Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

119 reviews

angeliquescollection's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I read this because it was the only book I had that fit a book challenge prompt and to be honest, not mad at it. Well at least not in the beginning. I was very intrigued with the way the book started and the way Lowen and Jeremy met.

This book made me feel so anxious, nervous, freaked out, and disgusted. This is my first "thriller" book so I had to get used to the eerie nature of it all. I was so freaked out, I had to finish it in day light.

But then was so disappointed at the ending. I was freaked out for no reason. It sort of felt rushed in a way. Like it was a cop out. I expected more. But to be clear I wasn't expecting it to end that way. It caught me off guard but it lacked oomf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Body horror, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

savannabraylin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Body horror, and Physical abuse

lilawsahar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

What a unique plot. I have never read or heard of a story similar to this one. 

I loved how this was staged. A ghost writer who thinks the original writer is faking her paralysis. A manuscript that makes the original writer sound like a psychopath. A rocky past. I can’t decide if the original author is just really good at writing or a psychopath. I feel like she’s a psychopath, but I don’t know. I wish the ending was slower. I don’t like how Jeremy just kills Verity on spot. It was so quick. I get that the letter is supposed to 180 a-ha moment but I wish the turn around time between the two was slower or written differently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

naomiwinograd's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.25

At first this book was ok, but this is my least favorite author and all in all i hated it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Body horror, Abortion, Child death, and Murder

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

ank3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Death of parent, Abortion, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing, Animal death, and Alcohol

justluck's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Vomit

samshepx's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Body horror, and Child death

Minor: Vomit and Self harm

syverfyre's review against another edition

dark 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

I hated this, it was disturbing, uncomfortable, and sick. I get thrillers need to have thrill and things that are freaky, but the things I read I wish I could forget. It's not even that bad when thinking about the horror genre but it is absolutely not a romance or regular CoHo book. Writing was weak, and way too much spice for the genre in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Body shaming

jimmyjamjamie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Moderate: Gaslighting and Car accident

Minor: Vomit