It Ends with Us: A Novel

This book is an entire journey of emotions, it is ugly but has some beautiful truths. As someone who has been in a beautiful marriage for SO many years, I have never experienced anything remotely relatable to what was happening in the story. It pulled me in, and I found myself wanting Ryle to be better and for things to work... Then the ending woke me up... as someone who has been so fortunate and said the words "I would never." I appreciate this book for making me realize I should never say those words. The fact that I myself "who would never", could root on a man who did bad things was eye-opening to me. I am sorry to anyone that this book actually tells a part of their story. I am sympathetic. be strong, be brave. Once you read this book please follow through with the second one!

Have this in the irl book. AMAZING. This really shows all the stages through a real life toxic/ abusive relationship. From feeling like you're in the best place you'll ever. Be in, to opening your eyes once you are broken up or divorced, and seeing how and realizing how the abuser wasn't showing real love the victim needed. Once out of it, you realize all the red flags, and have second thoughts of getting back with your abuser. THIS BOOK PORTRAYS IT SO WELL. I won't spoil it for new readers of Lily's story, but let me tell you, if you have been in an abusive relationship, my own opinion. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK.

Colleen has suggested a good way to vent up all our negative emotions by Gardening, through her Charecter, "Lily". Colleen has an interestingly bizarre way of writing. An author's success is to make the readers feel it through her writing. And I felt like I'm really with Ryle and Lily over there! We start reading with curiousity in a faster pace, covering a lot of chapters in a jiffy in the initial phase. Gradually, our pace slows down. We count the last few pages left for the book to complete.