Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

2172 reviews

maysreadingnook_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

The first line had me hooked from the beginning and it only went downhill from there. Lowen Ashleigh is an author who keeps to herself, but her life quickly takes a turn when she is offered an opportunity to write the rest of Verity Crawfords series. Moving into Verity’s home where her husband, Jeremy, and five-year-old son, Crew, live alongside her, Lowen begins to unravel a mind-twisting manuscript left behind by Verity. 

The events leading up to the end of the book had me shaking. One moment I was thinking Verity is a horrible human being, the next I thought Lowen was a little dark herself and then thinking Jeremy was not the man he was putting out to be. I was thinking of so many theories with each new chapter revealing more and more about the horrific life the Crawfords had endured and how it was portrayed from Verity’s point of view.

Reading the last chapter I literally dropped my iPad, stared up at the ceiling trying to wrap my head around what just happened. I am left with confusion and mind-boggling thoughts on who is the real victim in this story and who is telling the truth? 

I am leaning towards team Manuscript but like... ah.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child death

Moderate: Grief

rhgrimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Violence, and Murder

skb163's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Abortion, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Medical trauma

ivarsson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

thewizardem'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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

ksilvio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Abortion, Cancer, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Vomit

acourtofcoffee'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I read this book front to back in under 24 hrs. It’s not very long but what the hell just happened? I’m so confused by this book it threw my emotions in every direction and i’m still reeling from it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Violence, Murder, Vomit, Grief, Death, Child death, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

slakin19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Murder

aimeefranks'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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, Dementia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Confinement, Murder, Abortion, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy

bones008's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Infidelity, Death, Child death, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit