I decided to go into this one blind. I heard that it was a personal book for Colleen, but that was all I knew about it before I started reading. (Well, I mean, besides the pretty cover. Look at that cover! So pretty!!) This reminds me of the time Jacque had the Book Nerds read Bitter End by Jennifer Brown. (My review for that is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...). The plots of these two stories were also similar, though Bitter End deals with high schoolers and It Ends With Us has adults. But I enjoyed both the stories for the same reason. The situations were believable: the characters were real and flawed - not all good or all bad. Colleen did such a powerful job writing this - I couldn't just see Lily's dilemma and thought process - I could feel it, too. Which is important. Because if this was all head, the answer and the resulting actions would be easy. But it's not all head. There is love involved. But at the end, the choice Lily made was out of love she had for her loved ones. The supporting characters in this story were phenomenal; I loved Marshall and Allysa. And Atlas? Well, I would scour Boston looking for Atlas! *swoons* I applaud Colleen for sharing this story with us. It's an emotional read, but it's worth it. 
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