A review by katmystery
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

So painful to read. The story of a woman who becomes a domestic abuse victim, seeking to answer the question of "why does she stay with him?" I've heard many people say the writing was terrible- I think the writing was average, not terrible, so it didn't really bother me. The much more pressing issue is how the ending of this book ruins the book's mission and pushes an incredibly harmful message-

The main character allows her abusive ex-husband to co-parent their child, who was born after they split up?? She thinks it's best for their child for the abusive asshole to be in the child's life?? And the story supports this decision as if it's mature of her?? Fuck that.