Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

131 reviews

karinaeliza's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

bells_shelves's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

oliviajv4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, and Suicide

kyrab's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

Something I noticed is that I don't recall any descriptive language used to describe the main characters or even setting of the novel. I didn't have a problem with this, and I feel like it allows the reader to imagine how they see the characters and setting. It's just something that I thought was interesting that I never really see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

khogenauer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, and Gaslighting

winn_e's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

chloeeereads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I have seen so many people talk about this book, but I was still NOT prepared and I finished it in one sitting because I could not put it down once I started. Verity is a painfully mind-bending psychological thriller that will keep you guessing right down to the last sentence. While definitely not for the faint of heart, CoHo does a great job of building suspense and intrigue whilst still including questionable and downright awful stuff so that your fears and concerns are totally justified. 

I think the plot is what stood out the most for me throughout this book. It was a great concept and the execution was pretty well done. However, I can’t say I felt too much connection to any of the characters. The romance felt a little one-dimensional and rushed at some points, and I also can’t say that I felt too strongly about Lowen and Jeremy ending up together. The lack of character development was also disappointing. Also in terms of plot, I did feel that there were a couple of things that didn’t make much sense or didn’t seem to have a place in the wider story (thinking of Lowen’s mum dying, her tendency to sleepwalk, the whole way that Lowen and Jeremy meet).

I think the thing that I liked most about this book was that it kept you guessing. You know nothing for certain, and the ending certainly doesn’t provide any clarity. I think that even though the ending keeps you guessing, it’s pretty clear which version of the truth you have been led to believe. I almost wish CoHo spent a bit more time trying to paint Jeremy as an unreliable and questionable character so that the ending truly did leave you torn over who to believe and trust.

It’s twisted and deranged and I had to physically close it at certain points to recover. Definite trigger warnings for abortion, miscarriage, self harm/suicide, murder, child abuse. I honestly believe I will continue to think about these characters and what would have happened after the final pages for years to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

bro???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

myschedulesbooked's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide

lkelly36's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Absolutely amazing book!! I was terrified at times and could not wait to find out what happened next.

My only (small) issue is

that the murder of Verity happened way too quickly, from Jeremy finding out to them deciding to kill her, it was all a bit rushed. Hence my 4.75 rating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident