Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

125 reviews

payal_s's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

lindsay424'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is by far one of the most tense books I have ever read. I couldn't stop reading it. Amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

infjkiki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, and Alcohol

squidknees's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

3.25

Quick and fun. Thrilling!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

sleepylit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

sierrajhansen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

wild. biting down on a knife on purpose so that you have to get stitches in your gums now lives in the same mental hellscape as the idea of putting a toothpick under your big toenail and kicking a wall. thanks colleen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Body horror

nadiamarjolein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

I liked the tension - it kept me reading it in almost one go - but I think the plot had potential but was not fully thought through. Some loose ends make the story weaker and less believable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

hon3y's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

look at the tws before

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

mavensfavoritehoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It’s a really good read but i rated it 4 stars because i had such high expectations since everyone’s saying how this book has a huge plot twist and how it makes them feel nauseous when reading and stuff. Didn’t really feel nauseous OR that surprised at the end, i expected it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Some people felt nauseous reading this book and actually ended up vomiting.