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Verity by Colleen Hoover

294 reviews

eggfartz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Gore, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Cursing, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Better than I expected! I decided to read Verity after reading Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, and while there definitely were many similarities, Verity also gladly had so much originality in it that I wouldn't call them the same. The mystery and suspense were rather well built, though the plot was overall very predictable and thus didn't manage to surprise me as much; it also relied too much on shock value when I would have preferred subtlety and reading between the lines.

I definitely prefer this book to Hoover's other books that focus more on the romance, though also in this one I hated the romance the most — I wouldn't call it unnecessary, but definitely unnecessarily detailed and too sex-focused, at least to my (dis)liking. Also are there any CoHo books that are not problematic at all? Just wondering, as Verity also very much lacked in the discussion and presence of consent and protection in sexual acts... also blaming women's clothes for men's uncontrollable arousal (and eventually rape) is soooo last century — could you please stop upkeeping rape culture, especially as a fellow woman?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Abortion, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Vomit

courtneyluna15's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

Just wtf 😂
Also, check TW's before reading!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Murder, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Sexual violence, and Cancer

LOOK UP TW'S BEFORE READING!! Graphic details!!

squidknees's review against another edition

dark funny 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

Quick and fun. Thrilling!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Child abuse, Suicide, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Self harm, Medical content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Ableism, Torture, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, and Dysphoria

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

madalinejs's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Medical content, Child abuse, Child death, and Mental illness

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Verity by Colleen Hoover certainly has gotten a lot of buzz recently. I went in skeptical, but I was pleasantly surprised! I really enjoyed the story. I found it fast-paced, sharp, and entertaining. Though the subject matter may not be for everyone, I think the ending makes it all worth it. While it is certainly is hard to read in some moments, I think this perfectly encapsulates what a psychological thriller can do to a reader in more than one aspect. If you’re looking for a thriller that will keep you horrified and guessing, this is definitely it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Murder, and Vomit

mollyb13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

I have many thoughts about this one... This was my first Colleen Hoover book and maybe I should have started with one of her romance novels, but I'm a thriller girlie so of course I was going to start with Verity. If you are going to read this one, DO NOT READ REVIEWS BEFOREHAND. Though if you have any triggers/if there are topics you don't like to read please please do check the content warnings!

Overall, I'm glad I got my curiosity around this book out of the way, but to me the book did not live up to the hype surrounding it. I will likely try one of Colleen Hoover's romance novels in the future.

Pros:

1. I was too creeped out to read this in bed at night - a daytime book for me. Which is how I like my thrillers to be!
2. I read it really quickly and didn't want to put it down
3. There was some completely bone-chilling moments
   VERITY STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS OMG. Verity telling Crew to hold his breath before she tipped the canoe!?

Cons:
Unfortunately the cons far outweigh the pros for me. Here are just a few things I couldn't get over:

1. I feel like I was meant to root for Lowen but she helped Jeremy kill Verity at the end!? It wasn't even self defense! Just turn her in! Also she seemed to not care that Jeremy tried killing Verity previously?
2. This whole team manuscript/team letter could likely be pretty well solved by just talking to that agent who Verity said gave her the journaling idea in the first place... If the agent says she never suggested anything like that then likely the manuscript is true
3. I purposefully avoid reading reviews of thrillers because I like to be surprised, but had seen enough praise for this book and people saying
   'the twist was shocking!' that the twist actually fell flat for me. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but everyone had hyped it up so much that I guess I expected to be completely mind blown. I had actually wondered if Jeremy wrote the manuscript earlier on in the book and Verity was being held captive so I was not correct but close enough to not be completely surprised. 
4. The bonus chapter, which I did not read, but read recaps of, was sus and I don't understand the point of it.
   It sounded like Colleen Hoover was maybe trying to push readers towards team letter? Also Jeremy killed a woman because she recognized them at the beach?!?! This chapter sounded like it was unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Blood, and Car accident

_lunar__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, and Car accident

eahasken's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The hype doesn't give this book the payoff it would deserve if you came on it naturally. It's fine, but don't expect the momentous twist promises by booktok. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

texas666's review against another edition

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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Confinement, Abortion, Car accident, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship