On Friday, Blake Lively attended the Book Bonanza event It ends with us in Grapevine, Texas, at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. Lively was joined by her film co-star Brandon Sklenar and the author of the book on which their new film is based, Colleen Hoover.

The actress wore a black mini dress covered in embroidered floral motifs made of sequins and green trim that turned into stems and leaves. The bodice was shaped like a bralette with a keyhole cutout that then transitioned into sheer long sleeves. The short skirt showed off her toned legs and silver crossover heels.

The star had her blonde hair pulled back in a side part and wore several statement rings and gold earrings for extra sparkle. She had a natural makeup palette with coral pink lipstick and shimmery eyeshadow. She also wore a white manicure.

At the event, Lively shared some of the challenges of adapting a wildly popular book like Hoover’s into a film as she spoke with Entertainment tonight.

“Some people will always like a book better than a movie and some people will always like a movie better than the book,” she explained. “But I think we just did our best to honor the book and the fans, and, I think, really make something that works even on its own.”

She continued, “If you don’t know the book, the movie works. I don’t think it’s possible that if you read the book and saw the movie you wouldn’t be happy. We really worked hard on that. I also believe that if you saw the movie and then read the book, you wouldn’t say, “Wait a minute, this isn’t like (the other one).” You can do both. I think they are both very beautiful.”

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