It ends with us: A journey of roses and thorns
I just completed reading “It ends with us” by Colleen Hover, and I can’t get out of it. Like they say, “After you have read a good book, you have a hard time coping with reality”. Somehow, this book crept up to my heart, filled it and is refusing to let go. There are only some books, that are just embedded in my heart, my mind and in my life and one such book is this one.
Lily blossom bloom, a twenty-three year old business graduate who grew up in an abusive family moves to Boston, where she falls in love with Ryle, who is a surgeon. He is the man of everyone’s dreams. Everything is just perfect. She and Ryle together are very happy. Her dream to open a flower shop, comes true. She even gets friends and everything is just sunshine and roses. Or…… is it? Lily starts reading her journals and we get a glimpse of her past relationship life and the tables turn. Read the book to find out what happens next.
I seriously want to talk more about this but I don’t want to spoil anything. So let’s start with the review!
This book is a masterpiece. It’s just a bunch of papers, but all the emotions that this bunch of papers makes me feel is unhealthy. This book made me cry, laugh,blush, angry and what not. Unlike the usual romance books, with cheesy lines, This book deals with a very sensitive topic: Abuse. As a person, who just like lily, saw abuses, this book acted as am immense strength and power. This book was like a shoulder, where I rested my tired head. The way Colleen writes make you feel like you are there, you are lily. This book is definitely a must read for people like me, who don’t want a cheesy romance but instead want to feel a lot of complicated emotions. Truly, any person with a heartbeat should read this. Let me conclude with this, If ever I would have to fall in love with a book, I would choose this one.
This book does have some spicy stuff but other than that there a lot of abuse scenes too, so I personally think that anyone above atleast 16 can read this book. But it is advisable to not read it if you are a minor and are sensitive towards abusive contents.
Overal rating and thoughts:
This book didn’t feel like a book at all, it felt like a life event. I felt everything happening in the book, so it was very hard accepting it was book. The quotes in these books just melted my heart. The characters in these books were all realistic. The story and the concept of this book is very strong, beautiful and irreplaceable. Overall this book was way better than the word “good” itself. But yes, I, personally feel like the first few pages of these books were kind of cringe(my personal opinion) but I didn’t have the time to feel that cringe since I was then overwhelmed with other complicated emotions after the next few pages. Collen hover perfectly balanced the book with romance and life lessons. This book will always be embedded in my heart and have a special place there. I would rate this a 100/10 lol. Truly, this book must be read by everyone who has a heartbeat.
Btw, Atlas is my new ideal boyfriend lol.
Will love this book with all my heart.
“In the future... if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again... fall in love with me.” He presses his lips against my forehead. “You’re still my favorite person, Lily. Always will be.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us.
💋xoxo💋