Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

693 reviews

kendrashea's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Abortion, and Miscarriage

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

tealightfultomes's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

I have never hated a set of characters so completely. And that ending made me internally scream. I'm not okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Abortion, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

acart0323's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Child death

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Medical content

17nhammad's review against another edition

dark 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

the plot did not justify being forced to read all the atrocities and mediocre smut in this book. the ending felt like a cop out and left me wishing hoover had taken the horror route instead. the characters aside from verity herself felt extremely two-dimensional and the relationship between lowen and jeremy was forced at best.

the bland writing made this book extremely digestible and easy to read. i was able to finish it in two sittings, but i’m not sure that’s a good thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Car accident

elizabethkircher's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So dark. So twisty. Omg.

Postpartum psychosis or just psychosis?! Who's to know. There was a lot to unpack in this and much of it was difficult to read as a mom myself. Even so, I couldn't put this down. 

This is the first CoHo book that I've read and actually really enjoyed. (Is enjoyed the right word when it comes to something this dark and twisty?) The romances in her other books seemed to give me "the ick" but this relationship was fine. Full of cringe moments but still fine.

The letter from Verity in the floor boards... is it the real truth or is the manuscript the real truth?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

likeasloth's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Abortion

lianathereader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Blood and Toxic relationship

lydderbox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Sexual content, Murder, and Toxic relationship

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