Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

2590 reviews

kriscrw2's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Twists and turns and a very good read. Let your imagination wonder and think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident

albinyxell's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

This book is fucked up. 
Yes the ending was one hell of a plot twist but I don't know what I think of it. 

At least this book made me understand trigger warnings..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kyliemcmillan22's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abortion, and Murder

syisreading's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Suspense is present in this novel; there are points where I feel I am on the edge of my seat. Also, I must admit there were moments when some of the scenes were told in such graphic detail that it was uncomfortable to read. Better character development would have helped the reader relate to the main character because

I think the readers would have understood why she stayed; we only got snippets of her past and thought process as a writer. We know she experienced/saw tragedies, but she was reading an autobiography-  something was presented as true, and she waited so long to act on it - I just felt something was missing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

cvininski19's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

The perfect psychological fucked up narrative that makes you feel better about yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Blood

brittrogue's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

_spookybooks_'s review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

mercuriooo's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, and Murder

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, and Murder

andrea_olds's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail