"Brave and Bold" 
 Colleen Hoover gutted me. I'm feeling completely emotionally drained after reading this novel. 
 As with many of her prior books, I didn't read the blurb because I wanted to be surprised. I was ready to fall in love with the story but I was not expecting the amount of emotions it made me feel. 
 It Ends With Us is the furthest thing from a classic love story. However, this doesn't make it any less powerful or deep. I know this book is going to be with me for the rest of my life. I will never forget it. That's how good this writer is. I know I can pick this book up and start rereading it at any time. 
 There are so many things I love about this novel and their main characters. It was easy to fall in love with 15-year-old Lily as it was to fall in love with her when she was twenty-three. I was able to feel all the emotions she went through: happiness, despair, sadness, self-preservation and immense love. Yes, she falls in love twice and she has her heart broken both times. 
 "Where is a marine grade polymer chair when I need one?" 
 The male characters were the same. Atlas Corrigan, the young man who his love for Lily was always present. It was pure and real. He was dealt a bad hand at eighteen but he was doing the best he could with his life. Meeting Lily only convinced him that there were good people in the world and not everything is lost. Older Atlas was everything a woman should want and should get. 
 "Most plants do need a lot of care to survive. But some things, like trees, are strong enough to do it by just relying on themselves and nobody else." 
 Ryle Kincaid, how can someone not fall in love with you! From the moment Lily met you, just after one interaction, I was swooning over you. You did weird things to my heart and I'm glad in the end you did what was right for Lily. 
 "I specialize in one-night stands and you're on the quest for your Holy Grail." 
 As for the secondary characters, Marshall and Issa were amazing. They were so good together, that I wish they had their own book. I'm glad they had "people" for almost everything while they still had time to be adorable. 
 I'm so overwhelmed by the feelings It Ends With Us brought me and I think this book could not have been easy to write for CoHo. I feel so thankful that she did write it and was willing to share it. I'm sure this is going to help women who need it the most. 
 "There is no such thing as bad people. We're all just people who sometimes do bad things." 
 Last but not least, the way CoHo adds Ellen Degeneres to the story is nothing short of brilliant. I do wish when the book comes out Ellen reads it. Heck, I can see CoHo being invited to the show and Ellen gifting this book to everyone in the audience. I want to give it to everyone I know, and guess what? I will.... 
 "It stops here. With me and you. It ends with us." 
 Cliffhanger: No 
 5/5 Fangs 
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