Review by marissa_roo - Verity

marissa_roo 's review for:

Verity by Colleen Hoover

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was a gripping, quick read. Good hybrid of the suspense and romance genres. It feels a bit self aware; a book about a female author, writing a book, and reading a book by a female author... very inception-esque vibes! It felt like it was trying too hard to be ominous from chapter one; but it did live up to the threat with intensity. I have a hard time trusting the most obvious answer laid out in mysteries, which proved mostly correct, but also didn't twist the exact way I thought it would. Overall I'm happy with it, although the main narrator could have had a slightly longer resolution/growth arc. Rather 'gone girl' as well... girl on a train - there's a lot in this genre now.

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