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Ryle’s storyline in 'It Starts with Us' left me with mixed feelings. On one hand, he’s undeniably toxic—his possessiveness and temper are terrifying, especially in the scenes where he confronts Atlas. But on the other hand, you get these fleeting moments where he seems to genuinely want to be better. The problem is, he never commits to the work. There’s a particularly intense moment where he shows up uninvited to Lily’s house, begging for another chance, and it’s clear he’s still stuck in the same cycle.
What makes his character so compelling is how real he feels. He’s not a cartoonish villain; he’s a damaged person who refuses to confront his damage. The book ends with him still alone, still angry, and still blaming everyone but himself. It’s a frustrating but honest ending for someone like Ryle.
2025-08-02 23:17:07
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Victoria
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Ryle’s arc in 'It Starts with Us' is one of the most complex parts of the book. He’s a character you want to hate, but Hoover gives him enough depth to make you understand his anger without excusing it. The story picks up after the events of 'It Ends with Us,' and Ryle is still grappling with Lily’s choice to leave him. He oscillates between moments of genuine remorse and outbursts of jealousy, especially when Atlas re-enters Lily’s life.
What’s fascinating is how his backstory—his childhood trauma—shapes his behavior. There’s a scene where he breaks down crying, admitting he doesn’t know how to fix himself. It’s heartbreaking because you see the potential for change, but his pride and anger keep sabotaging it. By the end, he’s more isolated than ever, refusing therapy and clinging to bitterness. It’s a tragic but realistic portrayal of someone who can’t escape their own destructive patterns.
Hoover doesn’t give him a redemption arc, and that’s the point. Some people don’t change, and Ryle’s story serves as a stark contrast to Atlas’s growth. It’s a reminder that love isn’t always enough to heal someone.
2025-08-06 02:26:46
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I recently finished 'It Starts with Us' and Ryle's journey was heartbreaking yet necessary. He starts off as this controlling and emotionally abusive husband, but as the story progresses, we see glimpses of his struggle to change. The book doesn’t sugarcoat his flaws—he’s still manipulative and volatile, especially when Lily moves on with Atlas. His final moments in the story show him reluctantly accepting that Lily won’t come back, but it’s clear he hasn’t fully healed. The way Colleen Hoover writes him makes you empathize with his trauma while still holding him accountable for his actions. It’s a raw, messy portrayal of a man stuck in his own pain.
2025-08-06 05:45:04
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The Darkness Between Us
Shana Allen
10
342
Briella Hart has spent her entire life fading into the background. The quiet girl with an alcoholic mother and an absentee father who ditched them years ago without a backwards glance. Gossip and mockery follow her wherever she goes. She learns early on that dreams do not come true for people like her. Especially not the dream that she has secretly carried for years.
Ryder Landon is untouchable, powerful, and everything that she can never have. The Alpha heir to the Crescent Moon pack, everyone either wants to be him or be with him. He is known. But beneath the hardened exterior, he’s a guy who feels everything too deeply. The weight of leadership, fear of failure, and constantly needing to balance what his pack needs with what his heart wants.
Then one devastating night at the Full Moon Festival changes everything.
Humiliated and heartbroken, Briella disappears without a trace, leaving behind only a note echoing Ryder’s cruelest words—and a secret that could destroy them both.
For five long years, Ryder searched for Briella, but the trail always turned cold. When their paths cross again, she is different. No longer the timid girl who moved about unnoticed. Quickly, Ryder realizes three things. One, his heart still belongs to her despite the distance. Two, there is a little boy named Liam who has her hair and his eyes. Three, someone wants her dead.
Now, with enemies closing in and someone determined to see Briella dead, Ryder realizes he is running out of time. Because losing her once nearly destroyed him.
He will not survive losing his family twice.
Mason Reid has everything hockey captain, scholarship, a dad who’s also the coach. The only thing he can’t have is Ezra Cole. When a cafeteria fight gets them benched, the principal forces them to train together in secret. What starts as hate turns into desperate stolen nights, lingering touches, and a kiss that cracks Mason’s whole world open.
As senior year drags them through competitions, rumors, and a chaotic training camp, Mason and Ezra aren’t the only ones circling each other. A new transfer student wants them both. A popular girl falls hard for Ezra. And one jealous classmate catches something he was never meant to see… and starts blackmailing all four of them with a video that could destroy everything.
Family rejection, panic attacks, public humiliation, and the fear of losing scholarships force Mason and Ezra to decide: keep hiding and lose each other forever… or burn it all down and skate out together.
Bruises.
That’s all Louis has ever known.
At twenty-seven, you’d think he’d have escaped the violent grip of his abusive father—but breaking free from the man who raised you, no matter how monstrous, is never simple. Life has never gone easy on Louis, and now, he carries a secret that’ll finally get him killed by his father: his sexuality.
He hides it, suffocates it, tries to erase it—but it never leaves him.
All he needs is a savior. Someone to pull him from the dark hole he’s sinking in. But hope has never been more than a cruel fantasy—and he’s long since stopped believing in rescue.
Then comes Elias Montgomery.
The most feared and ruthless Don in the Midwest.
Silent. Disciplined. Calculating. And utterly alone.
No one dares cross Elias. He keeps his enemies close, and the traitors? Six feet under.
Love has never been part of the equation, not after what happened the last time.
So, what happens when, against all odds, Elias crosses paths with Louis?
Will he bury the tension—and the dangerous spark between them—for the sake of his image and empire.
Or will he risk it all for a boy who’s known nothing but pain?
Lily Harper’s life is perfectly brewed, running her café in Boston, surrounded by the comforting scent of fresh coffee and pastries. But everything changes when Atlas Caldwell, the boy she once loved, walks back into her life after years of silence. As their past collides with her present, Lily’s world is turned upside down. But she’s not alone, Ryle Kincaid, a charming and intense neurosurgeon, has his own plans for her heart. Torn between the memories of a love lost and the possibility of a future with someone new, Lily must navigate a tangled web of old emotions, unexpected desires, and choices that could change everything. Will she open the door to a second chance with Atlas, or is the path forward with Ryle, who’s already staked a claim on her heart, the one she should follow?
A captivating story of love, loss, and the crossroads of life.
A Love Like No Other: Ryo and Oliver's Journey(Book 1)
matomaenetsha
10
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Ryo is a cute fun loving girl that is hopelessly and completely in love with the school's IT guy.
She spends hours dreaming of what it would be like to date and fall in love with Oliver.
In her mind they are the perfect match, there is nothing that can stop them from being together.
But in the real world they can't be together.
They lead two very different lives.
They are as different as night and day
Ryo is content with loving Oliver from a distance.
She has made peace with the fact that they will never be.
But when she and Oliver are forced to work together on a school project everything changes.
Will she be able to keep her love for him a secret. Will she be able to keep her feelings to herself.
In the second installment of the book, Ryo and Oliver try to navigate life after their "breakup." Ryo decides to move on with her life, she decides to find love and live.
But can she really move on and pretend she doesn't have feelings for Oliver?
Can she pretend she doesn't see him hurting?
The most important question is, will Oliver let the girl he loves fall in love with someone else?
Is he going to remain stubborn or will he show Ryo that he is worth her love?
This is the turning point in their life, they will either stand together or break each other's hearts forever.
The power balance completely flips. In the first book, he held all the power—emotional, financial, physical. In the sequel, Lily holds the cards. She has the daughter, the new love, the moral high ground, the legal upper hand. His manipulations are the flailing attempts of someone who's lost control. Watching him try and fail to regain that old dynamic is cathartic in a quiet way.
It ends with a legacy. That’s the big takeaway. The story isn’t just about Lily and Atlas; it’s about what they leave behind. The journals, the flower shop, the restaurant, the healthy family dynamic for Emerson, the new baby. The plot is about building something that lasts. The final flash-forward to their daughter reading proves they succeeded. Their love created a stable foundation for the next generation. The abuse cycle from Lily’s childhood and the neglect from Atlas’s are definitively broken. The ending is about legacy, and theirs is one of resilience, choice, and gentle, enduring love.