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The highly anticipated film adaptation of “It Ends With Us” is here, giving viewers a live-action portrayal of Colleen Hoover’s bestseller of the same name.
Starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, ‘It Ends With Us’ tells the story of Lily Bloom (played by Lively in the film), and follows her loving but tumultuous relationship with husband Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni).
The new screenplay is based on Hoover’s 384-page novel, which was originally published in August 2016 and quickly became a New York Times bestseller. The paperback returned to number one on the charts following the release of the movie trailer and is now on sale for up to 35% off on Amazon.com and Target.com for a limited time. Target also has a limited edition collector’s copy that you can shop below.
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It Ends with Us (Collector’s Edition)
Target has a special exclusive “collector’s edition” of the book, featuring a question-and-answer session between Hoover and her mother, along with an embossed sleeve with the author’s signature. The hardcover book also features a textured foil cover and newly designed endpapers that wrap around the front and back covers. Normally $30, you can now get the Target exclusive for just $18.
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It ends with us: a novel
While Lily and Ryle’s relationship is explored throughout the book, “It Ends With Us” also introduces the character Atlas Corrigan (played in the film by Brandon Sklenar), who is said to be Lily’s first love. When Atlas discovers that Lily may be involved in a cycle of abuse, he comes to her rescue, only to be confronted by a jealous Ryle. Buy the book now in paperback via Amazon and Target, where the novel is on sale for 35% off (at time of writing).
Although the themes of abuse and jealousy are woven throughout the plot, “It Ends With Us” is still ultimately billed as a “romance novel.” Publisher Atria Books describes it as a story about “a workaholic with a romance too good to be true, who can’t stop thinking about her first love.”
“If any questions about [Lily’s] a new relationship overwhelms her, as do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan – her first love and a link to the past she left behind,” the publisher said. ‘He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.
You can read “It Ends With Us” online by purchasing the book at Amazon.com and Target.com. You can now also listen to the audiobook ‘It Ends With Us’ online for free with this free trial of Audible. The audiobook has a running time of just over 11 hours and is narrated by Olivia Song.
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It starts with us: a novel
Following the success of “It Ends With Us” (which reportedly sold over a million copies worldwide), a sequel to the book was released in October 2022. Titled “It Starts With Us”, that book is currently also for sale on Amazon and at Doel.
As for the film version of “It Ends With Us,” the vehicle starring Lively hit theaters on August 9.
