Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

110 reviews

peachie_pie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

OMG. I LOVE the twisty nature of this book. Whilst a little slow to start you’ll want to clear up your calendar for the second half of this book. Oh my. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

fictionalized_bliss's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Abortion, Body horror, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

Minor: Blood, Ableism, and Fatphobia

lizkdsb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

charliebites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Terminal illness, and Vomit

dyilmaz090's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Violence, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

whatchareadingheather's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Did I think this was a perfect plot? No, and I feel like I've seen a few movies that do this same thing. BUT, I will say that I can see how people can get hooked by Hoover's writing because I found myself really wanting to just drop everything to read this book. If I had a day to do absolutely nothing, I 1000% would've devoured this in one go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Child death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, and Infertility

mikaylarupke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I wanted to see what all the hype was surrounding Colleen Hoover (I had never read one of her books) and this book intrigued me. That being said, I very much enjoy a dark novel that has a twist so this did that for me. While her writing style isn’t my favorite, I still very much enjoyed the book and had a hard time putting it down. 
There were many gasps and ‘I need a minute’ moments that I appreciate in a book. And while there were a few things that I kind of saw coming, there was quite a few that I didn’t. 
Overall, I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes dark & twisty with a good bit of smut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abortion, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Confinement, and Blood

antimony27's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Violence, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

officiallymzee_'s review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abortion, Confinement, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Medical content

velvetreads_'s review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Self harm, Vomit, Sexual content, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer