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A review by thatswhatshanread
Verity by Colleen Hoover
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I knew going into this, Verity being my first ever CoHo book, that I would become consumed by her writing. I’ve heard nothing but great things about this book, and not a day goes by that I don’t see someone posting about it on social media.
Rightfully so.
I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.
How to describe the carefully crafted insanity of Verity? The story, and the character of the same name. It surpassed al of my expectations, while also being so far outside of my general expectations that I honestly didn’t know how to classify it. I just knew that it gripped me in tangible ways I hadn’t felt since reading Gillian Flynn’s books several years ago. Hoover gives you all of the disturbing plot twists that Flynn is known for, and still manages to hold her own voice in the unsettling modern-day psychological thriller genre.
The intensity, the bluntness, the fear, the seduction of such a novel. You don’t often get every single emotion fleshed out across the pages so easily and effectively as you do when reading Verity. It takes everything from you and holds it in its vices until the very last page. Just such a phenomenally twisted story.
I would tell you to read this immediately, but chances are you already have. And if you haven’t, I don’t need to tell you twice.
Rightfully so.
I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.
How to describe the carefully crafted insanity of Verity? The story, and the character of the same name. It surpassed al of my expectations, while also being so far outside of my general expectations that I honestly didn’t know how to classify it. I just knew that it gripped me in tangible ways I hadn’t felt since reading Gillian Flynn’s books several years ago. Hoover gives you all of the disturbing plot twists that Flynn is known for, and still manages to hold her own voice in the unsettling modern-day psychological thriller genre.
The intensity, the bluntness, the fear, the seduction of such a novel. You don’t often get every single emotion fleshed out across the pages so easily and effectively as you do when reading Verity. It takes everything from you and holds it in its vices until the very last page. Just such a phenomenally twisted story.
I would tell you to read this immediately, but chances are you already have. And if you haven’t, I don’t need to tell you twice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Death of parent