It Ends with Us: A Novel

I have seen so many Instagram posts and TikTok videos about this book. It doesn't take a lot for me to buy something online based on posts and videos and my bank account hates me for it.

Every time I went onto social media, I would see this book. I had no idea what the book was about, I didn't want to look at any reviews, I just wanted to read the book because title caught my eye. I didn't actually know what I was getting into (which is rare for me because I love to research and plan everything).

Everyone told me that I would cry and be an emotional mess when I finished reading It Ends With Us and I thought that they were joking. It turns out that they were not joking. I did start to tear up at the end and had to be on my own for a while. I've never felt that emotional after reading a book and I'm glad that it happened after reading this book. There is one thing that I didn't like about It Ends With Us and that is Lily's name. I just can't stand her name and I know it's not the most important thing in the book, I know that, but just Lily Bloom and she owns a flower shop. It's clever but it annoyed me at the same time.

There is a quote on the back of the book "Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most" which is absolutely right. Colleen Hoover writes about a topic that really needs to be spoken about more. It happens more than we think it does and sometimes it's too late to walk away. We all love a love a happy ending and half way through reading this book, I didn't think there would be a happy ending. I'm glad there was one and I'm glad that Lily made a decision that would benefit her.

It Ends With Us was difficult for me to read and to write about but I'm glad I did. However I think it will be a while before I read it again. I think everyone needs to read books like this and start talking about the struggles you face when going through something like that.