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Verity by Colleen Hoover

26 reviews

the_disreputable_dog's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was great. I don't really know what to think of it except that it was very dark and messed up, and I feel like anything else I might say could be a spoiler. I will say though, I thought psychological thrillers would be more like this and less like what they're actually like. Also, the romance definitely takes a back seat in this book, though it exists, and there are on page sex scenes. I would recommend this book.

The only  thing I wished would've been done that wasn't was for Lowen to have tried to explore more which of verity's writings were true, or to have had more of their lives included with Lowen trying to wither puzzle out what was true, or to cope with holding such a big secret in - that verity might have been innocent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Car accident, Child abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Grief, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, and Terminal illness

justin_b_olsen'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

4.0

If SUNSET BOULEVARD, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, AND MISERY HAD A BABY, ITS NAME WOULD BE VERITY.  WOAH! CRAZY BOOK.  HATED EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER, BUT LOVED THE BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

limmet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

1.25

I am glad I finished this book so quick, I enjoyed the last 5 %, but would you base a book as a good read if 95% of it is just... Terrible and I couldn't wait to be done with it. The sex descriptions are way too much, it's mostly just that, I understood why the author chose that yet it still does not excuse it, and the characters are very horrible people, all of them really. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual violence, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

volha's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

jude_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

mallory10100's review against another edition

dark emotional 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 book is 18+. PLEASE check trigger warnings before reading. this is my first colleen hoover book, and oh my GOD i devoured it. i very much enjoyed how dark and shocking this was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic relationship

i highly recommend checking this one out if you think you can handle it, i’m still in shock