ve added something

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Violence, Self harm, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

claver04's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

A heartbreaking story. So glad I read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide and Self harm

jennafrizz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

this book was SO surprising. def one of the better colleen hoover books ive read. ive seen a lot of negative things about it but aside from that i went in completely blind in terms of the storyline and characters and was pleasantly surprised. the characters backstory felt real, and the journey through lily's past through her diary entries was a great way to write it. yeah the writing is a bit juvenile, but colleen hoover clearly writes for a mass audience and her stories are really accessible and easy to digest for people who dont read much, which i think is a good thing. ive never experienced domestic violence before so reading this was really eye opening. i found it to be gripping from the beginning and was completely invested in it. definitely give it a read - if you're someone who is a seasoned reader and appreciates more complex writing and stories this wont be for you, but if that doesnt bother you then its worth it all the way. 

 

one negative review i read talked about how hoover was glorifying DV bc it was marketed as a love triangle and bc of quotes like 'no ones a bad person sometimes we just do bad things'. idk how it was marketed so if it was shown to be a love triangle thats def questionable, but this book is written from the perspective of someone being abused by their partner. i felt that it seemed to be a very real depiction of the kinds of thoughts someone might have. just like lily said, when youre looking from the outside in its so easy to think that youd just walk away without a seconds thought but its so hard to cut off someone you love. i can imagine there would be parts of you that would want to give them the benefit of the doubt. im not sure what colleens intention was when writing it but shes not an idiot, i dont think she would be glorifying an abusive relationship. especially considering lily does end up leaving ryle. i feel like its an uncomfortable but likely real depiction of what causes people who stay in abusive relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide