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It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
2.0

It Starts With Us.
2.5/5

I really don't know why I spent my hours reading this rather than reading PJ or at least studying. I could have finished my math lessons, though.
When I was reading it, there were so many things playing in my mind that I wanted to say, but now I don't have any, just “wtf is that?”.
It's more fanfic than a book that someone wrote and published and people spent money on, like literally, that’s how the fans of IEWU see the characters.
I wasn't a fan of IEWU, I didn't like it or like the messages or the moral of the story (if it had any) , like how a TEENAGE GIRL AT THE AGE OF 15 BE A THING WITH AN 18_YEAR_OLD BOY?? The gap between them isn't big at all but she is just a kid!!! And now, in this book, everything is just keeping me thinking what did I do for myself? Ok, I loved Atlas in the first book, but why did she ruin him in my eyes? He was the only thing I love!! Coho made him a freak, like, you guys loved how Atlas was caring,loving, respectful and perfect? So, take it, meet this literally flawless version of him. Give me some flaws, man! Be a thing! Ryle went and punched him and he just talked to him?!! Did he did what's right in many times? Yes.
Does anybody do this in real life at least from the very first moment? Absolutely NO.
People get angry at first or sm, they do anything.
He is saying in ALL of his povs that he just loves Lily so fuck!ng much!! He discusses his love life with a teenage kid??? I don't know how I will still love Atlas. Ok, he was so nice and caring, he helped Lily a lot and so on, but man give me anything!
And Lily writing her journals with the Dear_Ellen is just a little bit cringe, you're a mom now, dear. I know it's more like Lilly thing but it felt more like Coho brings us back to the book, like see! This is just like IEWU.
Not talking about that piece of sh!t that's called Ryle, man go to a therapist, please. You're a neurosurgeon and for sure know therapists, he knew that he was a pain in the a$$ for Lily, and he is the one who ruined their marriage, and is still complaining and kicking the ground.
As I said first, this book is just an attempt of the author to bring back the days of IEWU, she saw how much it went viral on TikTok so she thought “why don't I write a sequel?” , and again this is so fanfic, and it was written so badly, my friend can write better than that.
Anyways, love you, Atlas, my old Atlas and the one who is living in my head.

*ok, re_viewing my notes, and I felt like Coho was forcing us to love Atlas, she made Allysa describe him as a Greek God, have no idea if that's ok, but it sounded weird, she made everyone that met him loves him and says beautiful things on him, it would have felt normal if anyone else wrote it but Coho.