Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

178 reviews

readbycarina's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

mkusz's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Vomit, Medical content, Miscarriage, Gore, Infidelity, Child death, Sexual content, Death, and Grief

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Body shaming, Infidelity, Vomit, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Grief, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Confinement

Minor: Terminal illness, Animal death, Alcohol, Cancer, and Suicide attempt

tatimarie8284's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

kept me hooked from the beginning. i loved the switching povs from lowen and verity. so many twists and turns yet i did not expect the ending.

i’m definitely team manuscript though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Murder, Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Self harm, Vomit, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, and Cursing

delaneybull's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

Total trauma porn, not a fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abortion, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Sexual violence, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

ink_and_wings's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Chronic illness, Murder, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

amberlou105's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

2.0

Poorly written, certain plotlines went nowhere, cheesey "twist", yet I had fun reading and read it in less than a day

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Physical abuse

caseyf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

lindsay424'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is by far one of the most tense books I have ever read. I couldn't stop reading it. Amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Pregnancy, Car accident, Child death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Stalking, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Self harm, and Sexual content

marissa_roo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This book was a gripping, quick read. Good hybrid of the suspense and romance genres. It feels a bit self aware; a book about a female author, writing a book, and reading a book by a female author... very inception-esque vibes! It felt like it was trying too hard to be ominous from chapter one; but it did live up to the threat with intensity. I have a hard time trusting the most obvious answer laid out in mysteries, which proved mostly correct, but also didn't twist the exact way I thought it would. Overall I'm happy with it, although the main narrator could have had a slightly longer resolution/growth arc. Rather 'gone girl' as well... girl on a train - there's a lot in this genre now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident and Terminal illness

abuse, neglect, grief, loss, depression, anxiety