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It Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover
I had read this book back in early high school and I don’t think I quite grasped the severity of the topics covered in it. I decided to give it another shot when I saw this book was exploding on BookTok and I’m so glad I did. This book was heartbreaking, and I had to constantly put the book down because I was sobbing. I really like how this book shines a light on domestic abuse (although I do see how some people really don’t like this book and see it as romanticizing DV). With the topics covered, I really do wish this book was taken more seriously instead of being advertised (and written) as a romance.
Moving on, I really liked how the story shows how hard it can be to leave an abusive relationship – it’s so easy to say, “if that were me, I would leave after the first time”, but this book shows how we hope to see the best in people and how we can delude ourselves into thinking “maybe this was a one-time thing”.
Now onto the characters of the story, can we talk about how Ryle was a massive walking red flag since the moment he’s introduced?!! There’s no hiding his manipulative and violent side so seeing him become more abusive throughout the book isn’t much of a shocker. On the other hand, I loved Atlas’s character and how he was always there was Lily despite not being in contact with her for years. I also loved Allysa advocating for Lily despite being Ryle’s brother.
Moving on, I really liked how the story shows how hard it can be to leave an abusive relationship – it’s so easy to say, “if that were me, I would leave after the first time”, but this book shows how we hope to see the best in people and how we can delude ourselves into thinking “maybe this was a one-time thing”.
Now onto the characters of the story, can we talk about how Ryle was a massive walking red flag since the moment he’s introduced?!! There’s no hiding his manipulative and violent side so seeing him become more abusive throughout the book isn’t much of a shocker. On the other hand, I loved Atlas’s character and how he was always there was Lily despite not being in contact with her for years. I also loved Allysa advocating for Lily despite being Ryle’s brother.