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Verity by Colleen Hoover

294 reviews

groovyshay's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kavery16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

kayleigh_bruno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I have a difficult time when it comes to Colleen Hoover, very love-hate. 
I did enjoy this book though, far more then It Ends With Us, mostly cause I wasn’t blindsided this time by the dark themes in the book (which also do not seem to have any trigger warnings mentioned in the beginning- seems to be recurring problem with her books).
That being said, if you like dark, suspenseful reads with a bit of romance, this is a great book for you. One of the better books of hers that I’ve read for sure.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

jaimet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

varlot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

taylorsmith2010's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

pibblemama97's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

chaotically_katie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Pretty decent book, liked the plot twist towards the end, but the writing is somehow both convoluted and simplistic. 

One of the best pieces of writing advice is to trust your audience. And while I appreciate the spoon-feeding to a certain extent, there comes a point where it’s a bit excessive.

Overall, I recommend reading it. Just not at the top of your reading list.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

fayes_library's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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 death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

pagesoftara's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

this book was messed up, just everything from the first line, it was incredibley scary that someone could come up with something this terrifying. the things verity did were so horrible, that i am leaning towards team manuscript. what mother could do something so horrible and justify it as a writing exercise? i have so many questions like why Crew would slice his gums with the knife? did he also slice hos chin with the knife? and why did verity even have that knife? i found it so suspicous how the letter was written acter low arrived which made it seem like she was just covering up her actions. also the manuscript must partly be true as verity clearly acted in a way towards harper that made jermey question her love and question the canoe. the goddamn accident dosent make sense either, why wouldnt she YELL TO BOTH KIDS WHO SHE SUPPOSEDLY LOVES HOLD UR BREATHE?? i do belive jermey was messed up and knew about the manuscript as he asked ‘where did you find this’ and took such short time to read his wifes disturbing actions. also there is no way in hell he could be that perfect, i think veritys glamourisation of him led lowen the belive the same. also lowen def has issues, havijg sex with a dude whos WIFE IS IN THE HOUSE? she just seemed cery pick me and was so unlikeable and unnecessary. overall all the characters were messed up but this book left me on edge but honestly didnt have a hige plot twist i kinda guessed she was gonna claim the manuscript was made up or i thought jeremey wrote it (tbh sounds more interesting) but quick read MAKE SURE TO CHECK TWS - child abuse, abortion, murder, attempted murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, and Murder