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The highly-anticipated film adaptation of “It Ends With Us” is here, giving viewers a live action depiction of Colleen Hoover‘s bestselling book 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 yet 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 film trailer’s release and is now on sale for up to 35% off for a limited time on Amazon.com and Target.com. 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, which features a Q&A between Hoover and her mother, along an embossed case 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. Regularly $30, you can get the Target exclusive right now 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 of Atlas Corrigan (played in the movie by Brandon Sklenar), who is said to be Lily’s first love. When Atlas discovers that Lily may be caught up in a cycle of abuse, he rushes to her aid — only for both of them to be confronted by a jealous Ryle. Get the book on paperback now through Amazon and Target, which has the novel on sale for 35% off (as of this writing).
While the themes of abuse and jealousy are woven throughout the plot, “It Ends With Us” is ultimately still billed as a “romance novel.” Publisher Atria Books describes it as a story about “a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance who can’t stop thinking about her first love.”
“As questions about [Lily’s] new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind,” reads the publisher notes. “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 on Amazon.com and Target.com. You can also listen to the “It Ends With Us” audiobook online for free right now with this free trial to Audible. The audiobook has a runtime of just over 11 hours and is narrated by Olivia Song.
As for the movie version of “It Ends With Us,” the Lively-starring vehicle hit theaters on Aug. 9.