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It Ends with Us, by Colleen Hoover

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abildhauser's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

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spootilious's review

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dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Read: May 7, 2023
Title: It Ends With Us
Series: It Ends With Us #1
Author: Colleen Hoover
Genre: Romance, Fiction, New Adult
Rating: 2/5
Review:

I wanted to love this book. I wanted to love this author, so much!!! I have a family member that I care for deeply that adores her… But as it turns out… I really REALLY don’t.

I can understand that I am not the target audience for Hoover’s books. The writing style is pretty simplistic and to be honest a bit… immature? I’m not sure if that’s the right word, but if you cut out the sex scenes, I wouldn’t be surprised to find this in the young adult section. (Which there’s nothing wrong with. I love a good YA).

Then again… The sheer amount of trigger warnings this book needs would probably get it banned immediately if it were YA. I even made a comment about halfway through the book about needing a trigger warning bingo card for it.

*spoilers*

All of that aside, the storyline was something straight out of a season of Days of our Lives only darker with more excuses (and before anyone comes at me, I’ve been where Lily was at minus the pregnancy). That paired with the unrealistic ages of the characters, and the horrific cliches makes this a hard no for me.

That being said, I get why Hoover has her fan base and why others like her which is why I have not rated this novel lower than what it is and I feel as if other of her books probably aren’t as bad as I believe this one is. She is not a terrible writer she simply is not for me.

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TW: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual Content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit.

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melioranima's review

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.25

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beegersbank's review against another edition

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funny sad fast-paced

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

3.5

As you can tell by my rating, I by no means loved this book. I found the beginning to be quite shallow and I didn’t have an immediate attachment to the characters, I felt like the story was very rushed in the beginning. I actually got halfway through this book and put it down for a week feeling like I’d never finish it but after I picked it up again I finished the second half in a few hours. The second part of the book was more deep & emotional & I became a lot more invested in the characters heart wrenching stories. Although this wasn’t my favourite book, it’s safe to say, I will most definitely be reading the sequel straight away.

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geojam224's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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maleatsgrapes's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

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

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ajohnson895's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I should start by saying that I did not enjoy this book. I despised every single moment of time I spent reading it. This is time I will never get back, and I’m really mad. Be prepared for the rant.

Positives? I have a few, maybe?

I didn’t have any major qualms about CoHo’s writing style. I was kind of worried I would, but in the end, I didn’t mind it. Tropes don’t bother me; I come to romance FOR the tropes.

The characters are… well-developed, I guess? The only ones I really liked were Aleesa (ignore my spelling, I listened to the audiobook), Marshall, and Atlas. But we can get onto that later. And I am proud of Lily for the decision she FINALLY makes.

And here’s where things get rough.

Because I don’t like Lily. I don’t like Ryle. But I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to. Especially Ryle. I’m a hundred percent positive that I’m supposed to despise the situation that Lily and Ryle end up in. But that doesn’t make this ANY easier to read.

I get it. The cycle of abuse is hard to escape. I grew up in that cycle. I don’t need to read books about people making excuses for abusers. Too many times during this book, CoHo made excuses for Ryle’s behavior, and I… cannot accept that. “But there’s no such thing as bad people, Amy.” Yes, yes there are. And Ryle is one. I do not care what trauma you endured during your like (I mean I do, and I obviously take that into consideration); what matters most is where you GO from there.

I can’t side with Ryle, and I’m pissed off that Lily continuously forgave him. Continuously.

the only thing that made this book worth it was Atlas. That absolute cinnamon roll never did a single freaking thing wrong. He deserves the world.

End of rant.

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