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Verity by Colleen Hoover

32 reviews

squidknees's review

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

polyglotperla's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Murder

gothmiku's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Kidnapping

weaverca's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.0

Most of the time if I don't like a book, I'm quick to say it's a DNF. This book, however, is the first one where even though I was not enjoying it, I still finished it to see just how bad it was as a whole. A "hate read" if you will. First off, Colleen Hoover's writing is pretty bare bones which unfortunately leaves a lot of room for lacking depth or exploration.

Like I thought the skull-crushing car accident at the beginning would be important to the story later, but then it was just... not mentioned again until one short sentence at the end?

Disappointing. That also made it hard to like the characters, and if there's one thing I hate when it comes to books, it's when they have unlikeable "protagonists." Second, I've read better smut on Wattpad for fuck's sake. All of it was so tasteless and repetitive, almost catering to the male gaze instead of the women the book supposedly gears itself towards. Last, even though I somewhat enjoyed the Gone-Girl-flipped-on-its-head ending of it all, I saw it coming from a mile away.

Verity using the "autobiography" as a writing exercise feels like the contemporary equivalent of when we used to write "Then I woke up and realized it was all a dream" to end the stories we wrote when we were children.

All in all, I was not impressed- and often bored in fact- by this book, and I can't say I plan on reading any of Colleen's other garbage fires.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping and Gaslighting

terpsichore_olympia's review

dark 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

elizabethreadsalot's review

dark 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

1.0

Read very quickly and would be a great plot if everybody wasn’t busy getting SA’d. Jeremy had 4 kids with 2 women and you can’t convince me any of them were accidents on his part. Not to mention if we’re going by what the manuscript says, then Verity violated Jeremy multiple times as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

rachelal's review

dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

wordinessa's review against another edition

dark 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

1.5

I feel like most people read this for the shock value, but there are better books out there that can do that for you. This isn't an enjoyable experience, and definitely isn't for everyone - please check content warnings before reading it, every though everyone and their mother is recommending this to everyone they know these days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

cadeely's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent