I expected this novel to lean into the Lily/Ryle/Atlas love triangle as the main plot; however, I was pleasantly surprised that the Lily/Atlas romance was completely tangential to the main plot. Atlas existed, first and foremost, to be a support system for Lily.

The bit at the end, about breaking the cycle of abuse, was my favorite part of the novel. I loved how it all connecting back to the title. Using "it ends with us" in the text felt very poetic.