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A review by imme_van_gorp
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
4.5
This book really did a big 180 with its plotline.
It started off really cute and it genuinely had me thinking I was in for a totally swoon-worthy romance. Thus, I treated it as such until I was led to believe otherwise.
I had made it a point to not know anything about this novel beforehand, so I went in completely blank. I advise everyone to do this, as it makes the story as well as Lily’s experiences feel much more authentic. You understand her shock when certain things come to a head as you feel that exact shock and surprise yourself as well. You truly want to think you have it all wrong (just like she wants to) and you still want to think the best of the situation. You keep at this until you can no longer outrun the truth and you have to realize that this story is not what you thought it was going to be like.
The whole story was just really well done when you think about it, and I really appreciate the psychological side of it. I think anyone should be able to appreciate this novel, not to mention that it’s also a really enjoyable read. I did swoon, I definitely smiled and even laughed, but most of all I felt quite unsure and disturbed. I was questioning a lot.
This isn’t a light story, but I think it makes it better that the novel tricks you into thinking it will be. You are just like Lily with how she felt at the start of it all: thinking she was in for a swoon-worthy romance, but instead being in for quite an unpleasant surprise.
It started off really cute and it genuinely had me thinking I was in for a totally swoon-worthy romance. Thus, I treated it as such until I was led to believe otherwise.
I had made it a point to not know anything about this novel beforehand, so I went in completely blank. I advise everyone to do this, as it makes the story as well as Lily’s experiences feel much more authentic. You understand her shock when certain things come to a head as you feel that exact shock and surprise yourself as well. You truly want to think you have it all wrong (just like she wants to) and you still want to think the best of the situation. You keep at this until you can no longer outrun the truth and you have to realize that this story is not what you thought it was going to be like.
The whole story was just really well done when you think about it, and I really appreciate the psychological side of it. I think anyone should be able to appreciate this novel, not to mention that it’s also a really enjoyable read. I did swoon, I definitely smiled and even laughed, but most of all I felt quite unsure and disturbed. I was questioning a lot.
This isn’t a light story, but I think it makes it better that the novel tricks you into thinking it will be. You are just like Lily with how she felt at the start of it all: thinking she was in for a swoon-worthy romance, but instead being in for quite an unpleasant surprise.