It Ends with Us (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 10.7K Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BLAKE LIVELY AND JUSTIN BALDONI!
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and All Your Perfects, a “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) about a young woman in a new relationship who 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).
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This gripping romance features the kind of daring emotional twists that have made Colleen Hoover—CoHo to her fans—a big name in contemporary fiction. It Ends With Us unfolds as a series of letters in which Hoover’s heroine, Lily, pours her heart out to her personal hero, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. Olivia Song’s sensitive narration draws you into Lily’s difficult story, which involves her upbringing in an abusive family and a love triangle. Though her relationship with handsome, ambitious surgeon Ryle may seem perfect (their steamy love scenes are HOT), the reappearance of an old flame forces her to take stock of reality: Neither man is exactly what he seems. This profound look at love in all its uncertainty is classic CoHo.
Customer Reviews
Good book.
Easy to read and believable. Just what a book should be. Not as smutty as some of her other books.
Must read-Listen to
While the narrator takes some getting used to to, the story rapidly draws you in. The main character reflects back on her life in such a manor it’s as if she is there. There are a lot of tender, steamy, and emotional filled moments throughout the book. There are also triumphs. Read the epilogue and the Author’s note. It is worth the extra few minutes.
POV: Survivor
This book made me feel seen and validated in so many ways. How we make excuses and give out second chances like candy while we unconsciously losing control of our lives, being made to believe we’re doing it for love…or worse…for the kids. Although, I didn’t agree with the authors words in some cases. Sometimes it truly isn’t best to have the other parent present, and not every abuser changes when a child is born. In this case, this scenario is romanticized. If the main characters abuse is caused by blackouts and uncontrollable behavior, why would he suddenly be able to control himself with a child? This can give false hope to some victims who might use it to justify staying in a relationship that might kill them. For the children who are exposed to violence at the wreck-less behavior and actions of an abusive parent, sometimes it’s not a case of “keep away”. Sometimes, it’s truly what’s best for the sake of their lives and mental health.