BOOK REVIEW | It Ends with Us
Hello Tethered Literary Community,
I pray you are all doing well! I read “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover over 6 months ago to add myself into the deep conversations my young adult daughters were having in regards to the dynamics of this book. I overheard them talking about the steamy scenes between the main characters, Lily and Ryle. I wanted to know: how steamy? And one of them mentioned a possible love triangle, which is just the right amount of messy in literature for me!
I have to mention that I am a coordinator for a Domestic Violence Court that provides support to survivors of domestic violence and helps the abusers obtain the treatment needed. I also have to mention that I may start a book with all intentions of finishing it, but some don’t hold my attention long enough to read the entire book. I read the entire book!
“The naked truth,” this book brings domestic violence to the forefront. Colleen Hoover is shedding light on an important topic, and like mental illness, it is not given the right attention necessary, so for her to tackle this topic makes this book a win. The incidents of domestic violence increasing in severity in a relationship is appropriately depicted. Colleen Hoover also understands the difficult challenges and choices a survivor may face caught in the web of a violent relationship. On average, it takes a survivor over 7 attempts at leaving, and some women trying to leave an abusive relationship don’t make it out alive. Up to 75 percent of women are killed by their abusers while trying to leave. In the story, Lily tackles the dynamics of wanting to stay and needing to leave Ryle to break the cycle of domestic violence. Many couples, survivors and those that are abusive, subconsciously seek each other out. Within “It Ends With Us,” Lily acknowledges witnessing domestic violence as her father abused her mother. He was an influential public figure people seemed to have revered, and no one could have suspected the truth about his character behind closed doors. Domestic Violence is a generational cycle, and I agree, “It Ends With Us.”
If you are suffering from domestic violence (that includes emotional abuse) please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800.799.7233 or Text BEGIN to 88788.
Keisha Thierry
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