It Starts with Us: A Novel (2) (It Ends with Us)

Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. 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.

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. 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.

But 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.

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336 pages

Average rating: 7.34

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Anonymous
May 17, 2024
6/10 stars
I read this book purely because I wanted to know how Lily navigated dating Atlas while dealing with Ryle (we all knew Lily and Atlas were endgame so that as never a question).

I was very apprehensive to read this book because It Ends with Us left me so emotionally exhausted, I didn't know if I could deal with asshole Ryle again. I was pleasantly surprised that this was a much happier book that didn't make me feel like I had been dragged through an...read more
Anonymous
May 17, 2024
8/10 stars
This was definitely the closure I needed after It Ends with Us. I love that Lily and Atlas finally got their happy ending ❤️
Anonymous
May 09, 2024
2/10 stars
give me my therapy bill for wasting my time pls and thank you!
Bunnygirldee
Apr 23, 2024
6/10 stars
Next book after it ends with us
Victoriaflores
Mar 28, 2024
5/10 stars
I loved it ends with us but this really just wasn’t as good. It felt like an easy read and just like the author was trying to wrap up the story fast. It wasn’t terrible but not the best.

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