Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

444 reviews

madalina0_0's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Addiction, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

rockyc5's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Child death

Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Child abuse

livslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

um….what….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death, Abortion, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Death of parent

clara_g331's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death, Child death, and Murder

ruexx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was so shocking. I did not see the plot twist coming and I don’t know if it’s because it was that good or I’m just stupid but overall this book was incredibly disturbing and yet I really enjoyed it and would reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Violence, Self harm, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual content, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Alcohol, Child abuse, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

alinka_spe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

cervella's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is so triggering. Abortion, abuse, sex, infanticide, matricide … this book is a lot. 

Perhaps it’s a consequence of the “thriller” genre, but I find the way these kinds of books to develop leaves much to be desired. I feel like the first half of the book was setup and then the denouement and finish were lackluster and rushed. In the acknowledgments she mentioned that she hadn’t finished the book until four days before press so maybe that’s got something to do with it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Abortion, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

wrappingpaper's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’ve heard a lot of things about this book and I do think it lives up to the hype! I’ve never read anything by Colleen before but you can really tell she’s a romance author from the amount of sex in this book. 

The themes in this are heavy - please do check the content warnings. 

Overall I really enjoyed the structure of the book and the writing was actually super enjoyable. I like how the story kept me guessing - I enjoyed the plot twist too (not my absolute fav but definitely unique). 
Would recommend if you’re looking for a dark and surprisingly sexy thriller about evil wives (and husbands??)

Read the bonus chapter - it left me viewing Jeremy in a completely different light!! Kinda want a sequel now just to see what happens to them in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Self harm, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, and Alcohol

mikaylarupke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I wanted to see what all the hype was surrounding Colleen Hoover (I had never read one of her books) and this book intrigued me. That being said, I very much enjoy a dark novel that has a twist so this did that for me. While her writing style isn’t my favorite, I still very much enjoyed the book and had a hard time putting it down. 
There were many gasps and ‘I need a minute’ moments that I appreciate in a book. And while there were a few things that I kind of saw coming, there was quite a few that I didn’t. 
Overall, I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes dark & twisty with a good bit of smut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abortion, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Confinement, and Blood

randilion28's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. I finished in a day - after not reading for years. It may not be for everyone so I never really pay attention to reviews because a lot of books I've loved and others haven't and vice versa. Definitely a wild ride IMO. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail