Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

1038 reviews

veronica214's review against another edition

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, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion

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

heyitsallie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

I really loved this one!!
Colleen Hoover is generally not my jam - her books are too lovey dovey for me. Verity however, is a thriller masterpiece. I was hooked the whole time. THE WHOLE TIME. also am I in love with Jeremy now? I think I might be. 

Great plot twist at the end. 

Warning though. If explicit graphic sexual content is not your fortè; this is not the book for you sis. Put the book down and run away. 

4.5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

chelsea2reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Grief, and Car accident

charliebites's review against another edition

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

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

mistyyyy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

jessbookishworld's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me question everything. The plot twist blew my mind and I found myself thinking, "what the heck did I just read?" I totally mean this in the best way. I felt uneasy during the whole book and finished it in two days. This book is nothing but dark and twisty and right up my alley of mystery/thriller. I honestly thought about the ending for days lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Murder

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

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Content Warnings

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

dsmw_reads's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

maine_beth_reads's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

amanda_knight95's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Abortion

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy