It Starts with Us discussion

Hello people!
I just wanted to talk about this lovely book, so did you guys too felt that it starts with us was like a long descriptive epilogue?
though, i am still wondering about ryle!

I definitely felt that this was a really lone epilogue. I really wanted Ryle to be less of a ass and I want atlas and lilys wedding!,!but over it was a good epilogue of lily and atlas.

This is exactly what it felt like. Honestly, it felt way too dragged out because it was basically an epilogue. It gave me major last chapter of a Wattpad story vibes.

I was also extremely disappointed because I wanted to see Ryle's future after some anger management. I feel like the last chapter could've started the day before their wedding so we can see how everyone has adjusted to their relationship and what their family is like now.

Actually I quit agree. This book was really beautiful, and I'm so grateful to CoHo for this book, but yeah, it's more looks like an epilogue, like ? This book doesn't give us a really story... That is just here to be beautiful, but that's not another 'wtf book' as usual with her, with a big plot twist and stuff like that

This book was so that we had more closure I think. It was ok, but it definitely didn't have as much of an impact as It Ends With Us. I'm glad I read it, but I also would have been totally fine if there was no sequel.

This was an OK novel despite being in my opinion more of a rewrite of It Ends With Us which adds bits Collen forgot first time around. So to me I see it more of an epilogue, a closure to the story than a sequel. So sorry Collen I was not Impressed.

Yeah I definitely thought that it was just a long epilogue and tbh I didn't need a book for the story yk? I would've wanted a different epilogue where u can see how happy lily and atlas are together. I actually didn't really enjoy reading it. I really expected sth different. Maybe my standards were too high idk... tell me what u think.

I was really excited to read this book because I enjoyed It Ends With Us so much - but yes, this book was basically a really long epilogue. I hate to say it but without all of the drama of the first book, it wasn't as interesting and I found it a bit cheesy. I'm glad that there was closure surrounding certain things but it definitely was too stretched out within this book. However, Colleen Hoover did say that she never intended to create a second book but only did it because so many people wanted closure.

I really like this book! Was it as good as It ends with us? No but I am really glad It was written, I love Josh, love the little bit more background we get on Atlas and love the outcome. I just thought it was a great way to wrap everything up.

After reading it ends with us I think we all loved the characters and we wanted to get more of them, and know more, and it starts with us gave us what we wanted but maybe without spices. Shortly, the books was simply done for the readers to get more of the characters and that was exactly what we wanted.

yes it is, i feel it was needed for a lot of readers though!sequal didn't have much plot but gave closer and to a lot of readers. i feel that this book was an amazing send off to the story.