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A review by maryaidon
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
3.5 stars
I feel really conflicted about this book and it took me a few days after finishing it to process my thoughts. In one sense, this book lived up to the hype. I read this book because of BookTok and I couldn’t put it down. I needed to know what happened next and got swept up in the story. I fell for Ryle (and his scrubs) and loved his story with Lily in the beginning.
However, all that being said, this book needed to come with a massive trigger warning. Despite all of the publicity for this book, I did not see any content warnings. This book was heavy and was not the cute romance book I was lead to believe it was. It tackles some very heavy topics and is quite descriptive when describing the events that occur. I understand the rationale for needing to form a relationship with the characters first, but this was uncomfortable to read in parts.
The author’s note helped me put this book into context and I admire Colleen for the strength it took her to write this book, but I wish that an author’s note was included in the beginning to forewarn the reader. The distressing topics covered is why I have rated it 3.5 stars.
I feel really conflicted about this book and it took me a few days after finishing it to process my thoughts. In one sense, this book lived up to the hype. I read this book because of BookTok and I couldn’t put it down. I needed to know what happened next and got swept up in the story. I fell for Ryle (and his scrubs) and loved his story with Lily in the beginning.
However, all that being said, this book needed to come with a massive trigger warning. Despite all of the publicity for this book, I did not see any content warnings. This book was heavy and was not the cute romance book I was lead to believe it was. It tackles some very heavy topics and is quite descriptive when describing the events that occur. I understand the rationale for needing to form a relationship with the characters first, but this was uncomfortable to read in parts.
The author’s note helped me put this book into context and I admire Colleen for the strength it took her to write this book, but I wish that an author’s note was included in the beginning to forewarn the reader. The distressing topics covered is why I have rated it 3.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship