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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬."
This story, about Lily and Ryle is so deeply personal. I also relate to so much of what Lily went through as a child/teenager. This is a beautifully written story, that can be hard to read at time. It's raw and emotional, exactly what it feels like when you go through the events that Lily goes through.
"𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫."
This is the first book by Colleen Hoover that I have read, so I can't speak about any of her other books. I believe this book is outstanding. I cried through most of it, and I didn't want to have the feelings toward Ryle that I had. When I liked him, I was upset that I liked him. When I was angry with him, I felt sorry for him.
This book deals with abuse, homelessness, and rape. If any of those are triggering for you, this might not be the book for you. I did find that this book hit me hard, but it was so wonderfully done that I really liked the story overall. I can't say much without giving spoilers, but this book will stick with me
"𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
This story, about Lily and Ryle is so deeply personal. I also relate to so much of what Lily went through as a child/teenager. This is a beautifully written story, that can be hard to read at time. It's raw and emotional, exactly what it feels like when you go through the events that Lily goes through.
"𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫."
This is the first book by Colleen Hoover that I have read, so I can't speak about any of her other books. I believe this book is outstanding. I cried through most of it, and I didn't want to have the feelings toward Ryle that I had. When I liked him, I was upset that I liked him. When I was angry with him, I felt sorry for him.
This book deals with abuse, homelessness, and rape. If any of those are triggering for you, this might not be the book for you. I did find that this book hit me hard, but it was so wonderfully done that I really liked the story overall. I can't say much without giving spoilers, but this book will stick with me
"𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5