erinn93's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
angeliquescollection's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
I’m the beginning I was soo invested. It felt like a movie. I loved the rooftop scene and the natural conversation Ryle and Lily had there. I loved the steam that was happening and I loved how it was progressing.
When they see each other again in her shop and he says his naked truth about still wanting to do the do I was giddy lol. Boy was I was smiling big. And him begging was so funny. I was enjoying everything.
I also loved the run in into Atlas. And I knew from Ryles anger with Atlas, something would be transpiring for the worst.
I think I started losing interest when they suddenly wanted to get married in Vegas. I know it was supposed to feel rushed but I hated it. And it felt unrealistic tbh.
I was intrigued again with the scene of Ryle waiting in the kitchen. I wasn’t intrigued for the abuse of course. I was more so intrigued to see if my predictions were right which half of it was.
Idk, I was just ready to finish the book. It didn’t hook me till the end and I wish it did cause I enjoyed the beginning so much.
I cringed at the end when Lily said it ended with her and Emerson. And I got a bit of chills when Atlas said they can stop swimming cause they reached the shore, but I still cringed. I’m not really interested to read It Starts With Us. I think I’m just going to watch a reading vlog by Destiny and call it there.
3/5
🌶️🌶️/5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, and Medical content
lizzye33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Cursing, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Infertility, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Rape
the_book_nook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infertility
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Child death, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, and Alcohol
coriblake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Child abuse
Minor: Death, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
storieswithbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I felt this story on a on a feministic, emotional, social justice, and right in the ouch-y feels kind of level that I found myself actually sobbing at one point, but then, strangely, I was laughing only a few pages later.
This is actually the first book where I fully annotated and wrote notes on my experience with the book through a series of colour sticky notes to show a visual representation of how I felt while I was reading. It wasn't until I finished the book and reflected on all those coloured tabs at just how much yellow (funny/feel good moments) and pink (romance and spice), were mixed in with the orange (red flags/ anger) and blue (sad). And, if not the actual content of the book itself, but I think the tabs made me realise that in relationships containing domestic/emotional abuse, there is also some very sweet, romantic, and happy times. It only served as a reminder of it not always bad... it's not always doom and demise... but that's why it's so challenging to leave a relationship like this.
I stand with those who are experiencing domestic/ emotional abuse. I also stand with those who have broken the cycle and said 'it ends with us'.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Medical content, Pregnancy, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment
carolinacortez's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
- It Ends with us se agrega a la lista de los pocos libros que me han hecho llorrar, especialmente por la nota de la autora, yo era un mar de lágrimas.
- IT ENDS WITH US NO ES UN LIBRO DE ROMANCE REPITO NO ES UN LIBRO DE ROMANCE Y no debería venderse como tal y menos como un YA, es una novela adulta.
Ahora si, dejando en claro sobre todo el segundo punto puedo comenzar, esta es una historia super complicada de leer, no por que sea lenta, al contrario, si no por las situaciones por las que Lily, su mamá y Atlas pasan, hubo una escena en específico con la que me dieron ganas de vomitar del coraje y de todo lo que esta pasando.
Creo que Colleen hiso un muy buen trabajo retratando una relación abusiva, el cómo empiezan a conocerse, como hay pequeños indicios al principio pero una decide ignorarlos, hasta el momento en el que todo explota y ya es tarde para salirse de la manera sensilla (por que siempre se puede salir, solo que después es muchísimo más complicado), es un excelente libro cuando hablamos de el lado en el que representa una relación abusiva, pero hubo algo que hiso que yo en lo personal no le diera las 5 estrellas, y es que yo sentía que te metía una escena super fuerte y dura, en las que yo necesitaba tiempo para procesar y entender lo que había pasado, y en la siguiente página ya era todo jajaja jejeje, y se que muchísimas veces es asi, ese es el punto de una relación abusiva, pero algo no sentó bien en mi cuando pasaba ese tipo de dinámicas en el libro, pero de ahí en fuera excelente.
podría decir mucho más sobre la novela, sobre las situaciones por las que Lily pasa y como reaccionaba ante ellas, como me hacían sentir sus reacciones, pero ya sería spoiler y pues ese no es el chiste, lo único que puedo agregar es que es un libro que te hace empatizar con la situación en la uqe, desgraciadamente, muchas mujeres viven cada dia, y darte cuenta de por qué no es tan fácil salir de esas mismas situaciones.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts
catsoncats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, and Infertility
michellemaas's review against another edition
- 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
Spoiler
always-annoying yet ever-present pregnancy tropeI'm going to issue a big old trigger warning since this book's main theme is (domestic) abuse. It is not often that a romance book leaves me thinking, but that's exactly what It Ends With Us did. I was fortunate enough to come from a fairly stable home, and like addressed in the book, I always wondered "why doesn't she just leave him?" when domestic abuse came up. Reading about things from Lily's point of view gave me some insight into abusive relationships. It's not something that is talked about nearly enough, and that avoidance causes ignorance. I would have never thought about it the way Lily explained had I not read this book since the solution always seemed so "simple" from an outsider's perspective. I did not cry about this book as many others did but knowing that people live through this (especially knowing Colleen Hoover went through this) was also such a reality check. We are all so groomed to hunt for "true love" that we are willing to put up with horrendous situations to get it.
I have thought about this topic so much since finishing this book but don't seem to have any coherent thoughts to share with you guys so I guess I'll just recommend you read it and see for yourself. Thank you to Colleen Hoover for spreading the awareness. Domestic abuse is one of those silent killers, and like most things, talking about it can feel so empowering for so many and hopefully improve many people's situations.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Infertility
mf99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Spoiler
leave ryle for atlasGraphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Gun violence
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Suicide, and Vomit