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A review by munachireads
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
emotional
informative
inspiring
tense
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? It's complicated
3.75
I put Medium pace as it started to kick in around 9 or so chapters in. There were a lot of quotables towards the end of Part Two.
I enjoyed the complexity of the characters and how realistic the protagonists reactions and developments were however I felt at times there were some overly opportunistic moments to inject romance. I was also wondering if there was more counsel on how a 15 year old would actually write in a diary, it felt more reflective than from that position (little spelling/grammatical mistakes, hyper-mature language, etc). It’s expected the writing age was much older considering the author wasn’t a teenager but it could’ve added something
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Violence, Self harm, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape