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joliadareads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, and Child abuse
Moderate: Vomit
jprater's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Abortion, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Mental illness and Miscarriage
lydderbox's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Sexual content, Murder, and Toxic relationship
lizkdsb's review against another edition
- 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
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
tish12's review against another edition
- 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
Please read the warnings though. It's intense. I'm shocked how this went. Overall another great read from colleen hoover.
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
aeryth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gore, Child death, and Toxic relationship
rngaines14's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Torture, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
mrice0522's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Grief, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
ballousclues's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I just finished The Housemaid and saw lots of folks compare the book to Verity. So, it made sense to me for Verity to be my next read while The Housemaid was still fresh in my mind. That being said, take this review with a grain of salt.
Verity was okay but the whole time I was waiting for it to be great. Colleen Hoover's books are all over Booktok, so I had high hopes. The writing was okay. The plot fell a bit flat for me and definitely relied heavily on shock factor. The characters were predictable. I found the main character - Lowen - to be insufferable sometimes.
I want to try to read another one of Colleen Hoover's books to see if it's any better. I can't say this was a great first impression. I can appreciate that the book wants its reader to dive a bit deeper beneath the surface and question the reality that we are perceiving.
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SPOILERS
Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, Child death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abortion, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy, Chronic illness, and Suicide attempt
veronica214's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
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.
Graphic: Sexual content, Abortion, Blood, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Vomit, and Child death