Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Verity by Colleen Hoover

78 reviews

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

sarahsparrow's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Murder, Abortion, Death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

conina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Child death, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Abortion, and Sexual content

acbh's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

There is no real character development. There’s a great deal of mental illness, but no explanations, just vague speculation. Clearly the author believes giving out small bits of disjointed information makes the plot more mysterious. I assume she’s going for an ‘art imitates life/life imitates art’ vibe, but it falls short as she’s given the reader little of either. I determining what is truth and what is fiction, look for the biggest holes in the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Cursing, Mental illness, and Child abuse

sylexlibris'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit

georgiamaynard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.5

I enjoyed the twists but there was far too many sex scenes for a thriller and I didn’t connect to the characters at all. It just felt a little flat is all. However, it was extremely easy to get through and I found that every time I picked it up I struggled to put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abortion, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Blood, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Vomit, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mishasbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Terminal illness, Animal death, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt

grace_p's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I went into reading Verity thinking it was going to be like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. It was so different, and much darker. I wish the author spent more time developing Jeremy and Low’s relationship, but she did a fantastic job describing Jeremy and Verity’s relationship. It was very chilling, and I was so disappointed at the end (

mostly because it wasn’t a happy one

). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sophie_hans's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Medical content, Death, Child death, Abortion, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Pregnancy

gmbooks11_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abortion, Medical trauma, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Death, Murder, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Self harm, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, Body shaming, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Violence