It Starts With Us Reading Vlog *spoiler free with spoiler vlog at end*

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024

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  • @siobhan4318
    @siobhan4318 Год назад +200

    I personally loved it. At the end of the day, all I wanted to see was Atlas and Lily together and happy and that's exactly what happened. It didn't need plot twists, it didn't need drama, it didn't even need to be a full book, and it was perfect (imo of course).

    • @SummerShepherd-4
      @SummerShepherd-4 Год назад +11

      Yes totally agree! If you read the acknowledgments she wrote it for the fans you just wanted to see more of Atlas and Lily happy so she didn’t really want drama between them!

    • @SummerShepherd-4
      @SummerShepherd-4 Год назад +1

      Who just **

    • @siobhan4318
      @siobhan4318 Год назад +7

      @@SummerShepherd-4 Exactly! She also said in the acknowledgments that she never wanted a sequel because she didn’t want to put them through more pain so the fact that she kept the sequel nice and simple was perfect. I didn’t want to read about them in more pain either so I’m so, so, so grateful she kept it the way it was!!!

    • @coconutanddvanilla
      @coconutanddvanilla Год назад

      Yes yes yes!!!!! I feel the exact same way 🥰

    • @kaybranco
      @kaybranco Год назад

      totally agree!!!! just needed that wholesome closure

  • @pjsandperfumes
    @pjsandperfumes Год назад +170

    Thank you for always being so honest about your opinions and not letting the hype affect your rating!

    • @tasneem2013
      @tasneem2013 Год назад +5

      i agree, even though i really liked the book and gave it five stars it's interesting to see other people's opinion and I actually enjoy seeing negative reviews on books that i love cause it keeps things fun and either i realize that they are making valid points or it just reaffirms why i love the book

  • @alyssal9999
    @alyssal9999 Год назад +42

    I rated this 5 stars, I think this was the ending they deserved. It definitely could have been messier or more exciting but I think they deserved a happy family that could learn how to cooperate with each other! It was a lot slower but I kinda liked it!

  • @beatrizfarias2690
    @beatrizfarias2690 Год назад +99

    for me, this book is a classic CoHo. She brings up an important theme and somehow, even though she portrays the problem perfectly, her solution to it is just incoherent.
    i 100% agree that if she was just going to be bring up Ryle and his problems, this could’ve been the perfect opportunity for her to show men in therapy working through his problems and not essentially blaming women for everything.
    And like yourself, i was not a Atlas girlie, so i was ready for this book to be the moment i was going to fall in love for the adult Atlas (it wasn’t)
    As a classic CoHo, the ending was just rushed. We got from point A to B in like 2 chapters.
    I was not expecting a great, amazing book but I am still kinda disappointed with this.
    It was also a 2 stars for me.

    • @AA-xm9zr
      @AA-xm9zr Год назад +1

      I agree the ending was rushed. I wanted to see the proposal!

  • @Blacksocks95
    @Blacksocks95 Год назад +49

    I love this style of reading vlogs!! Non spoiler and spoiler section were on point. You killed it.

  • @tallulahpauline3327
    @tallulahpauline3327 Год назад +23

    The ending was so rushed and I felt like CoHo could have gone deeper with a lot of things. Being so, I’m happy that Atlas and Lily got together. I definitely got frustrated at a lot of moments with some characters.

  • @kaleighcraft1190
    @kaleighcraft1190 Год назад +17

    I don’t think there was much of a plot or much character development, but I still loved it. I feel like it is a very true story to DV, I get why Lily was still scared for Ryle to find out and he needed to be in this book because he will always be in Emmys life. A lot of women are too scared to tell police due to the man’s social status.

  • @sabrinamultari9042
    @sabrinamultari9042 Год назад +12

    Your opinion is so valid! I gave this book 5 stars but not because it was the perfect romance that we were all expecting but because I really enjoyed reading about the process of them healing and moving forward. I agree the romance was rushed towards the end but I was so happy for them that it didn't bother me too much! Don't apologize for your opinions!!! Loved this video and getting to hear about a different reading experience for this book :)

  • @paulaballard4053
    @paulaballard4053 Год назад +17

    I just finished it and ended up loving it. I loved the “plot twist” with found family and I loved Lily and Atlas’ journey together. Classic CoHo yes. But I’m a fan.

  • @kyleyglenn
    @kyleyglenn Год назад +7

    you’re so valid for wanting ryle to be found on that beach

  • @destinylamont
    @destinylamont Год назад +18

    (Spoilers) I enjoyed the book. I gave it 4 stars. I also found some of the book to be a bit rushed definitely the ending. I wanted to know when and where Atlas proposed. And the date of the wedding. Like I know some others are going to wonder too. The wedding and the vows are a bit turbulent if you ask me. Considering the chapter before the wedding.

    • @michelle9524
      @michelle9524 Год назад

      Right?! I would’ve loved to read about the proposal and wedding

  • @abbey9030
    @abbey9030 Год назад +30

    hey I loved it. Not cause it was good but because I missed these characters. I love your opinions and your videos💛

  • @bmukwindidza978
    @bmukwindidza978 Год назад +5

    you're doing the lords work destiny! would love more spoiler reading vlogs from you!!

  • @janaehughey7056
    @janaehughey7056 Год назад +2

    I loved this book! I was happy lily and atlas got that loved they deserved. Atlas is now my dream man 😂💙 idc if the book felt rushed I wasn’t looking for drama or anything negative but everything with happiness with coming out a toxic relationship

  • @annamd422
    @annamd422 Год назад +7

    *spoilers below*
    i loved the josh storyline 🥺 and i love that atlas and lily and josh and emerson get to have a little life together as a blended family

    • @siezvzoou
      @siezvzoou Год назад +1

      we NEED more people like you!! thank you for putting the spoiler warning and making some space to make it invisible 💗

  • @jadanicole.
    @jadanicole. Год назад +5

    ALREADY? you’re so quick!! so much appreciation for your hard work

  • @katiem8002
    @katiem8002 Год назад +11

    Yay! I was hoping you'd do this! I finished It Starts With Us earlier and I absolutely loved it but I have been obsessed with Atlas since day one 😍 Loving your recent content though, Destiny!!

  • @nataliegrace9311
    @nataliegrace9311 Год назад +26

    I read it yesterday as soon as it came out! Best book ever. Took me 4 hrs.

  • @Jessie17395
    @Jessie17395 Год назад +6

    Perfect timing cuz I just finished the book! I 100% agree with you because I thought it was boring and unnecessary. I gave the book 1.5 stars

  • @tayler2957
    @tayler2957 Год назад +6

    Thank you for posting this today Destiny, you’re one of my favourite booktubers and I really needed this. Today I have to put my 15 year old dog down and she’s the love of my life. Tomorrow is also my birthday and I’m just not in the best of moods but I wanted to say thank you for making me smile when I saw that you posted❤️

    • @baddieandabook
      @baddieandabook Год назад +2

      So sorry for your loss❤ and Happy belated birthday 🦋💜

    • @tayler2957
      @tayler2957 Год назад

      @@baddieandabook thank you❤️

  • @SalomeaCarmen
    @SalomeaCarmen Год назад +4

    I honestly loved the book. It was so great to see Lily finally get her happy ending with Atlas. And Atlas was so great to Lily the whole book, he was amazing.
    I can’t see the bad in this book🤷🏻‍♀️😅

  • @linz1219
    @linz1219 Год назад +1

    you're an ICON for getting this up to quickly! i loved the book, but loved your review too! i think, for me, it really tied up the ending and brought me healing, if that makes sense lol

  • @vickypowell
    @vickypowell Год назад +3

    I completely see this side of the book. Personally I rated it 4.5 but the 0.5 was because there wasn’t any plot!! I feel like it was more of an epilogue than a “novel” if that makes sense. Idk, it was a weird one.. I liked it though and I appreciate your opinion

  • @taylorellis7031
    @taylorellis7031 Год назад

    i absolutely love your attitude toward ryle and alyssa. it was so funny and full of sass

  • @ryandoesread
    @ryandoesread Год назад +8

    it was good timing that your vlog came up as soon as i finished this book and i stand by how disappointing the sequel was. i was hoping that this book wasn't a continuation of all these situations from the first book only because it feels that it's repetitive enough that i'm not learning anything substantial from lily and atla's relationship; and unfortunately, i found out this book continues from the last scene of "it ends with us." i understand having to bump up a rating for the sake of other readers (i faced that too and it's tough) but your honesty really shines in your review and i'm sure other ppl, like myself, wholeheartedly agree with your feelings and thoughts

  • @libby8133
    @libby8133 Год назад +3

    just got it today and i started it but i’m gonna start this video cause i love your content and then finish it once i’m doneeee

  • @AliVanSickle
    @AliVanSickle Год назад

    I finished this book and really enjoyed it! I loved the journal entry's personally. I felt it reminded me of myself and then it made sense that the first "person" she wanted to go to was "ellen" because she just got done having a traumatic event and that's who she turned to when she was a kid for comfort and to feel safe. So it made sense for her to turn to that safety net right away. (In my opinion.) I really loved Theo and all his one liners and I appreciated seeing Atlas's side of abuse and getting to work towards that and give something to his brother that he wasn't given himself. He was Josh's Lily. And that; the whole book makes my heart happy.

  • @natalierose7084
    @natalierose7084 Год назад +1

    i feel the same when you said you were waiting for something to happen. but i think that was colleen’s goal.. for it to be like light but i was bored at parts!

  • @user-yj5wj1uw6u
    @user-yj5wj1uw6u Год назад +7

    so i rated this 5 stars but i understand where you’re coming from. i just loved it for the characters.

  • @ellabj
    @ellabj Год назад +2

    You are litterly my favorite RUclipsr ur the cutest person ever and i love how excited you get, keep up the good work(easy to say i look up to you)

  • @shavaunmacdonald11
    @shavaunmacdonald11 Год назад +2

    just finished the book, i enjoyed it. gave it 3 stars as i also agree with the ending, it felt so rushed and we could’ve gotten a few more chapters to know how it rolled out, but overall i thought the book was pretty good

  • @catchats
    @catchats Год назад +8

    "please don't be Ellen" LMAO

  • @kellyanndelarosa2292
    @kellyanndelarosa2292 Год назад +2

    oh my gosh I would absolutely love if you started a book club next year a book a month that we could read and follow along with you .... I'd be 100% in 🤗

  • @madi_iiiiii5
    @madi_iiiiii5 Год назад

    THANKS FOR THIS! i liked how it ends with us ended so I wasn’t too excited for this!!

  • @savannamutters6126
    @savannamutters6126 Год назад +16

    Okay but I literally feel the EXACT same. I love CoHo and her books dearly but this one just fell a little short for me )),: , I loved that we got a chance to see Lily and Atlas blossom, but it just seemed so underwhelming and it just didn’t match up to the idea of what we all thought ):

  • @hannahyaxley8122
    @hannahyaxley8122 Год назад +2

    Completely agree, I was happy to spend some more time with Atlas as I loved him but I feel like it was a long Epilogue xx

  • @nikkiroseadale66
    @nikkiroseadale66 Год назад +1

    I love your reading vlogs ❤️ they are my favorite!

  • @samantha.stitt.16
    @samantha.stitt.16 Год назад

    I am so glad that you did a reading vlog for this book💖 I always love your reading vlogs 💖

  • @Rose1d
    @Rose1d Год назад +1

    I loved this book because it was all i needed Atlas and Lily happily together + Josh and Emerson

  • @ebonyedmonds
    @ebonyedmonds Год назад +3

    The reason they didn’t tell Ryle he needed to go to therapy is because in the first book, he tells us that he has been in therapy since he was six years old. He clearly needs to take it more seriously though 💁🏻‍♀️

  • @jessbaldwin
    @jessbaldwin Год назад

    I absolutely loved the book and the development of atlas. He’s such an amazing character. They deserved a happy ending. x

  • @AmandaEmory9
    @AmandaEmory9 Год назад +1

    thank you for an honest review of this book and for not falling into the hype!!!!. i feel like colleen was a bit lazy with this book, if I'm being honest, and it's frustrating that we barely got to see lily and atlas together and the actual progression of their relationship and them getting to know each other again. i don't know if i would want a bunch of drama because i want lily and atlas to have some peace, but we get barely any glimpse into their relationship!!! as you said, she should've had more of their modern-day relationship in the book. this book was just so underwhelming.

  • @meganpitts
    @meganpitts Год назад +1

    I watched the spoiler-free part, but I will be back after ordering this book and reading it! lowkey scared now.

  • @lydia532
    @lydia532 Год назад +5

    I completely agree that the pacing was terrible

  • @basicwhitee2158
    @basicwhitee2158 Год назад +2

    tbh when i first got to know that she was launching the sequel to it ends with us i wasn’t that excited bcs atlas wasn’t that interesting in it ends with us , unless yesterday when i saw came cross this post on instagram and i got super excited and read it in two sittings. it was kind of hard to pick up in the start bcs it had been so long i read it ends with us but when he get lily lunch OMGSHSHDH I WAS SCREAMINGGG 😭ahhh anyways it was a good book and i think we needed this after what we read in “ it ends with us” , it was nothing like the previous book although in first book i couldn’t hate ryle , i hate sympathy for him but in this book she totally changed ryle’s character and turned him into this manupulative, gaslighting person ahh i hated ryle in this book and atlass omgg I . WANT . ATLAS , and i dont think im getting over atlas anytime soon 😩 also i didnt like how it ended i mean he was reading his vows i just felt like the ending was missing something maybe she could end it when he was writing those vows or when they come back home as a married couple and see emmy and their child idkwhdhs idk but i didn’t like how it ended

  • @mar4995
    @mar4995 Год назад +3

    I rated it 5 stars but I wish we could have gotten more out of the last chapter.

  • @ciaradanyel
    @ciaradanyel Год назад +3

    Your content is so great. Love when you put out a new video!

  • @notgabrielx
    @notgabrielx Год назад +1

    i feel like with Ryle he is never going to change and even with therapy and that stuff it kind of was made clear he wouldn't change, and i feel like he just stopped masking in the book because everyone knew who he truly was as a person.

  • @zixiqz
    @zixiqz Год назад

    a video uploaded by destiny on my birthday? best gift ever

  • @Camrynheiservlogs
    @Camrynheiservlogs Год назад +1

    I respect your opinions. I felt almost the same exact way- except I loved the dynamic between atlas and josh/theo. rated it 3stars

  • @gaiaadjemian5118
    @gaiaadjemian5118 Год назад

    I personally loved that Atlas's brother was in it...him and Theo added so much for me. I think if it was solely about Atlas and Lily's relationship it would've been pretty boring lol. But I respect your opinion I loved it tho...I do agree that the ending was rushed though.

  • @lifestylewithchloe9974
    @lifestylewithchloe9974 Год назад

    I do understand where you're coming from but I personally really liked it! I was definitely not disappointed at all. Love you, Des

  • @jessicamarie8588
    @jessicamarie8588 Год назад

    legit I never hands down just automatically click tubers' videos the second theyre released buttttt yours takes no thought

  • @tewsimple
    @tewsimple Год назад

    thank you! I had the same experience with this book. it just left me wanting more :(

  • @SerenityShiley
    @SerenityShiley Год назад +4

    Never clicked a video so fast..

  • @Leilah725
    @Leilah725 10 месяцев назад

    I loved it it was a good book and I liked the side story’s and stuff but I get your point of view bc it should have been atlas and lily but I think it was a 3-4 star book

  • @itsnoterica
    @itsnoterica Год назад

    Watching the Amazon driver through the window like a stalker is honestly me 😂 if I'm particularly excited about what I'm waiting for I even resort to stalking them through the security cameras

  • @vicstasii
    @vicstasii Год назад

    Destiny, love your videos! Will you be doing another livestream in future?

  • @annabanabanana
    @annabanabanana Год назад

    I don’t know the book felt like the publisher had their hands in it too much. It went off topic in certain areas that had no point to the story. I don’t feel like CoHo has done that in other books so makes me wonder if the publisher required certain topics to be thrown in. I wasn’t a huge fan and skimmed a lot of the second half. I gave ⭐️ ⭐️

  • @stephanielandowski626
    @stephanielandowski626 Год назад

    I thought some of atlas chapters were boring and the ending came fast but over all I enjoyed it

  • @shreshthabhuti1706
    @shreshthabhuti1706 Год назад

    I WANT TO READ THIS SO BADD!! I also just began starting a booktube hope it goes well 🧁( new booktuber alert!)

  • @Sarah-pq3fw
    @Sarah-pq3fw Год назад +1

    I gave it 2 stars. I just don’t think this needed to be a book. The only thing that we didn’t know would happen was Josh and I don’t necessarily think that added much. Atlas already had his journey and overcame is battles as a child, we saw that with his successes and he was able to make something of himself on his own.
    We already knew that lily and atlas would be together eventually, that ryle would be a dick about it and that he would continue to be difficult over the years.
    I just don’t think this necessarily needed to be a book.

  • @syddabean
    @syddabean Год назад

    I really liked the book but not for the romance. I think the premise was to bring light to how difficult it is to escape abusive relationships. I also feel the ending was rushed but I still loved it!

  • @ding0ateth3baby26
    @ding0ateth3baby26 Год назад

    Is your bookshelf still colour coordinated? x

  • @diffusemedia
    @diffusemedia Год назад

    I feel the EXACT same way omg I thought I was nuts 😂

  • @KassandraVirgen
    @KassandraVirgen Год назад

    Well I preordered this book months ago & now I have to wait about 2 weeks for this book to deliver so in the meantime the non-spoiler vlogs will do.

  • @ihatemylife7682
    @ihatemylife7682 Год назад

    Thank you for the spoiler review! Was very on the fence about rather or not I should read this, because i really couldn’t imagine this going anyway I’d like, and it seems that that was true. Thus I don’t need to waste my time on this

  • @carocarosnelllman
    @carocarosnelllman Год назад

    where did you get your chair in the spoiler free review

  • @minaveljovic9662
    @minaveljovic9662 Год назад +3

    Am I gonna read this book? No. I think it is the most unnecessary book ever made and she will ruin the entirety of what she wrote in it ends with us without even trying. Will I still watch this vlog? Yes. Why not. Still pretending that thing doesn't exist, hopefully nobody will spoil it for me ever cuz I have a whole different story in my head of how it could keep going after the first book. And you know what's that? Ryle getting therapy in order to be a good father to his daughter. Like of course I am never wishing for him to be with Lily again. But that girl deserves a father, and for some reason I feel like CoHo will brush through that problem and make him a villain without any depth just for the sake of atlas who, guess what? Was never supposed to matter in the story except to give some sort of a happy ending. Sure Ryle kind of is the villain of the story, but damn that man has a daughter noe and I feel like CoHo just can't bring any depth to that. Idk, I just always knew this was a bad idea. It was literally made for the tiktok girls who obsessed over a man who had 5 minutes in a book, loved him for one stupid quote and ignored the fact that this was never about him. Sure it wasn't like that for everyone, but you can't tell me that everyone who never cared about Atlas ever wanted this book.

  • @shdcdvn9208
    @shdcdvn9208 Год назад

    Girl the fastest delivery time for me is a week how do you guys get them in one day

  • @alexarosca2667
    @alexarosca2667 Год назад

    Loving it 🎉loved your vlog!

  • @Cassandrareads
    @Cassandrareads Год назад

    Also I loved Theo. He is hilarious

  • @nataliepaigep
    @nataliepaigep Год назад

    AAHHHHH IM SOOOO EXCITED TO READ IT

  • @nataliepaigep
    @nataliepaigep Год назад +1

    Should I re read it ends with us if I read it at the start of the year before reading it starts with us or just go into it starts with us?

    • @jadanicole.
      @jadanicole. Год назад +1

      I would suggest watching her recent video of her re-reading it ends with us. It was a great refresher for me without having to reread the book myself :) hope that helps

  • @SarryQKey
    @SarryQKey Год назад

    THIS REVIEW 🤭❤️

  • @AndreaMelissa
    @AndreaMelissa Год назад

    the crazy in me likes hearing the spoilers

  • @persephonexx
    @persephonexx Год назад

    I ordered mine months ago and just yesterday Amazon told me it needed a "payment revision"?

  • @katemurphy4985
    @katemurphy4985 Год назад

    Marshall and Allysa book 3 yes please

  • @emilyframpton
    @emilyframpton Год назад

    woah im so early - cant wait to watch this video!!!

  • @Cassandrareads
    @Cassandrareads Год назад

    I loved it.
    Spoilers? A little? Maybe I understood Lily’s hesitanition because I’ve been in an abusive relationship. It’s far more than avoiding confrontation. It’s avoiding being hurt and in the hospital again. It’s fear for your life.

  • @Lele-vm8et
    @Lele-vm8et Год назад

    I completely agree with everything you said ❤

  • @honouraf
    @honouraf Год назад

    Thank u for this I was curious but didn't want to read it hahaha

    • @LV-bk4it
      @LV-bk4it Год назад +1

      Wish I hadn't wasted the $12.

  • @latishanaomi7618
    @latishanaomi7618 Год назад

    I have 100 pages left and it’s so boring I can’t even finish it. I had high hopes for this one, probably the only COHO book I don’t like.

  • @clarebearslair5322
    @clarebearslair5322 Год назад

    While I loved the book and gave it 4.5 stars I also agree with everything you said so idk what that means lol

  • @lindsaydeviveiros5533
    @lindsaydeviveiros5533 Год назад +1

    The only way this book would’ve been even remotely tolerable is if Ryle didn’t exist

  • @kathryn-yd7bh
    @kathryn-yd7bh Год назад +1

    I like your reviews you aren't scared to rate a popular author low and not rate it 4/5 stars for the sake of it and no people pleasing. I rate COHO books very similar to you. At thats why I always comeback to your channel.

  • @Lizzy_Garfield
    @Lizzy_Garfield Год назад +1

    I personally loved this book but I completely get what your saying like there’s no huge plot twists or crazy stuff it’s just a love story for atlas and lily. I feel like ryle was in the book for the girlies who are ryle apologist to make it extra known that he’s messed up and unlikeable😂

  •  Год назад

    Omg I binged It Ends With Us and It Starts With Us and uploaded my video today too! It was insane reading it all in one sitting but I loved it😍!!

  • @Literature_Introvert
    @Literature_Introvert Год назад

    I don't think that's a toxicity. Why should a person have to put up with those kinds of behaviors or feel guilty for not wanting to be bothered. Sure forgive them, but that doesn't mean you should put yourself or your safety at risk for something that would make someone else feel comfortable. Especially when they're wrong.

  • @dattebayo4937
    @dattebayo4937 Год назад

    It's a five stars for me :)

  • @maggiesarah13
    @maggiesarah13 Год назад

    5:08 NOT MILES DONT HURT MILES LEAVE HIM OUT OF THIS

  • @michelle9524
    @michelle9524 Год назад

    It was definitely the ending we deserved in terms of Atlas and Lily finding their way back to each other but the writing and execution of the book was flat!

  • @a_man_dine
    @a_man_dine Год назад +1

    Ryle needed to be medicated.

  • @brookewheelerrr
    @brookewheelerrr Год назад

    The ending was so rushed it felt like I didn’t have the chance to even be happy for them

  • @emmaclark5836
    @emmaclark5836 Год назад

    lily’s still writing letters to ellen at her big age?! colleen could’ve left that out and i promise we’d of been fine without it.
    with that being said i agree with your thoughts. i loved seeing more of atlas and lily but the book just feels pointless. DARE I SAY A CASH GRAB??? I’m so sorry

  • @bananaab3
    @bananaab3 Год назад

    I was expecting more of a plot twist or at least some form of conflict

  • @marissadepaulo2032
    @marissadepaulo2032 Год назад

    i completely agree with your opinion. colleen made this book too woke IMO. also i could care less about atlas and his brother... i came for lily and atlas and i felt like i got so little of them

  • @emmasbooklore
    @emmasbooklore Год назад

    I'm definitely not super loving parts of it so far. Atlas is perfection but the intro was so trite it physically pained me lol

  • @b4757
    @b4757 Год назад

    my first reaction to this book was... it's fiction why couldn't coho just make him die 😭 so i understand what you mean about writing him off lmfao

  • @sintumolefe1918
    @sintumolefe1918 Год назад

    I found this book kinda underwhelming. 😂 I gave it 3 stars.