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  • By: Colleen Hoover
  • Narrated by: Olivia Song
  • Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,501 ratings)

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It Ends with Us

By: Colleen Hoover
Narrated by: Olivia Song
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In this “brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn’t let go, long after you’ve finished it” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Your Perfects, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can’t stop thinking about her first love.

Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.

Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.

An honest, evocative, and tender novel, It Ends with Us is “a glorious and touching read, a forever keeper. The kind of book that gets handed down” (USA TODAY).

©2016 Colleen Hoover. All rights reserved. (P)2016 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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If I can save one person from reading this..

I genuinely never write reviews but if i can save someone I will be glad.

I had seen so many 5 star reviews I felt like I'd come across a real gem and I have never been so disappointed.

The story could have been done brilliantly, but instead it completely lacked imagination and it was just so predictable. As a result it failed to properly unpack the super complex and important themes it set out to discuss. Also the super cheesy American language and names did my head in (LILY BLOOM?). I found myself finishing it just hoping it would redeem itself but it did not. Save your credit.


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Beyond boring.

Tried so many times with this one, tried to enjoy, tried to get into the story, tried to get past the narrators irritating voice and for the first time ever, with an audio book, I gave in. I Decided that those next 8 hours of my life would be better served doing something less boring, like watching paint dry.

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Glorified Fan Fiction

After seeing this book recommended fiercely by every person on “BookTok”, I decided to take a chance on it, even though the synopsis sounded cliche. I wish I had trusted my intuition. This book had me rolling my eyes every few lines at the predictability of it all! This reminds me of the One Direction fanfics I used to read as a 14 year old. The characters are so one dimensional. I can’t for the life of me work out why this is so popular?

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Couldn't get past the first two chapters. Author wasn't fooling me. Can see what is coming a mile off and much like real life, I'm not standing for it!

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Can’t believe this was published

Unintelligent, basic, predictable. Made me cringe. So disappointing given the 4 stars. If you enjoy an intriguing, well written story, do not buy this novel.

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Strong message with poor storyline

When it comes to the motive and message Colleen delivers, I do understand and sense that she is writing from life experience and is writing with the heart even though it’s based on her parents she also was a victim of child trauma she does a great effort delivering on that. I think majority of big fans with book would be people who have survived in abusive relationships. It wasn’t until the final pages when lily and her mother talking, she mentions a valid point in some way to people who are on the other side of the window when it comes to this topic. The part when she says “know your limits” the more you stay the harder it gets to leave. I believe a person who has been through abuse and has experienced it can say this and believe it. In some ways it does make sense as no one can sit outside and look through a window and just say “just leave”thinking it’s that easy without being in the victims shoes.

As Lilly says in the book it’s easy to say if you haven’t experienced it firsthand. But when she does, she mentions “it isn’t so easy to hate the person who mistreats you when most of the time they’re your godsend” now everyone is different but believe if you are a emotional person It would be hard, saying this I am not saying that Ryle is in the right but I do now understand I can’t just sit here and say “just leave”

However, as much as I give credit to the author with writing from the heart and the message she gets out there for the readers, in my personal opinion I think the plot line could of been a lot and I mean a lot more better than this, In some bits of the story it left me scratching my head and I would trance out of the message she’s trying to deliver and when I have to do this it becomes an uneasy read for me.

Through out the book I sense that she has written this on a personal level and maybe is the reason the plot line was so basic. Clearly her priority was the topic of abuse and the characters around it. When I’m thinking about the storyline it has me thinking not my cup of tea but maybe interesting and enjoyable to read for her young adult readers.

In the end she decides to leave Ryle, even though they both still love each other I think it was the right choice. She thinks of her daughter and can not take the risk of her daughter growing up the way she did. “It ends with us”

In conclusion I give big ups to the message but was poorly backed up with a mediocre plot and story line.

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Extremely powerful and heartbreaking - A must read!

I loved this book! It's exceptionally honest, thought provoking and an emotional roller coaster. One of the most moving books I've read it a very long time.

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naked truth coming...

This book absolutely destroyed me. I am a wreck! Hoovers books have always made me laugh, cry and cheer for the characters. But never have I ever felt total and utter despair, rage, longing, confusion nor personally hurt. Please read this book.

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Entertaining yet thought provoking

Really enjoyed this story and the narrator was wonderful. I've struggled to finish some audio books because I found it hard to listen to the narrator. The storyline was very thought provoking and all to real, even in today's society. This is my first Colleen Hoover experience lol and it will not be my last xx♡xx

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Cringeworthy

I really struggled to get into this story - it’s as though the author is trying to branch out from corny chick lit and write something hard hitting but has missed the mark.

The narrators voice is quite irritating and hard to listen to, and even harder to take seriously once the story starts to touch on domestic violence.

The storyline is confusing in that some elements are so unrealistic and daydreamy (23 year old woman falls in love with gorgeous neurosurgeon and opens very successful business just like that), but then the DV comes into it and is depicted in a very realistic way that obviously comes from a place of experience. The two storylines just don’t gel and the end result is a very serious message being lost amongst a whole lot of fluff. Imagine an episode of Gossip Girl but the writers have tried to add some depth and grit.

The underlying message toward the end and in the prologue that fathers who are violently abusive to the mothers of their children still deserve to have a meaningful relationship with their child borders on insulting to women who have fled domestic violence.

Perhaps an innocent young person who has never had to endure abuse might find this book gripping but I found it predictable and lame.

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