This Is How It Begins - by Colleen Hoover

Prepare your hearts. Lily and Atlas are back in the highly anticipated sequel to This Is How It Ends. This is how it begins to once again consecrate Colleen Hoover as the best-selling author in Brazil. Colleen is an editorial phenomenon, racking up not only millions of views on TikTok, but also millions of copies sold. Lily Bloom continues to run a flower shop. Her abusive ex-husband, Ryle Kincaid, is still a surgeon. But now the two are officially divorced and share custody of their daughter, Emerson. When Lily bumps into Atlas - who she hasn't spoken to in almost two years - it seems like the time has finally come to resume their teenage relationship, as he is also single and seems to reciprocate Lily's feelings. But despite being divorced, Lily isn't exactly free from Ryle. Blaming Atlas for the end of his marriage, Ryle is not at all willing to accept Lily's new relationship, especially with Atlas, the last man he would accept seeing near his daughter and ex-wife. Switching between Atlas and Lily's points of view, This Is How It Begins picks up right after the epilogue of This Is How It Ends. Revealing more about Atlas' past and following Lily's journey to embrace her second chance at love while dealing with a jealous ex-husband, This Is How It Begins proves that no one delivers a more moving read than Colleen Hoover. “In a story permeated with tension and glimmers of hope, Hoover perfectly captures the