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Verity by Colleen Hoover

309 reviews

laura__maclean's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

claudia_moreira's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

marissaadams's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Pregnancy

lalalauren20's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

I’m going to say this first. I’ve only read one other Hoover book. This story sucks you in & leaves you underwhelmed.

I’m not sure how each thing played out, but Jeremy was behind all of it. I think it’s easy to get to the end & point fingers at Verity or Lowen(main character), but Colleen is playing women knowing that women hate women and it’ll be easy for the audience to hate either Lowen our untrustworthy narrator or Verity our terrible mother figure. But somehow, there’s a perfectly written man in this book…come on come on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Jeremy needed a reason to get rid of his wife. He’s the one who set up the whole thing. I mean even from the beginning this man was waiting for her at that cross walk. He’s the one who read her book, he knew that Löwen was a nobody and didn’t like fame and fortune so she was the perfect quiet naïve writer. Also Lowen has some mental issues so it just like perfect for Lowen to be like “idk what’s going on.” He literally made himself the perfect husband so that when he got to kill Verity he could. Jeremy wrote it & put a bunch of sex in there so it would trigger Lowen & make her hate Verity too. Jeremy set this all up because he blamed his wife for the death of the twins & he slipped away with a new wife who is now pregnant…

averyb35's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

at first, I really didn't like it but then I was hooked, say what you want about Colleen Hoover but she can write a book with an incredible twist. I do not enjoy how she romanticizes cheating, and although Verity is called out for being the villain she is, the protagonist gets away with plenty of shady behavior without showing any remorse. Also, it feels like her books are a little darker than they have to be. The very beginning how the main character and love interest met felt unnatural and uncomfortable. Despite this, I was very invested in this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Everybody's so creative!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

5.0

A seriously dark psychological thriller that challenges the reader in unexpected ways. Is the Crawford family just very unlucky or is there a seriously disturbed person within it? What version of the story is true? 
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling author when an outstanding opportunity falls into her lap: finish a hugely successful series of books after the writer is seriously injured in a car accident. The money is more than she has ever made, and would solve her current financial problems that resulted from caring for her terminally ill mother.
When she arrives at the Crawford home to look through Verity's office for any notes or outlines for the future books, she is drawn into the tragic situation. How does a family lose 2 children in separate accidents,  and then the mother nearly dies in a third one, all within a few months? What is going on,  and has Lowen put herself in danger?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

mdilip's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

bbrandao's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Car accident

rhgrimes's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

ksilvio's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail