Review: It Ends With Us

 

Nah mate, I'm gonna be pretty honest about it. The last time I read Colleen Hoover I was like emotionally traumatized. So much to the extent that I had to pick up multiple detox books one after the other. And hence I was avoiding reading a second Colleen Hoover book the next month and the month after that. But then 2022 came and you know what? Let's do this shit.

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover deals with the story of Lily and Ryle who meet at the rooftop one night. Ryle is a neurosurgeon while Lily plans to open a business soon, and the two of them hit it off right away. Everything's perfect for them, a happy relationship, a perfect marriage, until arrives Atlas Corrigan. The same Atlas Corrigan who happened to be her first boyfriend. With the arrival of Atlas, Ryle and Lily's relationship seems to be at a threat, and maybe it could change their dynamic forever.

QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 4/5, Beautifully written prose but I think bookstagram overhyped it.

PROS:

1. Plot and narration: Simple and easy flowing. No drag and and easy flowing so I pretty much finished reading it in one sitting. I should have written this before I went off to sleep because I really don't know what to write now. Fuck.

2. Dialogue: I really loved the dialogue not gonna lie. It was pretty interesting at some places and I really liked it. Some of those dialogues were really quoting worthy but you know me, I am too lazy to quote anything right now. I'd love to but I don't know where the hell in the reads file is the pdf now.

3. Self love and moving on: OKay, here's an essay. Not really but I am pretty sure that this thing is going to end up in an essay.

So the book deals with moving on from abuse and I think this is a topic I am gonna openly talk about. Some folks actually think that it is okay to hit their partners in marriage once they apologize and make up for it later on. News flash, it is not. So if any of you such people are followers of this blog, get the fuck out right now because we do not support abusive folks in this household. Ryle's an asshole, there's no such explanation for it. He's a toxic little piece of shit who needs to have his dick cut off and then hung to his death hanging by his tongue. Seriously, what he did was definitely not okay. And the fact that he TRIED to justify it with something that happened in his childhood, man that's fucked up. I'm just seriously glad my girl Lily agreed to divorce him because god-fucking-damn, if a man tries something like Ryle on me, he gon straight up end in the morgue and I won't even think twice. And I am really angry at Lily for not pressing charges. Like gurlll, what in the crackers is wrong with you.

CONS:

1. The fact over how simple it was. The resolution appeared really quick and I partly felt like I wasn't ready for it. 

2. Overhype on booksta. I think that was what killed it for me. I mean, the book was really described as emotional, heart wrenching. And maybe I'm an insensitive piece of shit, but I felt like there was nothing like that. A part of it was yes, but other than that it didn't seem to appeal to me any other way. So yeah, I feel like this book is a bit on the overhyped side.

MOST FAVOURITE CHARACTER:

Allyssa, I keep spelling her name wrong though. It really is kinda fun seeing her support Lily all the damn time because seriously, I need a friend like that. And she's such a sunshine. Like damn woman, she just reminds me of Hinata. Not Hinata from Naruto, I don't like her that much, but Hinata from Haikyuu [ayyyyy where my Haikyuu stans at]. And even when Lily tells her the truth about what Ryle did to her, she instantly asks to ditch him, even though he is her brother. She puts Lily's needs first despite the fact that Ryle is  her brother. And she agrees to work in a floral shop despite being married to a billionaire. PLease.

LEAST FAVOURITE CHARACTER:

Ryle. I must be clinically insane to not make him my least favourite character after reading the book. I mean, he did seem nice and he took care of Lily and showered her with love but him getting really abusive later on is something I highly dislike. And what's worse is that he is giving his fucked up past for his abusive nature. Bitch, if you've done something wrong, be a man and own the fuck up to it. Blaming something you did in the past for some wrong you've done is small dick energy. Scratch that, it's microscopic dick energy. And it's fucking frustrating.

OVERALL, A NICE READ. I think it's for the more emotional folks.