It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Publication Date: August 2, 2016
Publisher: Atria Books
Rating: ★★★★★

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. With this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover delivers a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a writer. Combining a captivating romance with a cast of all-too-human characters, It Ends With Us is an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.

Review:

This book had me crying and laughing within a sentence. It Ends With Us was named Goodread’s Best Romance Novel of 2016, and I honestly can see why.

After I finished this book, I sat there for a while and just thought about it. And that ladies and gentlemen, is how you know you’ve got a good book. If it makes you feel all different emotions within a few sentences, it deserves every award.

Lily might be one of my favorite characters in a book ever. She’s got her head on straight, but doesn’t at the same time. I feel like I connected with her in that way. I bet a lot of other people can say the same. Lily has a “I don’t care” attitude, and I feel like that’s really necessary for the things that happen in this book.

I honestly did not want this book to end. I actually got sad when I hit the last chapter, knowing that it would be over soon. The writing was absolutely fantastic and had me hypnotized from page one. This was my first time reading Colleen Hoover, but I can tell you right now, it definitely will not be my last.