
I’m a relative newcomer to the work of Colleen Hoover after discovering Verity earlier this year. This sequel also allows us to bear witness to Lily’s recovery process following her split with Ryle. Told immediately after of It Ends with Us, this exciting sequel intertwines new beginnings with past hurts. It Starts with Us allows us to see another side of Atlas. Even though Ryle knows he has blown it with Lily, he cannot stand the thought of any other man being with her – especially if his name is Atlas Corrigan. Lily is constrained by her ex-husband and Emerson’s father, who is extremely protective of Lily.

But rekindling this past romance soon has its pitfalls. When Lily bumps into an important figure from her past, she tentatively accepts an invitation to go on a date with her teenage sweetheart Atlas. A difficult task based on the history of this couple, Lily is not looking for love again. Now, Lily and Ryle are managing the care of their child Emerson. We first met Lily, Ryle and Atlas in Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us. A story told with passion, heartbreak, joy and hope It Starts with Us is a supplementary read to It Ends with Us.

It Starts with Us is the long-awaited follow-on story to the 2016 smash hit novel It Ends With Us. Review:Īn online petition resulted in one of the biggest sequels in book history to be released last month. 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.īut 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. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again.

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.

Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas.
