Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

765 reviews

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

carinaaa's review

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

victoriaboyce's review

dark 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

polenink's review

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting

meridith_bex's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

katlinstirling_reads's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? N/A

4.0

Well.. this book consumed me to the point I physically couldn’t put it down. Dark, sinister, twisty, suspenseful, captivating, thought-provoking, addictive, completely jaw-dropping, breathtaking.. the list could go on. Verity had to say the least some pretty fucked up chapters where I literally through the book away from me I was so disgusted. I wanted to claw my eyes out with what I was reading, yet it had me going back for more. It is incredibly well-written but I felt the ending was a bit rushed. I haven’t read anything like Verity before and I have read a few CoHo books but this is definitely different to anything else she has written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

esther_habegger's review

dark 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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kikko13's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit