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Verity by Colleen Hoover

432 reviews

jprater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder, Abortion, Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness and Miscarriage

lizkdsb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

manishap's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

This book was creepy as hell, I was expecting a romance with maybe a bit of sadness but this was crazy town. 

I do not know how Low could put down the manuscript, I wanted to skip chapters so I could finish the whole damn manuscript in one sitting. I know people are debating whether she was the villain or not, but tbh Jeremy seemed more crazy especially if you read the bonus chapter. And do not get me started on Lowen, girl you are unstable if you are competing with a dead chick. Run your husband is a psychopath! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, and Mental illness

rngaines14's review against another edition

Triggers were too much, too dark for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

nia_29's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

 Debo decir que me encanta cómo escribe. La ambientación es espectacular.
Me ha dado miedo en ocasiones, cosa que no me esperaba en absoluto, pero muy muy bien.
Se lee a gran velocidad porque el misterio te engancha y los capítulos cortos siempre te hacen pensar "sólo uno más antes de dormir" y de pronto son las cuatro de la mañana.

Es cierto que el final se me ha quedado un poco ahí ahí, porque siendo sincera, era lo que esperaba desde el principio.
Igual si no hubiese leído ya algún libro donde la historia escrita en un diario fuese inventada, me habría sorprendido más, pero desde el mismo principio estaba sospechando.
Realmente yo pensaba que quizá incluso la biografía la había escrito el marido, que me pareció muy sospechoso, sobre todo porque toda la autobiografía estaba muy centrada en su pene.
Cosa que también aclara Verity en su carta "no estaba tan obsesionada", la verdad me hizo gracia.

A todo esto, estoy ignorando el supuesto capítulo extra. No existe. Fin de la discusión.
Me gusta el final abierto tal cual está porque tú decides al final quién dice la verdad y es muy interesante, porque "qué razones hay para creer a Verity? Qué razones hay para no hacerlo??"

Podemos hablar de lo creepy que es el niño sin necesidad??? No, en serio, pensé que incluso era psicópata con las escenas de los cuchillos...
 

 

En fin, que yo creo que le doy 3,5 estrellas, no está malote, pero le ha faltado un algo. 

Y sí lo recomiendo mucho, porque se pasa un buen rato. No es el mejor thriller que he leído, pero la pasé bien.
;) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, Abortion, Vomit, Child death, and Sexual content

lunna1990's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

0.5

Amazing!! Thrilling! Child loss. Couldn’t put it down. The best of CH yet! A must TBR list. Favorite book of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Death

Spoilers as this book should come with a warning… child death

veronica214's review

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

 I will say, I just read a book that was phenomenal, so the bar was unfairly high when I began reading Verity. 

I dont think the plot was terrible. I just think it could have been executed better. The story could be so dark and disturbing, but then a paragraph or so later there'd be a steamy sex scene. Idk, one of the two needed to be toned down a bit. The writing was also clunky, and I found a couple typos. 

It did have a twist ending that I wasn't expecting! 

But I'm glad Colleen Hoover has encouraged many people to start reading again. I feel like she's a good gateway author for those who might like romance and suspense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abortion, Blood, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Vomit, and Child death

iconicavocado's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness

charliebites's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Death, Child abuse, Abortion, Grief, Pregnancy, Murder, Violence, Car accident, and Child death

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Terminal illness, and Vomit

abbiey34's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

This book was simply gripping! This is the first book that I have read in many years, and it has certainly given me book fever. 
 
Twist after twist and even ending on a twist. I feel book hungover from this. The only thing that wasn’t for me as much was the straight sex scenes. I’m a gay women, so if you’re straight, you’ll absolutely love it! 😆 

Quite spooky at times and literally had me look away somehow. Very graphic descriptions of murder and abortion so I would read with care if any of those are triggers for yourself! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Vomit