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A review by cluckieduck
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
4.25
There is no such thing as bad people. We're all just people who sometimes do bad things.
I'm still fairly new to the CoHo world. I've read Verity and Ugly Love and have participated in forums that discuss her novels, so I'm aware that there's an element of emotional anguish that she likes to write about, but I was not prepared for this book. I went into it blind, as I am wont to do, but I should have paid closer attention to the TWs. I am a child of divorced parents, raised by a single mother who fled domestic abuse, so this novel just hit different. Maybe that skews my opinion, but that's the great thing about art & literature - it's subjective. I'm not going to comment any further about the details of the story itself, other than to say that all (yes all) the characters are great (outside of some very, very odd names) and this is a story that needs to be told.
All humans make mistakes. What determines a person's character aren't the mistakes we make. It's how we take those mistakes and turn them into lessons rather than excuses.
I'm still fairly new to the CoHo world. I've read Verity and Ugly Love and have participated in forums that discuss her novels, so I'm aware that there's an element of emotional anguish that she likes to write about, but I was not prepared for this book. I went into it blind, as I am wont to do, but I should have paid closer attention to the TWs. I am a child of divorced parents, raised by a single mother who fled domestic abuse, so this novel just hit different. Maybe that skews my opinion, but that's the great thing about art & literature - it's subjective. I'm not going to comment any further about the details of the story itself, other than to say that all (yes all) the characters are great (outside of some very, very odd names) and this is a story that needs to be told.
All humans make mistakes. What determines a person's character aren't the mistakes we make. It's how we take those mistakes and turn them into lessons rather than excuses.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death and Death of parent