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Verity by Colleen Hoover

129 reviews

_pxstel_pxges_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

OMG...where do I begin??? This book had so many twists and turns that I was panicking the entire time. The ending had me gasping. Omg... 10/10 read. Please be aware of the triggers. Highly recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

alycatmurphy's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Child death

mcloysmom's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Child death, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Moderate: Car accident and Suicide

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Grief

rbrown's review against another edition

adventurous 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

I have yet to write a 5 star review for a book but Verity has left me absolutely at a loss for words. I will avoid spoilers but this book contains all of what you would expect from a Colleen Hoover novel and more. 

I literally couldn’t put this book down and finished it in 2 days. I cannot recommend it enough!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Abortion, Gore, Medical trauma, and Suicide

mikaylarupke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

I wanted to see what all the hype was surrounding Colleen Hoover (I had never read one of her books) and this book intrigued me. That being said, I very much enjoy a dark novel that has a twist so this did that for me. While her writing style isn’t my favorite, I still very much enjoyed the book and had a hard time putting it down. 
There were many gasps and ‘I need a minute’ moments that I appreciate in a book. And while there were a few things that I kind of saw coming, there was quite a few that I didn’t. 
Overall, I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes dark & twisty with a good bit of smut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abortion, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Confinement, and Blood

weaverl13's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

There are some disturbing moments in this, and the ending is a real shocker

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Suicide, Abortion, Vomit, and Blood

leah_hope'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What did I just read?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Grief, Suicide, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

larita_fo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Violence

deathbybooks4482's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Ok this book is only getting 4 stars because of the ending. And the fact that the suspense was so well done.

BUT

I also couldn’t ignore how this book hinges on ableism. I wish the author had chosen a different trope or maybe tackled it in a more creative way to avoid its inherent ableism. Even addressing her characters’ ableism would have been great. But without any pushback within the text, it feels like the author just doesn’t have a great understanding of disability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide