First of all, I re-read It Ends With Us right before starting It Starts With Us. Sure, I loved Atlas in IEWU, but despite loving it, I almost feel like It Starts With Us takes a little of the significance and power of It Ends With Us away. It was about Lily’s journey to breaking the cycle of abuse. We have finally reached the shore” It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is one of my favorite of her books, and quite honestly, I didn't really think it needed a follow-up. *Contains Spoilers for It Ends With Us* “You can stop swimming now, Lily. Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that “no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author). Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the “gripping, pulse-pounding” (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off.

After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date.īut her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life-and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again.

Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” ( USA TODAY ) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us. Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas.

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