Book Review: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

It Ends With Us (It Ends With Us) by Colleen Hoover
Genre: Adult Fiction (Contemporary/Romance)
Date Published: August 2, 2016
Publisher: Atria Books

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.

It Ends With Us is the first book in the It Ends With Us duology by Colleen Hoover. I'll start with what irked me. The letters to Ellen. They were a little much. I feel like we needed all that background info, but I really wish it wasn't through letters to Ellen. That made it a bit cringey, in my opinion. I do appreciate her bringing attention to domestic abuse through this story though. I feel like this wasn't as extreme as a lot of stories portray domestic abuse to be, but that makes it just as important. In real life, the woman may think it's "manageable", but it could easily have escalated to an extreme case. There are all kinds of domestic abuse. No case is the same.  There really is quite a bit more I'd like to say, but I feel like I've already said too much. If any of this applies to you or this book speaks to you... you can break the cycle too!

International and #1 New York Times bestselling author of romance, YA, thriller, women's fiction and paranormal romance.

I don't like to be confined to one genre. If you put me in a box, I'll claw my way out.

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Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover

Verity by Colleen Hoover

Genre: Adult Fiction (Thriller)
Date Published: October 5, 2021
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.

My thoughts are all over the place when it comes to Verity by Colleen Hoover. The premise, the plot, and the overall reading experience was pretty darn good. It’s all my thinking afterwards that has me scattered, because there are things that really bother me about the characters, mainly Lowen and Jeremy. I think the impact would have been greater had they NOT done some things, and that’s really brought my enjoyment down. Verity’s autobiography really is what carried the story as a whole, and that couldn’t have been an easy thing to write. My goodness!

I don’t know how to adequately review this one, and unfortunately, the things I want to say, good and bad, are all full of spoilers, so I can’t really explain better. Especially, with this story... The less you know before you read it, the better. So, would I recommend this? Yes, I have to say, I would. 

International and #1 New York Times bestselling author of romance, YA, thriller, women's fiction and paranormal romance.

I don't like to be confined to one genre. If you put me in a box, I'll claw my way out.

To learn more about Colleen Hoover and her books, visit her website. You can also find her on Goodreads, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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