Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

284 reviews

brittneydye19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An amazing book with so many different twists. This book made me look at people differently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Murder

juliedenn4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

THE ENDING. THE ENDING. THE ENDING.

So so good and coming from a horror movie fanatic, this genuinely scared me

It was disgustingly creepy like I had to put down my book a few times to process but in the best way possible 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

siennakt30's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

maddy0430's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion

lynini's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

the plot twists are insane. i was so shocked by the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

melike_k's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

First Colleen Hoover book I've read. Loved the dark elements and the twists and the ending did not disappoint 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Colleen Hoover used trigger warnings as a checklist and over-explained things too much to maintain the ‘suspense’ aspect of this suspense novel, but I found myself enjoying it and looking forward to reading further.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Alcohol

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

macleanbridie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

mandyrlong's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, and Murder