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It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover (Author)

Sometimes it is the one who loves you who hurts you the most.

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 in Maine where she grew up — she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost 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.

Book Review: It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction

Synopsis:

Lily Bloom has always been a fighter. From a young age, she's had to face challenges head-on, including an abusive father and a mother who struggles with addiction. But nothing could prepare her for the heartbreak she experiences when she falls in love with Ryle Kincaid, a neurosurgeon who seems like the perfect man.

Ryle is everything Lily has ever wanted in a partner: handsome, successful, and attentive. But as their relationship progresses, Lily begins to see cracks in Ryle's charming façade. He becomes increasingly possessive and controlling, and Lily finds herself walking on eggshells around him.

Despite the red flags, Lily is determined to make her relationship with Ryle work. She believes that he can change, and she's willing to do whatever it takes to save their love. But as time goes on, Lily realizes that Ryle's behavior is not just a phase. It's a pattern of abuse that is only going to get worse.

Lily must make a difficult decision: stay with Ryle and continue to endure the abuse, or leave him and start over. But no matter what she chooses, she knows that her life will never be the same again.

Review:

It Ends with Us is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that explores the complexities of domestic abuse. Colleen Hoover does an excellent job of capturing the emotional turmoil that Lily experiences as she tries to navigate her relationship with Ryle. The story is both heartbreaking and hopeful, and it will stay with readers long after they finish reading it.

One of the strengths of It Ends with Us is Hoover's ability to create realistic and relatable characters. Lily is a flawed but sympathetic protagonist, and readers will root for her as she tries to overcome the challenges in her life. Ryle is a complex character who is both charming and dangerous. Hoover does an excellent job of showing how abusers can be manipulative and controlling, and she makes it clear that there is no excuse for abuse.

It Ends with Us is a must-read for fans of contemporary romance and women's fiction. It is a powerful story about love, loss, and the strength of the human spirit. Hoover's writing is beautiful and thought-provoking, and her characters will stay with readers long after they finish reading the book.

Rating:

Pages:
367
Publisher:
Atria Books
Language:
English
Released:
02 August 2016
Format:
Hardcover
ISBN:
1501110365
ISBN13:
9781501110368