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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

252 reviews

alykate's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

serenity_by_jan's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.25

it was okay. in no way is this a personal jab at the author, but it seems like she wrote this as a form of writer’s prose therapy rather than with the goal of a good book. there were several feel-good moments, but few hard-hitting moments. it was cohesive, but severely lacked depth. 

what really baffled me was that the content was very mature (explicit sex, rape, etc.), but the writing level was very elementary. the vocabulary, structure, and attempts at humor were crude at best. There were a lot of angsty, predictable one-liners that were tough to get through (in fact, the whole books was pretty predictable. the author would try to drop foreshadowing at certain points, but this would simply quell any suspense retaining your interest) 

also, the characters seemed poorly constructed and half-done. I can see attempt at her developing characters, but she didn’t give them enough time to grow. She skipped any development and went straight to turning points and changes. it was hard to feel the impact of those changes when you weren’t familiar with or invested in the character. 

Also still scratching my head at how Atlas is supposed to be the hero?? He seemed pretty creepy to me from the start. Especially returning on her 16th birthday just to have sex. All around kinda shitty characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Suicide

vanesst's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Infertility

jani_mcgonagall's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infertility, Medical content, Death of parent, and Child death

averyrell_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual content

ellawatwat's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Infertility, Medical content, and Cancer

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Child death, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

spootilious's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.0

 

Read: May 7, 2023
 Title: It Ends With Us
 Series: It Ends With Us #1
 Author: Colleen Hoover
 Genre: Romance, Fiction, New Adult
 Rating: 2/5
 Review: 

I wanted to love this book. I wanted to love this author, so much!!! I have a family member that I care for deeply that adores her… But as it turns out… I really REALLY don’t. 

I can understand that I am not the target audience for Hoover’s books. The writing style is pretty simplistic and to be honest a bit… immature? I’m not sure if that’s the right word, but if you cut out the sex scenes, I wouldn’t be surprised to find this in the young adult section. (Which there’s nothing wrong with. I love a good YA). 

Then again… The sheer amount of trigger warnings this book needs would probably get it banned immediately if it were YA. I even made a comment about halfway through the book about needing a trigger warning bingo card for it. 

*spoilers* 

All of that aside, the storyline was something straight out of a season of Days of our Lives only darker with more excuses (and before anyone comes at me, I’ve been where Lily was at minus the pregnancy). That paired with the unrealistic ages of the characters, and the horrific cliches makes this a hard no for me. 

That being said, I get why Hoover has her fan base and why others like her which is why I have not rated this novel lower than what it is and I feel as if other of her books probably aren’t as bad as I believe this one is. She is not a terrible writer she simply is not for me. 

 

 

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TW: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual Content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

nbreezy17's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Rape, Grief, Pregnancy, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

1.0

THIS BOOK IS CAMP!!! 1🌸

I feel bad for hating/ridiculing this book b/c the content is heavy and the Note from the author is genuinely moving…but:

• the protagonist is a florist
• the onesie party
• THE ELLEN DEGENERES DIARIES 😭

Would it kill Colleen Hoover to give a character a normal name?

• lily blooming bloom
• Ryle Kincaid 
• Atlas corrigan 
• Dory!?

Okay. Since we’re on the subject… the first guy I ever had sex with was homeless.

Ellen, I am confident that the next sentence I am about to write has never been written or spoken aloud before.

When he was wiping that cow shit on me, it was quite possibly the most turned-on I have ever been.

Now go get my baby and take her away from here so I can have some sex with my filthy rich husband.

TLDR: my Colleen Hoover curiosity ends with this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cursing, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Stalking