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Verity by Colleen Hoover

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dkenn's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

WTF — I don’t even know what to say w/ this one. It was good, really good, but also — really twisted.
I’m also biased on why CH didn’t include a trigger warning page. This book truly needs one!
Otherwise, I’d recommend you read it at least once.

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unordinarynikki's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This book had a good mix of mystery and psychological tension, with some surprising twists that kept me hooked. But the ending, especially the letter twist, felt a bit forced, and the romance didn’t leave much of an impression. It’s a fast paced and entertaining read, but not something that will stick with me for long.

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smoopy19's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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tammyhai's review

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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? No

3.75

I really enjoyed the journey of the book--at first. Verity was intense, psychotic, and a creepy little villain. I kept waiting for the big twist and I was really disappointed by the end. What a letdown! I think I'm in the minority with my disappointment but honestly when it comes to Colleen Hoover, I don't agree with the rest of the world. While everyone else was swooning over "It Ends with Us," I was underwhelmed. My original criticism of Hoover stands. She's not that great of a writer. Her skills are probably where mine are at. We can write passable YA material but we'll never win pulitzers. But I also think Hoover has exciting ideas that she struggles to execute.

I do wonder if her flimsy descriptions of our leads are purposeful. We know Jeremy is hot, his looks give our female lead the tingles in every which way. But our female lead suffers from Bella Swan syndrome, she's a fuzzy image that the reader is probably supposed to paste their faces onto. Which may be tantalizing and fun for some readers but not what I'm looking for in a book.

If you're looking for a dark and twisted thriller, you may need to look elsewhere. The ending is tepid and I really wish the "twist" packed a bigger punch.

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jerica_mercado's review

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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

2.75

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bdeal096's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was book was really interesting and I found myself not wanting to put the book down, at first it was a little slow but once you reach a few chapters it it gets really good but the ending had me questioning whether what I was reading was actually what happened.

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tturnovec's review

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Predicable in parts, but overall kept my attention and was an easy read. There were dark parts that involved children that were overly descriptive IMO. But I enjoyed the twist.

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