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Decent book but overhyped as it follows the same story line that’s been done before.

Emma Bates

Romanticizes abuse

Commenté en France 🇫🇷 le 10 octobre 2022

The book came in perfect condition, for that I will rate 3 stars.

Being a fan of romantic books, I was really excited to read this one. Other than the dull writing and the wobbly plot, what really got me was how Hoover seems to romanticize domestic violence, despite having been a victim of it.
I kept reading til the end hoping for a twist to make up for the rest, alas it never came.
I think it's very dangerous for young girls especially to read and be inspired by such a story, wouldn't recommend to any ages.

Ainar

Complicated

Commenté en France 🇫🇷 le 1 mai 2022

I recommend reading this book because it deals with a very important topic. It talks about things that could happen to everyone. But still I didn’t enjoyed it. I found it very boring and because of booktok I already knew the whole plot so no surprise. I cry at every single book I read but I did not for this one.

Bob De Boer

Spine broke

Commenté en France 🇫🇷 le 22 juillet 2021

Really sad that the spine broke 2 hours in to reading, book is fun tho

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Robert ‘Bob’ Macespera

A good, pleasant read (and only that)

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 27 décembre 2022

The 2000s have seen a wave of books quite successful, mostly well-written and in which the main character is a young lady. The plots in these works deal, almost always with said young lady and her very troubled relationship with men. Think of "Gone girl", "The Girl on a Train", the Sally Rooney's opuses and now Colleen Hoover's books, only to name only a few of the most successful ones. And yes, all these books are written also by young ladies.
"It Ends with Us" belongs by and large to that category of short-ish tales crowded with middle-class and screamingly urbanite characters, all well-educated, well-spoken and professional; permanently busy - at work and also with worthy hobbies (or "causes") -, and all very good or very bad - yet seldom human - whose stories make for a good read.
"It Ends..." is quite short, almost a novella, but has been bloated into a "normal-sized" book by means of a large font and smaller pages - it happens a lot these days. As I said above, the book makes for a good read, at times actually gripping, but it never becomes a major, never mind transcendental, experience. It fails to leave in the reader the unequivocal flavor of really good literature due to several reasons.
First, to these eyes is that there are way too many coincidences for such a short book - there're only coincidences in the plot. Without spoiling anything: the main character, our heroine, has a love story at a young age. It ends abruptly and when she has a new boyfriend they go to dinner and the chef of the restaurant is her previous lover; a character opens a business and someone comes looking for a job, and this someone happens to be the sister of a key character we've been introduced two pages before. And so forth. At some point, the reader has the sensation of being in a parallel (and impossible) universe, it's all way too neat and schematic. Also, the book has too much dialogue (and phone texting - the sign of these times), so much that at parts the text seems like a draft for a movie screenplay and the reader does't have time to enjoy the parts of good prose. It doesn't help that the characters are always in motion, (even while talking to each other): coming or going, buying, eating, cleaning an apartment and shopping; there's little time for pause or reflection.
Again without spoiling anything, the core of the book deals with domestic abuse and this is, by far, the best part. The scenes that deal with the violence are very well written, some of the best in recent publishing about that horrific plague, and all told in a very well-handled first-person voice.
In conclusion, a very short book that can be read in one sit. A pleasant and easy read? Without a doubt. Worthy, transcendent literature? Not in the least.

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Lauren Philippa

Worthy of the hype? I’m not sure.

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 25 mars 2023

It Ends With Us was overall a good book that sensitively and bravely navigates domestic abuse.

Told in first person, Lily Bloom meets enigmatic neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. As their relationship unfolds, she crosses paths with her first love, Atlas Corrigan. Her past and present collide while her relationship with Ryle deteriorates, and Lily must define how her history can be her future if her future cannot be her history.

Colleen did a fantastic job of ensuring my feelings as the reader reflected Lily’s. I felt all of the infatuation, hope and excitement, and then in an instant felt the devastation, trauma and confusion - right alongside Lily. The abuse scenes were written in a tactful and fragile way, though going into the book unaware of the included themes could be triggering.

I can’t say that It Ends With Us was particularly impactful or will be a book I actively recommend as a favourite, but I did enjoy it as a read that kept me engaged and I commend Colleen for tackling this theme while maintaining emotional integrity and depth across multiple relationships within the story.

1Barkeep

It's ok

Commenté aux États-Unis 🇺🇸 le 14 février 2023

I realize I am in the tiny minority of people who just don't get it with this book. It's just OK.

The author, IMO, actually did a stellar job of helping others to understand the mindset of some victims of domestic abuse. Having been in an abusive relationship myself, I can tell you that chances are pretty good that you may still love them with all your heart when you leave them. It's because you still love the person you fell in love with before the violence began. With violence removed, they might still be great but that's not your reality anymore. As a smart woman (my mom!) said, you may both love each other truly and be soul mates, but that doesn't mean that you're good for each other. So you can tell yourself "But I love him!", but in the end that doesn't really matter because you're not good together. I'm so glad that I'm not in that roller coaster type of relationship where the highs are really high but the lows are really low. I'm glad I freed myself so I could eventualy find my husband and the beautiful life we've built with a tender, nuturing love. So I think the author's depiction of some abusive relationships was spot on.

Unfortunately, I found the writing a bit sophmoric and some parts of the story were just completely unbelievable. For instance, Lily tells Ryle's sister that she is pregnant and Ryle has been phsically assaulting her. Ryle's sister says oh no, and within seconds pulls Lily into her bedroom to give her maternity clothes and plan a baby shower. Come on, his sister is going to be pretty upset and distraught to find out her brother is like this and likely would need a few minutes to process this. Highly unlikely to be planning a baby shower in literally minutes after this awful news.

At one point, Lily says that had she known Atlas still loved her, she would never have been with Ryle in the first place. That's not what Lily said earlier in the book. She put forth then that Ryle, not Atlas was the one for her. I give the author a lot of credit for helping others to understand why women may initially stay after abuse begins, but in all other areas of the story I felt that it read like a play written by a high schooler. Sorry to differ in opinion.

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Miss A. M. Giles

It kept getting better.....

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 19 mars 2023

When I started reading this book, I just thought it was another wishy washy chic lit but it did get better.

The message of the book was loud and clear and a strong message but the characters did lack depth and it was all a bit shiny and golden...

The language was basic and did not inspire me in any way but it was a decent read nevertheless.

Kayla

Decent

Commenté aux États-Unis 🇺🇸 le 24 mars 2023

This book is decent. Colleen Hoover is definitely not an impressive writer in terms of her diction or character development, but the plot was interesting enough to keep me entertained. I did like how she explained why women remain in abusive relationships. I think it will help others feel a sense of compassion and understanding for them. To help others break the cycle, you need to first understand the cycle. This book reminded me of Pat Conroy’s the Prince of Tides, though her writing is incredibly amateur compared to his. If you want to read a book that requires little mental effort but is interesting enough to keep you engaged, this is a good one for that. I’d compare it to binge watching a Netflix drama series.

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