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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

33 reviews

kimpower's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Stalking, Grief, and Sexual content

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Stalking, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.25

i originally dnfed this but i came back to it and found that the ending made up for the rest of the book. idk how to describe it i may just not like cohos writing style but it was really boring for the most part and felt dragged out. i didn’t really connect with Lily and i was more interested in the diary entry’s than the present. the ending was very well done though it had me smiling and tearing up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying, Stalking, Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

loverofeels's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

the_book_nook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infertility

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Child death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, and Alcohol

shontellereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

2.5

I really hated reading this. It was so depressing.

I most definitely would of dnf'd if it wasn't a bookclub pick purely because I don't really like to read depressing books.. 
From the beginning, I hated fuckface (this is what I am calling him) because of how selfish all of his actions seemed. When the "romance" began I despised every sex scene because of him, he just put a gross tone on everything. I don't like how much she continued to have contact with him after leaving him (even if I get it because of the child) - it left me feeling really unsatisfied with the outcome.

I also wished we had seen more of Atlas and not wasted all the book on fuckface.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death

mandi4886's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Stalking

storieswithbee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I’ve read so much that it's not often nowadays that a book will have a deep and profound effect on me, but this book... this damn book... 

I felt this story on a on a feministic, emotional, social justice, and right in the ouch-y feels kind of level that I found myself actually sobbing at one point, but then, strangely, I was laughing only a few pages later. 

This is actually the first book where I fully annotated and wrote notes on my experience with the book through a series of colour sticky notes to show a visual representation of how I felt while I was reading. It wasn't until I finished the book and reflected on all those coloured tabs at just how much yellow (funny/feel good moments) and pink (romance and spice), were mixed in with the orange (red flags/ anger) and blue (sad). And, if not the actual content of the book itself, but I think the tabs made me realise that in relationships containing domestic/emotional abuse, there is also some very sweet, romantic, and happy times. It only served as a reminder of it not always bad... it's not always doom and demise... but that's why it's so challenging to leave a relationship like this. 

I stand with those who are experiencing domestic/ emotional abuse. I also stand with those who have broken the cycle and said 'it ends with us'. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Medical content, Pregnancy, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

eveleam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Definitely not a romance, this follows Lily and only Lily and her story, it’s beautiful with an amazing ending and this book def made me cry my eyes out Colleen Hoover is simply unmatched with her first and last lines 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy and Stalking

leda64'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship