Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

136 reviews

kathywoo10's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

This book was hard to put down. I read it very quickly. The premise was interesting but the characters were not likable. The main character feels much younger than she's supposed to be. I really did not like the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Child death

Moderate: Fatphobia, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming and Suicidal thoughts

revolutiondeathsquad's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

0.5

i went into this knowing i was gonna hate this, but as a hate-read it was incredibly entertaining. just not any good. please look at the content warnings before you read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny

felixthesmexyfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

What the flippity fuck did i just read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Child death, Fatphobia, Blood, and Gore

maryjames's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, Murder, Body shaming, Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Ableism

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Grief

kyra_613's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

when i first read the book i liked it a lot because i thought it was just supposed to be a psychological horror/thriller, but upon discovering that this is supposed to be a dark romance, i like it significantly less. protagonist is far from the main character, everyone is awful, and there are so many missed opportunities for genuine character development. the romance is the most insufferable part of the book, but it was tolerable when i thought it was meant to be a horror element. so if you just pretend to not know you’re reading a colleen hoover book, this is a solid 3.5 for simplicity and tropes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Car accident, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Abortion, and Eating disorder

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Ableism, and Vomit

georgiamaynard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

I enjoyed the twists but there was far too many sex scenes for a thriller and I didn’t connect to the characters at all. It just felt a little flat is all. However, it was extremely easy to get through and I found that every time I picked it up I struggled to put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abortion, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Blood, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Vomit, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

pam_'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

4.5

The best Colleen Hoover novel I’ve ever read. The twist at the end was actually good (though yes, there was a lengthy explanation). Parts of this book were horrifying. I was constantly trying to guess how it would end and I could not stop reading (finished this in four days). This reminded me of “Flowers in the Attic” by VC Andrews for some reason.

The only negative: the main character is annoying and downright unlikeable by the end (but it works with the ending imo).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Ableism, Grief, Pregnancy, Violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

davianareads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Death, Murder, Body horror, and Gaslighting

bmitch21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This is one of the hardest books I’ve ever read. There were points where I HAD to put it down and walk away bc it was so dark. 
I’ve never read a book that made me feel so disgusted and sick to my stomach and made me cry like this. There absolutely should be a trigger warning before the book even starts. 
There’s no romance to me in this book. It’s smut, which I’m okay with, while others aren’t. 
If you have triggers of child death and abuse, this book is NOT for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Sexual content, Abortion, Car accident, Body shaming, and Cursing

iliketoreadxoxo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Body shaming