A review by cluckieduck
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover

emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The people spoke and CoHo answered, giving us an overtly sweet extension so Lily & Atlas can finally get their HEA. Was it necessary? No. Did I finish it in one sitting? Absolutely.

ISWU goes against the grain of CoHo's typical angst-fest pages of turmoil, so maybe that's why this one didn't completely blow me away. Which is strange to say because it's not like I wanted Lily & Atlas to experience conflict or heartbreak, but Atlas was practically deified here. He had the right answer/reaction for everything thrown his way that I had to suspend my disbelief and just roll with the punches (literal & figurative).

I enjoyed the subplot that ties into the title and, overall, I'd say I enjoyed this book as well.