A review by serenity_by_jan
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

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

2.25

it was okay. in no way is this a personal jab at the author, but it seems like she wrote this as a form of writer’s prose therapy rather than with the goal of a good book. there were several feel-good moments, but few hard-hitting moments. it was cohesive, but severely lacked depth. 

what really baffled me was that the content was very mature (explicit sex, rape, etc.), but the writing level was very elementary. the vocabulary, structure, and attempts at humor were crude at best. There were a lot of angsty, predictable one-liners that were tough to get through (in fact, the whole books was pretty predictable. the author would try to drop foreshadowing at certain points, but this would simply quell any suspense retaining your interest) 

also, the characters seemed poorly constructed and half-done. I can see attempt at her developing characters, but she didn’t give them enough time to grow. She skipped any development and went straight to turning points and changes. it was hard to feel the impact of those changes when you weren’t familiar with or invested in the character. 

Also still scratching my head at how Atlas is supposed to be the hero?? He seemed pretty creepy to me from the start. Especially returning on her 16th birthday just to have sex. All around kinda shitty characters.
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