Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

43 reviews

emilyc626's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

meghancraft's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Abortion, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Confinement, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Body horror, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Terminal illness

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

hthrbrd's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

what the actual fuck did i just read. could not put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Child death

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Kidnapping

joperceptions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death, Murder, and Abortion

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Stalking, Blood, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

sele_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Abortion, Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Medical content, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Ableism, and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fatphobia

mackadams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved everything about this book. I love thrillers and I love CoHo so I was confident this would be a win for me, but I’m always cautious going into hyped books.

There were multiple moments where I felt genuinely uneasy, tense, or even downright sick. To make me feel so strongly, I consider that a compliment to the writing. I think Colleen Hoover absolutely succeeded here. Every time I thought I knew what was happening, something shifted—right to the very end.

And the ending! Wow. I love that it was ambiguous and you can kind of decide how you feel—was the letter genuine or another manipulation tactic? I wish I had people in my life who’ve read this book because I could talk about it all day! I personally think the letter was disingenuous, but would love to hear other perspectives!!

I loved this book and I only wish I could read it again for the first time! I thought the ending was so worth it. 
If you have any concerns though—definitely check trigger warnings! There were a lot of sensitive  topics in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit

books_tea_and_candlelight's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit