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A review by lifeonasofa
It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
⭐️⭐️💫 2.25 Stars
Umm…I didn’t love this. I know a lot of the booksta community aren’t Hoover fans and I can absolutely understand why. This book highlights all of it. 🙈
First of all, ‘It Ends With Us’ - I actually enjoyed. Personally, I thought it tackled DV well enough. It drew a lot of attention to the reasons people stay with an abuser. I went into in blind and felt a lot by the end of the book. Also Hoovers writing is easy to get along with 🤔
However, this book went down the route I hoped it wouldn’t. It seemed to romanticised every aspect of the previous book. Atlas, though Hoover tried to make him kind and patient, still came across creepy. And everything just seemed so fast and unresolved. 💀
#itstartswithus #colleenhoover #itendswithus #bookreview #bookstagram
Umm…I didn’t love this. I know a lot of the booksta community aren’t Hoover fans and I can absolutely understand why. This book highlights all of it. 🙈
First of all, ‘It Ends With Us’ - I actually enjoyed. Personally, I thought it tackled DV well enough. It drew a lot of attention to the reasons people stay with an abuser. I went into in blind and felt a lot by the end of the book. Also Hoovers writing is easy to get along with 🤔
However, this book went down the route I hoped it wouldn’t. It seemed to romanticised every aspect of the previous book. Atlas, though Hoover tried to make him kind and patient, still came across creepy. And everything just seemed so fast and unresolved. 💀
#itstartswithus #colleenhoover #itendswithus #bookreview #bookstagram
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual content