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A breathless romance that slowly tilts into a devastating, empowering exploration of the impossible choices we make to break cycles of pain. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with It Ends With Us.

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01
It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover
A tender, healing exhale of a romance that rewards readers with the gentle, hard-won love story they’ve been waiting for.
Shares:
- earnest
- vulnerable
02
Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover
A devastating but ultimately healing exploration of guilt, forgiveness, and the desperate fight for a second chance at love.
Shares:
- heart-wrenching
- tense
- earnest
- vulnerable
03
Beach Read
Emily Henry
A sun-drenched, banter-filled exploration of creative burnout and the terrifying vulnerability of letting yourself believe in happy endings again.
Shares:
- earnest
- vulnerable
04
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
A funny, fiercely emotional journey that will make you laugh out loud before utterly breaking your heart.
Shares:
- heart-wrenching
- earnest
05
People We Meet On Vacation
Emily Henry
A sun-drenched, banter-filled exploration of the terrifying leap from platonic soulmates to true love.
Shares:
- earnest
06
One True Loves
Taylor Jenkins Reid
An emotionally agonizing but ultimately hopeful exploration of choosing between the love of your past and the love of your future.
Shares:
- heart-wrenching
- earnest
07
Normal People
Sally Rooney
An achingly intimate portrait of two people who cannot stay away from each other, yet constantly fail to speak their minds.
Feels:
- aching
- claustrophobic
- tender
08
The Choice
Nicholas Sparks
A sun-warmed coastal romance that slowly transforms into a devastating test of devotion and impossible choices.
Shares:
- heart-wrenching
- earnest
09
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score
A chaotic, banter-filled collision of a sunshine runaway and a grumpy local that melts into a fiercely protective, small-town romance.
Shares:
- swoony
10
After We Collided (After Series, Book 2)
Anna Todd
A feverish, emotionally exhausting rollercoaster of toxic love and desperate apologies.
Shares:
- earnest
- intense
11
The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand
A sun-drenched, bittersweet exploration of friendship and grief, served with a side of coastal glamour and culinary delight.
Feels:
- sun-drenched
- bittersweet
- luxurious
12
Things We Hide from the Light
Lucy Score
A steamy, small-town romance that balances quirky charm with the heavy, tender work of healing from trauma.
Shares:
- swoony
- earnest

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