sofiavivi16 's review for:

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

4.0

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I generally dont respect Colleen Hoover but this was actually quite good. Generally I think shes a better storyteller than she is a writer and having real people and events to base her character off of gave her writing a real boost. She is good at writing emotions which has probably done a lot to make her as big as she is. However, the Ellen plotline was quite silly and so was the concept of having a character called Lily Bloom who is a florist. And don´t even get me started on how much of a stupid name Ryke Meadows is. I also think its morally dubious that shes marketing this book to young teenagers but thats another conversation that has nothing to do with the quality of the book itself. But overall I did really enjoy it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail