Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

198 reviews

abooklikeyou's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

mac96's review against another edition

dark 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? No

I did not like this book at all. I didn’t care about it, it wasn’t interesting, it was poorly written, and it was gross for shock value.  The only reason I did not DNF it immediately was that I read it for a book club that my MIL is part of and for her I will do anything 🫡 even push through the worst book I have ever read. 

The end twist was like an after-thought that didn’t make sense. I don’t even care if the letter was real or fake, the book was just bad and that little bit of mystery was not going to save it. All of the characters sucked and their motivations always fell flat. Also the names were stupid.

All in all it was a waste of time and there are a million better thrillers to spend money on. If you absolutely must read this book to see what the hype is about, get it from your library or other ways that don’t give this author any more money. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Ableism

honeybunchesofoats06's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

justjay_xx's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Murder

chloe927lou's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

evelyn_ak21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

macyhutchison1995's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wow this book was not at all what I was expecting but in a good way. The beginning was the most shocking start to a book I've ever read so I knew I was in for a treat. The ending blew me away not at all what I was expecting. This book was so good from Colleen hoover. Not at all like her other books that are predictable for the most part but still enjoyable. This one threw me for a loop in the best way. The content was at times incredibly fucked up but I couldn't stop. I was glued to this book. 10/10 recommend to anyone wanting a dark read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

ecresswell's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Miscarriage, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Medical content

I couldn't put this book down, yet also hated it at the same time. The concept is really interesting and I was hoping this would live up to hype. This was my first go at Colleen Hoover and although her writing is very accessible, it meant a lot of moments that could have been genuinely skin crawling were just... Not. The charecters are unlikable but not in any compelling way like for example, Gillian Flynn's unlikeable charecters are. They were all bland, I had no idea about their motivations and I didn't care what happened to them at all. The ending was a cop out rather than a twist. Disappointing yet saying this I couldn't put it down.

hannahbailey's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

TW: child abuse, child death, blood, gore, murder

Is two stars generous? Maybe.

This was bizarre from start to finish. Often reading is exciting because you get to see inside someone else's brain. In this case this is a bad thing. The less I know about what goes on in Ms Hoover's brain, the better. That's enough Colleen. Please.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cwatson1234's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Suicide, and Murder