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It Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover
I'll have to check later [b:The Lesser Key of Solomon: Goetia|34682577|The Lesser Key of Solomon Goetia|S.L. MacGregor Mathers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490483643l/34682577._SY75_.jpg|422265] to find out what exactly possessed me into giving Colleen Hoover a second chance after the [b:Hopeless|15717943|Hopeless (Hopeless, #1)|Colleen Hoover|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1353489892l/15717943._SY75_.jpg|21389085] fiasco.
There's only one good part about this book, and that is the only well written character, Atlas, not ending up together with Lily and moving the f**k on with his life. I would have listed the depiction of domestic abuse as the second good part of it, buuuuut yeah no. CoHo is clueless to how to properly handle serious topics. It's not even the fault of the characters, it's just that the plot is dumb. The fact that this story is based on Hoover's mother's abusive relationship doesn't change the fact that this plot was eventless and stupid. It would've been so much better if she'd discarded it and kept only Lily's journal entries.
The only thing I'll say about Lily is that, aside from her Stockholm syndrome, Hoover failed to do her justice as both a victim and as a strong, independent woman. There are people who are genuinely in love and then there are people who are genuinely dumb. Hoover wants us to believe Lily is among the former, but the way she's written her places her among the latter.
And don't even make me start on Ryle and how Hoover turned him into a victim of his own "bad" temper. This was not a story about abuse, nor was it an attempt to make us understand the abuser, oh no, this was an apology for the abuser. Because Hoover loved his terribly written ass that much.
Consider this: "There is no such thing as bad people. We're all just people who sometimes do bad things."
Sure, except, that's actually bs, especially when you're voicing your main message as one of the abuser's lines.
Anyways, while I can understand why people enjoy her books, Hoover is a hopeless case for me. It ends with this one.
There's only one good part about this book, and that is the only well written character, Atlas, not ending up together with Lily and moving the f**k on with his life. I would have listed the depiction of domestic abuse as the second good part of it, buuuuut yeah no. CoHo is clueless to how to properly handle serious topics. It's not even the fault of the characters, it's just that the plot is dumb. The fact that this story is based on Hoover's mother's abusive relationship doesn't change the fact that this plot was eventless and stupid. It would've been so much better if she'd discarded it and kept only Lily's journal entries.
The only thing I'll say about Lily is that, aside from her Stockholm syndrome, Hoover failed to do her justice as both a victim and as a strong, independent woman. There are people who are genuinely in love and then there are people who are genuinely dumb. Hoover wants us to believe Lily is among the former, but the way she's written her places her among the latter.
And don't even make me start on Ryle and how Hoover turned him into a victim of his own "bad" temper. This was not a story about abuse, nor was it an attempt to make us understand the abuser, oh no, this was an apology for the abuser. Because Hoover loved his terribly written ass that much.
Consider this: "There is no such thing as bad people. We're all just people who sometimes do bad things."
Sure, except, that's actually bs, especially when you're voicing your main message as one of the abuser's lines.
Anyways, while I can understand why people enjoy her books, Hoover is a hopeless case for me. It ends with this one.