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nadjaviktoriaf 's review for:
It Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover
This book is very bold, indeed. I don’t even know where to start.
Maybe I should kick it off by saying, I’m glad that I’ve read Reminders of Him before It Ends With Us. If I hadn’t, I probably wouldn’t have picked up another Colleen Hoover book.
While the topic of abuse and toxic relationships is very important, and I actually don’t think it was her intention to glorify it, it feels almost misplaced. I see why a lot of people might feel like the book is normalising things it shouldn’t. Especially if we consider the fact that it still leans towards the YA genre - without any trigger warnings, what so ever, targeting a rather young/ new adult audience.
It’s hard to write a review on this one. My opinion on this book is very mixed because, as I said, the topic in itself is touchy but it’s also important to raise more awareness. I’m just not sure if this was an optimal way of doing so.
I also didn’t connect with the characters. The first few chapters where okay - witty introduction, almost wholesome conversation between the two main protagonists. Up until Ryle just decides it’s okay to sexually harass Lily, after they established that she probably wasn’t into one night stands but he still tried to get in her pants. And yes, it’s only fiction and I know that the majority of people seem to like to be dominated, but this is the first of many red flags. It’s inappropriate even if Lily eventually gives in and almost gives full consent.
Honestly, I don’t know why this specific first interaction stuck with me. It just felt uncomfortable and unraveled a series of more confusing and problematic moments.
Maybe I should kick it off by saying, I’m glad that I’ve read Reminders of Him before It Ends With Us. If I hadn’t, I probably wouldn’t have picked up another Colleen Hoover book.
While the topic of abuse and toxic relationships is very important, and I actually don’t think it was her intention to glorify it, it feels almost misplaced. I see why a lot of people might feel like the book is normalising things it shouldn’t. Especially if we consider the fact that it still leans towards the YA genre - without any trigger warnings, what so ever, targeting a rather young/ new adult audience.
It’s hard to write a review on this one. My opinion on this book is very mixed because, as I said, the topic in itself is touchy but it’s also important to raise more awareness. I’m just not sure if this was an optimal way of doing so.
I also didn’t connect with the characters. The first few chapters where okay - witty introduction, almost wholesome conversation between the two main protagonists. Up until Ryle just decides it’s okay to sexually harass Lily, after they established that she probably wasn’t into one night stands but he still tried to get in her pants. And yes, it’s only fiction and I know that the majority of people seem to like to be dominated, but this is the first of many red flags. It’s inappropriate even if Lily eventually gives in and almost gives full consent.
Honestly, I don’t know why this specific first interaction stuck with me. It just felt uncomfortable and unraveled a series of more confusing and problematic moments.