Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

27 reviews

heyer7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

ohkimly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

holy shit, this book. it gave me the creeps, and i stayed on edge until the end. fantastic writing, incredible plot. at no point did i see what would happen when i turned the page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Violence

mallory10100's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

this book is 18+. PLEASE check trigger warnings before reading. this is my first colleen hoover book, and oh my GOD i devoured it. i very much enjoyed how dark and shocking this was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic relationship

i highly recommend checking this one out if you think you can handle it, i’m still in shock

winn_e's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

lizard_sarah96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, and Fatphobia

hal12182's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

meredith_elise_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Death, Child death, Car accident, and Abortion