It Ends With Us, is a novel by Colleen Hoover that is set on Lily Bloom’s life as a flower shop owner in Boston who had left to the town of Maine for a new beginning. To start off the book, Lily meets a neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid with whom she begins dating later into the story. As their relationship deepens however, Lily begins to face some challenges which take her back to her younger days and her first love Atlas Corrigan.
“It stops here. With me and you. It ends with us. This is a quote that gets tossed around a lot, but it’s one of those things that gives me a sense of strength. Like maybe if we keep saying it, we’ll believe it. That we are capable of breaking the cycle.”
This moment in the book shows Lily’s determination to change the cycle of decisions from her past, giving herself a better and happier future. Mainly, The story explores the ups and downs of love, the choices we make, and how our past experiences shape who we are.