Spoilers ahead

The best way to enjoy the screen adaptation of a bestselling novel is to sit in the company of voracious book readers and see if the film does it better than the written word. When we entered the special screening of Justin Baldoni's It Ends With Us (at Sony's office on Monday) starring Blake Lively, based on Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel of the same name, that was the one question we were hoping to answer. We're happy to report that the unanimous response was: Yes. When we sat with Bookstagrammers to decode the film, that became our starting point. Aayusha, a well-known book blogger, tells us, "The film is not doubtful of its stance on abuse. The book community was divided on Ryle (played by Baldoni). He is this dreamy man who sweeps you off your feet, but in the movie, the awareness that there is something sinister about his dreaminess weighs heavy. It's amped up."