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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

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marionlundqvist's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

1.0

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ashleighf's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

4.5

I had put off reading this book for a long time because I had heard very mixed reviews on tik tok - many loved it but many said it was over-hyped. I personally loved it and am sad I didn't read it sooner.
I really liked how the story line of domestic abuse broke up a typical romance book, it gave me a lot to think about throughout
. The main character Lily was very lovable and I ended up reading most of the book in one day! I would recommend this book to anyone about 16+ (it has some pretty adult themes throughout), it really made me more self-aware about these topics. 
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kelskonk's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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jordie_leigh's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved this book, honestly couldn’t put it down sometimes. 
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bristolreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

Lily is a young woman who has grown up in an abusive household where her father regularly would beat her mother and the book starts with the death of her father, for which Lily feels no grief. After the funeral, she meets Ryle who is a charismatic neurosurgeon and they have an instant attraction but he is opposed to commitment and therefore the relationship does not progress. 

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.
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rvkah's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I avoid books like this because they hurt too much. She masterfully made me feel seen and understood.
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lizzydiazortiz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

2.0

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lenalooo's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I wanted to throw this book across the room more than once, but I am glad I finished it. It’s the first time I have even considered using the word “triggered” when describing my feelings/reaction to a book. I didn’t even read the blurb, so maybe I just wasn’t prepared for everything’s that happened. Spice really isn’t my thing, so Hoover isn’t really someone I enjoy reading, but there is no denying she is an incredibly gifted story-teller.

I was furious with Lily for not leaving Ryle immediately, but then realized I did the same thing… again, and again, and again. I found myself wishing she would have burned those journals, been more open about her past, told him about the tattoo, but those things should never had mattered. Ryle was the only one in the wrong. It would never have changed, and she made the right decision by leaving him. It was very beautifully done and painted a painfully accurate portrayal of domestic abuse.
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ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-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? No

1.0

This is not a love story! 

I kept waiting to find out why so many people love this book and after reading it I still don't know.
Everything in the protagonist's life revolves around men. The supporting characters only serve to get her together and stay together with the male lead who is manipulative among other things. She is the stereotypical white girl who suprisingly realizes that not everyone is as fortunate as she is.
The plot was very predictable and the way the topic of
domestic violence
was handled seemed forced and irresponsible. In the post-interview the author reveals that she wanted to write a book based on her mom's experience with this topic which explains why it came a cross as forced to me

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tsamp's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-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? Yes

3.5

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