It Starts with Us: the highly anticipated sequel to IT ENDS WITH US

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These complex characters were taught or treated poorly, leading them to be hurt and lash out against Lily and Atlas. Ryle was the spine, without his character there would be nothing except another boring coho romance. It was the third best-selling novel of the year according to Publishers Weekly, selling a total of 1,885,351 copies.

Starts with Us on Apple Books ‎It Starts with Us on Apple Books

It was good with that ending readers have wide imagination power to bring Atlas back into Lily's life. Afterward, Atlas stakes out Bib’s and reads Lily’s journal entry about the first time he and Lily made love, after which Lily’s father almost beat him to death.I like the way how Colleen has written such a sensitive topic which is personal to her into a really good book. The novel continues from where It Ends with Us ended and centers on the relationship between Lily and Atlas. Their past often continues to haunt Lily snd Atlas, but they uplift each other constantly and weather the storms together as they build a future together. The sequel begins directly after “It Ends With Us ” and brings the reader through the intricacies of life after divorce and domestic abuse.

Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection - Goodreads It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection - Goodreads

This is a contemporary romance where an abuser stays abusive, continues to be abusive in the tiniest ways and the cycles are broken. Colleen Hoover takes us on a whole new emotional rollercoaster, this time, switching between the perspective of Atlas and Lily as they navigate friendship, love and a very jealous ex-husband. When they meet, Lily tells Ryle he needs to attend anger management classes and be supervised while he is with their daughter. I will admit, I thought the secret brother plotline was interesting, but it wasn't nearly enough to keep my attention until the end.While Lily is getting ready, Atlas sees Lily’s collarbone, the spot where Ryle once bit Lily, and notices the heart tattoo that Lily got as a teenager. The novel never paints them in a negative light but rather shows how these people may not fit in the lives of those recovering from abuse.

Starts with Us: the highly anticipated sequel to IT ENDS It Starts with Us: the highly anticipated sequel to IT ENDS

The “antagonists” in the novel were not easy to dislike: They simply didn’t have the same resources as Lily and Atlas. And the only thing i liked about ( it starts with us ) was atlas and getting to know him and his past better and watching how well he’s progressed through it all and how strong he’s become. This one was a great love story that I felt like I couldn't help but fall in love with the key characters, Lily and Atlas. In his vows, Atlas says that no matter what happens, he’s grateful to have gotten to love Lily and even to have her break his heart. it just feels like she is monetizing off the weird success it ends with us got on booktok, and it definitely reads like a cash grab as well.The way Allysa and Marshall talk about Ryle as if he’s a little kid who just gets mean sometimes, instead of the violent wife beater and attempted rapist that he is, is so strange….