A review by mmariericker
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

There is too dang much happening in this book. I realize Colleen Hoover based this on her own parents, but…. It’s trauma porn masquerading as a dark romance. It doesn’t feel like she handled the abuse with nuance.
Ryle killed his own brother on accident but that’s given maybe two pages of screen time, max. Lily acts like abortion isn’t an option even though she didn’t want the baby. Allysa had infertility struggles but that was just 2 lines. I like that she does divorce him at the end and finds Atlas but my LORD why was everyone so abused and why was it so skimmed over?
 

Also, her writing style is kind of clunky. I get how people think they’re page-turners — they’re short chapters and easy to read — but I don’t understand the hype. 
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