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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

319 reviews

emmaprobasco's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

nurlou's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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: Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Domestic abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Child death

becca_w_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Child death, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Classism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Infertility, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness and Adult/minor relationship

I put the adult/minor relationship tag because technically speaking there is a relationship between an 18 year old and a 15 year old. That said, the age gap is 2 and a half years and isn't too much cause for concern in my opinion.

lcrozier_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

Absolutely heartbreaking book. The whole read was a rollercoaster of emotions that I wasn’t prepared for in the slightest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

I was extremely disappointed with this story. It 97% felt like romanticizing abuse.  Once again, I followed the hype and felt that maybe my feelings were because I'm not the target audience. Or do I know too much? I am unsure how this is one of the more popular colleen hoover books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Misogyny, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

morbid_addict's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

berryradical's review against another edition

Colleen does a good job of expressing the emotions and conflicting thoughts in the presence of abuse and growing through the trauma but I could not keep reading it. The character Ryle from the get-go made me feel uneasy. Didn’t like how in the beginning he would just pop in and out of the picture. Further reading made me dislike him even more. Couldn’t stomach the apologies and abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

macleanbridie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Medical content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

geno's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

 "En el futuro, si por algún milagro alguna vez te encuentras en posición de enamorarte otra vez, enamórate de mí"

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"Romper el círculo" nos cuenta la historia de Lily. Su romance presente con Ryle y, mediante diarios, se va entrelazando su pasado con Atlas.

Me sorprendió que fuera un libro que se lee tan rápido, teniendo una trama seria. La manera en que narra la autora hace que sea imposible dejar de leer.

En cuanto a los personajes, creo que se sienten como gente real, casi todos son lo suficientemente complejos para llevar adelante la trama, y tienen tanto cosas buenas como malas.

Lo que menos me cierra de la historia es el romance con Ryle, siento que no vi a Lily enamorarse de él, todo lo que envuelve a la relación pasa demasiado rápido. En cambio, es muy fácil querer a Atlas.

Lo otro que me sacó un poco de la lectura fueron las cartas a Ellen, tienen una explicación, pero aun así me costaba tomarlo en serio cuando hablaba de ella o su programa.

En resumen, fue una buena lectura, más emocional de lo que esperaba. Me gustó el cierre con la nota de la autora hablando de su experiencia personal y que no todas las situaciones son iguales, fue una buena manera de cerrar el libro.

TW: Abuso doméstico, vionelncia familiar. relaciones tóxicas.

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This book tells us the story of Lily, her present with Ryle, and through journal entries, her past with Atlas.

I was surprised that it was such a fast-reading experience. The way the author writes makes it impossible to stop reading.

As for the characters, I liked them. They were complex enough to carry the plot forward, and they have both good and bad things.

What I did not completely like about the story was the romance with Ryle, I never saw what make Lily fall in love with him. On the other hand, it was very easy to love Atlas.

Overall, it was a good read, more emotional than I expected. The closing notes about the author's personal experience were a nice touch.

TW: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent