Colleen Hoover‘s It Ends With Us isn’t your average love story. It’s a complex, emotionally-charged tale of love and abuse, hope and heartbreak. Tugging at your heartstrings from the first page, It Ends With Us is a book that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.
If you’re looking for more books like It Ends With Us that will leave you feeling all the feels, here are five books to add to your reading list.
If you loved Lily and Allysa’s friendship in It Ends With Us, you’ll adore Kelly Loy Gilbert’s When We Were Infinite. This poignant novel follows a group of friends during their senior year of high school as they grapple with love, loss, and what it means to be truly alive.
Beth’s lively friend group is her escape from her far-from-perfect life at home. But when one of her friends, Jason Tsou, experiences domestic violence, Beth is forced to confront her own painful past. Suddenly, her world is turned upside down and nothing seems certain anymore.
If you love books that alternate between past and present, you’ll devour Christina Lauren’s Love and Other Words. This touching novel tells the story of Macy Sorensen and Elliot Parker, who meet as young adults and fall in love quickly and hard.
However, a devastating betrayal tears them apart, putting an end to their relationship before it really has a chance to begin. Ten years later, they’re brought back together by chance and must confront the hurt and anger that’s been simmering between them for years.
The alternating timeline pattern will leave readers eager to find out what happened between Macy and Elliott all those years ago, and how their story will end.
Gayle Forman’s If I Stay is far from a light and easy read, but it’s one that will wrench your heart and leave you in tears.
The novel follows Mia Hall, a talented cellist with a bright future ahead of her. But everything changes in an instant when a car accident leaves Mia’s life hanging in the balance.
As Mia fights for her life, she reflects on her past and tries to make sense of the choices that have led her to this moment. Her cute and sometimes quirky romance with Adam will have you rooting for these two star-crossed lovers, even as tragedy threatens to tear them apart.
If you’re a sucker for a good love story, In Five Years is the book for you. This novel follows Dannie Kohan, a successful lawyer with her life all planned out. She knows exactly what she wants and where she’ll be in five years’ time.
After nailing a major job interview, Dannie is celebrating with her boyfriend David when she’s suddenly struck by a premonition — an hour-long one, to be exact. In it, she’s living in a completely different apartment with a man she’s never met.
Dannie tries to write off the vision as a strange fluke, but when she meets this man — named Luke — soon after, she can’t help but wonder if her future might be changing course.
If optimism were a person, her name would be Kate Sedgwick. That’s why her BFF Gus calls her Bright Side. Kate has endured a lot in her short life, whether it’s tragedy, hardship, or loss. But she’s always been able to find the silver lining and make the best of any situation.
When Kate moves from her hometown of San Diego to Grant, Minnesota, she falls in love with Keller Banks, a coffee shop worker with a complicated past. But as Kate starts to let Keller into her heart, she fears that her secret — the one thing she’s been running from — will be exposed and ruin everything.
Wrapping Up
So there you have it, five books like It Ends With Us that will give you all the feels. From forbidden romance to unbreakable friendships, these books will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. So get your tissues ready and curl up with one of these books the next time you’re in the mood for a good cry.
Vincent Salera
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