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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

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maweweee's review against another edition

5.0

This is my first CoHo book and I'm in love, laughing, screaming,and sobbing.I don't know where to begin! Colleen made it ALMOST impossible to hate Ryle. The second Ryle hurt Lily, I was pretty much begging Lily to leave but throughout the good moments that they had, part of me was hoping that he would actually change for the better, then he would hurt her and here I was again, begging Lily to gain the courage to leave, I didn't judge her nor did I think she was stupid for staying, I understand the reasons why she did, the way her throughts process worked... I kept hoping Ryle would be able to change, since it's a book but unfortunately, he was not able to change just in time. My heart broke for Lily, Atlas, and Ryle. The chapter where Lily's mum talks to Lily about her abuse, makes me sob. As someone who is taking a Criminology degree and most of my essays I write about are based on DV, I know a lot about it and I know that most women and men end up not leaving because DV is a cycle and there's a lot of different factors that are involved. I think Colleen truly was able to get the message across and demonstrate several different sides of what happens behind closed doors and what people who are not in that relationship see. Part of me, made me hope Lily would take Ryle back, perhaps with the baby and excessive therapy he would be able to heal and change for the better and be able to finally love Lily the way she deserves... but I am definitely glad that Lily didn't take him back, I'm beyond happy that she ended the abusive cycle. Her mum couldn't do it. But she did it. I'm so happy that Atlas was able to figure his life out and I'm really glad and happy that Lily and Atlas found each other in the end.

ddharrison's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

millie122's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

braille's review against another edition

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1.0

Never actually read just wanted to hate on colleen hoover

mrsharoldhoodbooks's review against another edition

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2.0

Nope nope nope nope.

Wtf Colleen. Did she wake up one day and decide to write about the most f***ed up people? And not put any trigger warnings in the beginning of the book? And why is the genre romance!? It’s not a romance novel.

I gave it two stars because it was entertaining. Mainly because I was constantly trying to wrap my head around the fact that people like this book. I don’t get it the hype.

drkoeller's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

hanland's review against another edition

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4.0

Good plot, and even better character development. They felt very real and the problems they face felt a little too real. The pacing was good, I felt motivated to keep reading. Some of the writing was unnecessarily crass for me.