Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

313 reviews

fictionalized_bliss's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Blood

novembermoth's review

0.5

i will never give in to my fomo again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

ank3's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

17nhammad's review

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? Yes

3.5

it’s tea, not great tea or well-written, but it is piping hot and will have your jaw on the floor the entire time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Car accident

lizkdsb's review

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

jbae's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

I can always slam through a Colleen Hoover book, even though I'm aware of the formula so I know when a twist is coming even if not specifically what the twist is. I can't put it down, yet it's nothing that feels special. This one though was just tough because it was so dark, it wasn't really enjoyable though it was engrossing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

haley_mil_reads's review

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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

kaihamill's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

A good beach read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, and Abortion

rosedustgirl's review

adventurous dark lighthearted 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

1.0

Usual tropes and predictable plot, the characters are not redeemable or likeable at all, the only part I did enjoy was the ending and was wishful throughout we could have followed Verity. Alas, we had beige toast instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

dsmw_reads's review

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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy