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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Abortion
Minor: Blood, Grief, Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, Murder
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
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Yes
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK - but I do have to admit this was pretty genius. It was my second Colleen Hoover book after not having liked the first one all that much (I'm sorry xD), but I really enjoyed this!! There was some unused (?) potential and the ending felt rushed, but I couldn't put the book down after having been stuck in a reading slump for months, so that's a good sign haha.
Even though I'm usually very easily scared, I was actually way less scared than expected, sometimes the tense atmosphere was described but not palpable to me personally? But maybe that's simply because I made an effort to read the book outside in the sunlight so that I wouldn't be completely terrified HAHA
But overall this was really good. I have to mention that I very rarely read thrillers, so I can't compare it to other books from that genre, but how much this did make me reconsider everything I just read - just wow. I have to stop turning everything over in my mind because I need to sleep LMAO but I almost feel the need to reread to fully solve the puzzle that is this book
Even though I'm usually very easily scared, I was actually way less scared than expected, sometimes the tense atmosphere was described but not palpable to me personally? But maybe that's simply because I made an effort to read the book outside in the sunlight so that I wouldn't be completely terrified HAHA
But overall this was really good. I have to mention that I very rarely read thrillers, so I can't compare it to other books from that genre, but how much this did make me reconsider everything I just read - just wow. I have to stop turning everything over in my mind because I need to sleep LMAO but I almost feel the need to reread to fully solve the puzzle that is this book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent
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
I just didn’t seem to love this as much as so many others did. It read like a first draft of a book with a great premise that wasn’t fully fleshed out. The main character was extremely one-dimensional, and didn’t read as a real human person to me. I definitely couldn’t put it down because I wanted to figure out what was going on, but I just didn’t enjoy it in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
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Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i HAVE TO SAY...
it's like a whole different author wrote this. very intriguing, intense and exciting, unlike her other work. im actually baffled because i cant imagine that the same author that wrote this also wrote ugly love.
this was a really good book that was easy to binge read and it seems like this type of thriller/romance/mystery genre suits her writing style well.
it's like a whole different author wrote this. very intriguing, intense and exciting, unlike her other work. im actually baffled because i cant imagine that the same author that wrote this also wrote ugly love.
this was a really good book that was easy to binge read and it seems like this type of thriller/romance/mystery genre suits her writing style well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
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Plot
I cannot believe what I just read. This book is LITERALLY insane. I’m Team Manuscript all the way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
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emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Easy 5 stars... Just finished and can't wrap my head around this?! I'll need to sleep on it before I make my conclusion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't necessarily find Verity scary to read but it was interesting! I ate this book up, literally finished it in like 5 hours. The first 2 chapters may have been a bit slow but then wow, I didn't want to stop reading.
I loved how this book was written, some parts were definitely disturbing but not so bad that I wanted to stop reading. Its difficult to write this review so I'll just say, I really enjoyed reading it. I think it should be noted that child abuse is a theme in this book.
I'm team manuscript. Everyone wants to believe that verity was actually evil, right?
I loved how this book was written, some parts were definitely disturbing but not so bad that I wanted to stop reading. Its difficult to write this review so I'll just say, I really enjoyed reading it. I think it should be noted that child abuse is a theme in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Brilliant book. Not for everyone. My advice is to read it for yourself and form your own conclusion. As I feel it's like marmite, you'll either love it or hate it. I didn't like Lowen. I am team manuscript as well. Despite what people may feel about the book, it's certainly got people talking and interested in reading it for themselves. So that says something. Happy reading. 🤓
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Abortion
Moderate: Sexual content
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy