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A review by bookishboujeeandbossbabe
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
We need to bring attention to the elephant in the room before I can even finish my review - but what are with the names?! Ryle?
Maybe I started with the wrong Hoover book as my first; but I didn't love this. Her writing is phenomenal, and she is great at what she does - don't get me wrong... But I hated Ryle so viscerally that any time he was in the book I found myself rolling my eyes at this gigantic man-child. I suppose she did her job - I devoured it and felt all sorts of things.
But Atlas? That man is the new standard for all book boyfriends. My new scale shall be scum of the earth (1 out of 10 if you're boring) to Atlas (clearly a 10); I refuse to be swayed otherwise.
Maybe I started with the wrong Hoover book as my first; but I didn't love this. Her writing is phenomenal, and she is great at what she does - don't get me wrong... But I hated Ryle so viscerally that any time he was in the book I found myself rolling my eyes at this gigantic man-child. I suppose she did her job - I devoured it and felt all sorts of things.
But Atlas? That man is the new standard for all book boyfriends. My new scale shall be scum of the earth (1 out of 10 if you're boring) to Atlas (clearly a 10); I refuse to be swayed otherwise.