Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

108 reviews

lexibug's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

This was a solid 3.5 star read until the ending. I love the ending a lot. It's one thing to have a plot twist, but this is of a whole other world. I am speechless; highly recommend this one!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Abortion, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

ank3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Death of parent, Abortion, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing, Animal death, and Alcohol

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

---

Content Warnings

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

tish12'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I want to give it a 5 but something is stopping me and I don't know what. I don't know if it's the tense story stuff or a fault in a character or two. But overall I did love it if it wasn't for real life distractions I would have easily read in a day. 
Please read the warnings though. It's intense. I'm shocked how this went. Overall another great read from colleen hoover. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Bullying, Pregnancy, Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Child death, and Mental illness

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Cancer, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Vomit, Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

ybrijette's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Car accident, Cursing, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

thebookaddict's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-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

4.0

🇳🇱: Dit boek was een ander soort thriller dan verwacht. In het begin vond ik hem erg oppervlakkig. Ik had niet het idee dat ik een thriller las. Later werd dit duidelijker. Het is niet echt een thriller vol gebeurtenissen, maar vooral de vibe is spannend. Je zit de hele tijd te wachten op actie die uitgesteld wordt. Ik had de hele tijd al het idee wat het plot zou zijn, maar het einde had ik zeker niet verwacht.  Voordat je in dit boek begint zou ik wel de trigger warnings lezen, want die kunnen vrij heftig zijn!

🇬🇧: 
    This book was a different kind of thriller than expected. At first I thought he was very superficial. I didn't feel like I was reading a thriller. This became clearer later. It is not really a thriller full of events, but the vibe is especially exciting. You spend the whole time waiting for action to be postponed. I had an idea all along what the plot would be, but I certainly didn't expect the ending. Before you start this book, I would read the trigger warnings, because they can be quite intense!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Medical content, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Murder, Self harm, and Violence

ruexx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

This was so shocking. I did not see the plot twist coming and I don’t know if it’s because it was that good or I’m just stupid but overall this book was incredibly disturbing and yet I really enjoyed it and would reread. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Violence, Self harm, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual content, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Alcohol, Child abuse, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

acbh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

There is no real character development. There’s a great deal of mental illness, but no explanations, just vague speculation. Clearly the author believes giving out small bits of disjointed information makes the plot more mysterious. I assume she’s going for an ‘art imitates life/life imitates art’ vibe, but it falls short as she’s given the reader little of either. I determining what is truth and what is fiction, look for the biggest holes in the story.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Cursing, Mental illness, and Child abuse

mishasbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Terminal illness, Animal death, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt