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A review by simranpahwa
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Wow, this one definitely struck a chord. I wasn’t sure how I would feel about this book when I first picked it up. I’ve heard so many opposing views for this specific novel (as well as Colleen Hoover’s writing, which I agree definitely isn’t absolutely amazing, but it makes for quick reading which I can definitely appreciate).
The reviews consisted of people either loving the book or hating it. I heard lots of reviews that mentioned this book was glorifying abusive relationships and that’s lowkey the mindset I went into the book with when I picked it up. However, now that I have finished the book and it’s had time to marinate, I don’t agree with the “glorifying abusive relationships” pov. I, unfortunately, have had my own experiences with these kind of relationships, as well as experienced it from my own childhood, so this book was actually a very hard read for me. But my gosh, was it so, so accurate. I haven’t related this hard to a book in a long time (I kind of wish it wasn’t this book, but it is what it is).
I’m glad that stories like this one are able to be written and read by such a large audience. I feel like a majority of the negative reviews may be coming from a perspective that isn’t able to understand what it’s like living through or watching relationships that have gone through domestic abuse/violence, especially situations similar to those mentioned in this book. I’m glad that this book has such a wide reach so the topic of domestic violence is more widely talked about within our community. I’m also really happy that there is a movie out now so this message can hopefully reach an even wider audience.
To anyone reading this review that has in the past or is currently going through a similar situation, I just want you to know that you are strong and loved and it’s never to late to choose yourself 🫶🏼
The reviews consisted of people either loving the book or hating it. I heard lots of reviews that mentioned this book was glorifying abusive relationships and that’s lowkey the mindset I went into the book with when I picked it up. However, now that I have finished the book and it’s had time to marinate, I don’t agree with the “glorifying abusive relationships” pov. I, unfortunately, have had my own experiences with these kind of relationships, as well as experienced it from my own childhood, so this book was actually a very hard read for me. But my gosh, was it so, so accurate. I haven’t related this hard to a book in a long time (I kind of wish it wasn’t this book, but it is what it is).
I’m glad that stories like this one are able to be written and read by such a large audience. I feel like a majority of the negative reviews may be coming from a perspective that isn’t able to understand what it’s like living through or watching relationships that have gone through domestic abuse/violence, especially situations similar to those mentioned in this book. I’m glad that this book has such a wide reach so the topic of domestic violence is more widely talked about within our community. I’m also really happy that there is a movie out now so this message can hopefully reach an even wider audience.
To anyone reading this review that has in the past or is currently going through a similar situation, I just want you to know that you are strong and loved and it’s never to late to choose yourself 🫶🏼
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence