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A review by girlnextshore
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
2.0
This month's Bookstagram Made Me Do It read.
With content warnings of toxicity in relationships and domestic abuse, I wasn't expecting a light read but somehow I see the appeal of this book to the masses. My issue is that I found some parts of the book unbelievable/artificial/stereotypical and I wasn't too keen on the characters. For me, it haphazardly wove some romance into dark literary fiction that didn't quite meet the mark.
That said, after reading the author's note, I felt a bit more sympathy towards her, and I commend her for writing a novel that tackles "naked truths" and lived experience that often happens to a lot of people.
With content warnings of toxicity in relationships and domestic abuse, I wasn't expecting a light read but somehow I see the appeal of this book to the masses. My issue is that I found some parts of the book unbelievable/artificial/stereotypical and I wasn't too keen on the characters. For me, it haphazardly wove some romance into dark literary fiction that didn't quite meet the mark.
That said, after reading the author's note, I felt a bit more sympathy towards her, and I commend her for writing a novel that tackles "naked truths" and lived experience that often happens to a lot of people.