Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - Verity

I feel like the author was trying so hard from the literal first sentence to scream "this book is dark and edgy" that it took away from the build of suspense and creepiness later in the book. I'm not sure I even really liked the book, but it definitely gripped me and I finished it in basically 2 days, the bulk being the second day where I meant to go to bed almost 2 hours earlier than I did because I needed to know what was going to happen. I didn't find any of the characters really redeemable or likable and I'm also one of the least maternal people ever and will never be having kids (currently 32 and child-free by choice and plan to stay that way), but I still found the parts about pregnancy and motherhood kind of disturbing at times. Which is what the author was going for anyway so she did her job but maybe too well.

My biggest struggle is every character but the "villain" just seemed so boring and had almost no personality. And don't even get me started on the bonus chapter. I wish I had never read the bonus chapter because it just seems like it invalidates a lot of the book and makes it feel like even the author doesn't know who is actually in the wrong and who is responsible of what misdeeds by the end of her story. That and just how cringy and "millennial-white-woman-trying-to-be-unique" almost all the character's names were. Lowen, Chastin, Crew, wtf is this and why do they sound like lipstick shade names or names for furniture pieces at some high-end store?

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lou_loo's review

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dark fast-paced

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

2.0

Honestly, I have to say the story was captivating, I read it in a day. This is the only positive point in this story.
I wouldn't call this a thriller, maybe a mediocre one... The characters are all horrible and twisted.

The memoir real or not, choose to believe what you want, (I'm completely sure it was real, CoHo even said it in an interview) was dark and horrible, I mean I understand that child abuse exists and it's important to talk about it to raise awareness and stop it, but don't use it for shock value in such a terrible book, and don't add pure smut scenes in between these horrifying moments...

Overall, badly written, and had bad characters and honestly the plot wasn't even scary or mysterious honestly we could get the outline of the plot twist easily from the first 25% of the book.
I would put trigger warnings on child abuse and murder/murderous thoughts along with useless shock-value gore...
And never recommend it to anyone.
It's the 3rd and last CoHo book I'm reading.

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jessgibs29's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Fast paced, good twists, and if you read Colleen Hoover for her spicy scenes this book is no exception. But it’s dark and twisted for sure.

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vaehangel's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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lexibug's review against another edition

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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

4.0

This was a solid 3.5 star read until the ending. I love the ending a lot. It's one thing to have a plot twist, but this is of a whole other world. I am speechless; highly recommend this one!!

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