dropdeadlawrence 's review for:

Verity by Colleen Hoover

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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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, Injury/Injury detail

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

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Alcohol