Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

179 reviews

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

lostreader_101's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I couldn't put this book down I mean the characters were all so interesting and at the end I still don't know what to think. This book is creepy, thrilling, and very tense and dark. It's definitely a psychological thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Violence, Cursing, Medical content, Grief, Child abuse, Infertility, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gore, Gaslighting, and Child death

eliya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

insane read, blew threw it in like a day. so smutty. so thrilling. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Grief, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cancer, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

jorja_2001's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Terminal illness, Murder, Abortion, Sexual content, and Vomit

honeybunchesofoats06's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Vomit, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, Alcohol, and Cancer

gracehx's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Terminal illness and Murder

chloe927lou's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gore, Death, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Car accident, Alcohol, and Blood

evelyn_ak21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ercabrwll's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the book that got me back in to reading. The story grips you from the first page - I went back after reading the first line to make sure I hadn’t accidentally skipped something. Addicting read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Terminal illness, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Abortion

racheldonna14's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Infidelity, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Grief, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Ableism