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It Ends with Us, by Colleen Hoover

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ellie_murdock's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Just be careful not to read spoilers before or during this book.

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natgzmun's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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woosha's review

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emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This should've never been labeled as a romance book. It's mainly about domestic abuse and younger audiences could get the wrong idea, and romanticize or justify toxic behaviors.

It's honestly such a page turner, but some parts feel very... cringe? off? questionable? I don't mean to be mean to the author, but her writing style feels like what I'd normally find on wattpad. This is not a book about romance and should never be marketed as one. A heavy topic brought up, but not depicted in the best way. And it seems like it's targeted towards younger audiences. Could have terrible impact on those not having prior knowledge of such themes.

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literallysam's review

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I firstly read the pdf of the book and after completing it i just knew- I have to buy my own copy, so I can hold onto it forever.❤️
It Ends With Us is a huge emotional rollercoaster. It made me laugh, it made me cry and sometimes both at once. Like legit BIG, FAT TEARS.
I thought that it was like any other cheesy romance novel but i was totally wrong. It Ends With Us is phenomenal! It makes you fall in love, breaks your heart and forces you to reconsider your prejudged ideas about domestic abuse and violence.

(spoilers)
I absolutely loved Ryle. (Initially obv) The very first scene in the book, on the roof.. it was my absolute favourite.
The more I got into the story- the more his character grew on me until.. the incident occurred. I mean obv a toxic relationship is a straight up NO.
I mean I've never felt this conflicted over a character before.
My most fav character in the book was Atlas. His story gutted me at times. I initially didn't want his entry coz i was already in love with Ryle so he felt like a threat but.. what he and Lily had was so real and i was blown away by his commitment. Lily was a really strong character throughout the book and I loved her.

The part I didn't like was- the diary entries addressed to Ellen DeGeneres, coz they just felt so cringe & honestly I wanted to skip those.

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jupiterlee's review against another edition

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I will admit that I put this on my list because I have heard sooo much about it. It seems to be all that anyone could talk about.

However, it really was not for me and I did not finish it. I think I realised very quickly that it was not a book that I was going to struggle with when Ryle told Lily he wants to fuck her after just meeting her: fuck-boy characters are ones that I just do not get along with. Now, saying this I do not mind smut and I don't mind a character being out there, but instantly I was questioning the intent of the book, and then when Ryle was described as "a person who does bad things", I knew there was going to be things that I did not like.

I really do think that this book should come with trigger warnings as some of the things do come slightly out of the blue, and some of the things he does is so relevant to some abusive relationships today that it can it range from subtle triggering to major triggers. I agree with book being written to highlight issues and being a medium for people to educate themselves on trauma etc but this is not a book that I feel does that, and I believe that it just uses trauma in a unproductive way.

if you are going to read this book, I really do suggest having a good read at the triggers before just in case!
**Domestic Abuse, Physical Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Relationship with a Minor, Death of a Parent**

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livruther's review

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this book is definitely powerful, and it is very hard to read. i did love it, and the author’s note was beautiful. there were just a few nit picky things i didnt like.

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lisasullivan's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book single handedly shattered my soul into pieces. I grew to love some characters, and hate some more than there are words to describe. I found myself wanting to empathize the same way she did… and that’s the bittersweetness of it. It hit so close to home, but made me so proud of those of us whom it ends with. Sending love to all of you out there who relate to this book in some way. 10/10 read.

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