Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

107 reviews

soph22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

This books triggered me a lot and actually caused me anxiety. It dealt with a lot of betray and abandonment issues and I wasn’t really prepared for how it would make me feel. Maybe if there had been one character who wasn’t a truly awful and despicable person, I might have found it better. It needed a Cousin Greg (Succession). I could never get past feeling that Jeremy was a manipulator and never telling the truth and ultimately I think believe the letter. Maybe I’m coming at it from the wrong point of view but that’s how I felt. The sex scenes in this are also a bit … weird - even a character says she’s bored reading them! Overall, I’m not sorry for Lowen. She made her bed, and now she has to lie in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

rachelmichelson's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

eimearo_c's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Abortion, Abandonment, Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Car accident, Confinement, and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Rape, Medical content, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Excrement, and Eating disorder

mandi4886's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Cursing, and Kidnapping

kendrakeuler's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was incredible easy to read and kept me on my toes despite the fact I guessed one of the major plot twists. This book also Low-key gave me anxiety but overall a complex incredible thriller (and this is coming from someone who only really reads fantasy dystopian and romance novels because I don’t like crime mystery or thriller) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Medical content

aditi_801's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book gets a solid a. It truly had me scared shitless at the end. I'll tell you, my heart was beating faster than it ever had. The story itself was unbelievably creepy, but then you take into account the fact of the ending. I had a million thoughts racing through my head at the end. It ended with me thinking that yes, Verity is actually a psychopath as her letter to Jeremy was too strange to be the truth. Her story just didn't add up. Then there's Lowen, who at first, I loved. She seemed super smart and just like she wasn't easily fazed. I thought I would end up loving her character. BUT, right when she entered the Crawford house, I felt like she had a split personality. She was immediately not working and just began snooping through Verity's stuff. Then she became super attached to married man Jeremy. There was also the fact that she suddenly became scared at the whole situation, which isn't neccesaryily a problem, just something I wasn't expecting from her. Idk. Either way, I loved the story, it just wasn't the best thriller I've ever seen. Don't get me wrong, I loved this book, it met my expectations even, but it just didn't exceed them to get a higher rating. Every character was white, which I guess is exceptable in a thriller with crazy characters, but still incredibly noticable. Overall, I great book. I will truly remember this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, and Car accident

elizaxa's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death, Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Grief, Cursing, Cancer, Abortion, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Child death, Child abuse, and Car accident

lestie4short's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Death of parent, Mental illness, Death, and Abandonment

kaireading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Child death, Murder, and Abortion

Moderate: Abandonment, Vomit, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cancer, Medical trauma, Grief, Cursing, Confinement, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Body shaming, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Medical content, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Very graphic and insensitive description of sensitive topics including but not limited to child murder, eating disorders, vomiting/emetophobia, miscarriage, violence/child violence, mental illness, sex, language.

emileeandherbooks'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

1.0

I found a plot hole I found a plot hole !!! 

Besides that this book was “alright” <—- haha #insidejokes #exclusivity  

Some parts were captivating but a lot of it was meh. Also, there was an unnecessary amount of sex scenes. Literally so pointless. 

ALSO COLLEEN STOP USING ITALICS EVERY GOSH DARN PAGE LIKE STOP PLEASE 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse