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Verity by Colleen Hoover

60 reviews

groovyshay's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

purplesteffi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, and Abortion

holliesatchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

jm27's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use and Car accident

hayleythegoose's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Drug use

picketfences's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

this was graphically disturbing in parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

e_vhx's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.75

Captivating! I devoured this book in a matter of hours. Pure brilliance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

andriaspyrou's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

• 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lexslillibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I quite literally read this book in 3 hours. I think this thriller/suspense with a sprinkling of romance might be where Hoover thrives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol