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Verity by Colleen Hoover

762 reviews

brittrogue's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ccescas's review

dark sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abortion

andrea_olds's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

timwilkinson96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt

carladay83's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

1.0

This is my first Colleen Hoover and will probably me my last. I've read a lot of dark books but this one was graphic in a way I did not expect. I highly recommend people check the trigger warnings before reading. Spoilers below:

The child abuse is graphic and directed at an actual infant in one situation. I don't even have kids and that was hard for me to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Abortion

eliiiiiiiii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ravenray549's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me end on wtf 
Then another epilogue came out, and it made me wonder what had just happened. I loved the plot twists and the emphasis on these characters. Thank you to Colleen Hoover for making another amazing, 'Can't Put It Down' book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

this book may trigger some things because of the children in the car accident but it is a really well written book

gizelleinak's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

This is my latest attempt to try a Hoover book and it will likely be my last. The idea of the book was good but I think the pacing and execution make it unrealistic. The FMC is 32 yet acts like a high schooler in how fast she falls in love with a man she doesn’t know. I feel like if the timeline was spread out more it would make the story more realistic but that’s not the case. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

luvbg1031's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

People, this one is dark--and will leave you looking at the wall when you're finished

VERITY, WRITING EXCERISE MY AZZ; YOU TRIED IT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

b3_n1o'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

3.5

as much as I hate the author, this book wasn't that bad compare to the rest of her books. It did have some suspense but it wasn't that intense as much as how others have described it and could've  been better

im glad i finished binge reading this in 2 nights but what i still wonder is was the manuscript or the letter the truth? And despite either one of them being the truth, all the characters weren't innocent anyway. Also the reason why I'm not taking any sides is cause I'm still confused but I kinda believe that the manuscript was true because how could a mother write something like that about her children especially in details it seems intentionally and real not an excerise to help her with her books although i also kinda agree with the letter cause most of the time the manuscript would yap about sex and bla bla and when verity mentioned on her letter that women arent that obsessed with sex and she truly loved her children and husband plus the manuscript felt too repetitive about sex  but i also think the manuscript was true AGAIN because if jeremy planned to kill verity which was mentioned on her letter why would he be taking care of her for 7-8 years? But he's a jerk too like hell I aint defending him like I said all of the characters have their flaws Jeremy killed his wife and lowen was part of it too and kept it a secret plus there was some infidelity going on there and she kept the letter a secret from jeremy before they move on with their lives with a new baby tsk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Medical trauma