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A review by cala_p
Verity by Colleen Hoover
5.0
This will be a short review because there is nothing I can say about this novel that won’t be a spoiler. And maybe less of a review and more of me talking.
This is so different from Colleen’s other books, but in a good way. That lady needs to write more thrillers, because damn, it works for her.
Lowen is a struggling writer who takes on a job to finish the final three books in Verity Crawford’s bestselling thriller series, written from the minds of a villain. While going through her office of writing notes, she stumbles upon an autobiography and there reads about the sinister life of Verity, starting from when Verity met her husband, Jeremy. Every 2-3 chapters is a chapter from Verity’s autobiography that details her obsession with Jeremy and her feelings regarding her growing family.
At the same time, we’re in the present with Lowen, Jeremy, Crew (Jeremy’s son), and Verity, who is in a coma-like state with a nurse watching over her. Lowen and Jeremy start to grow close, while Lowen suspects there is more to Verity than everyone else believes. She sees things, and Crew hints toward things. The book takes us back and forth. So while reading the sad and disturbing things that Verity is writing about, I was feeling jumpy when Lowen is near her. The autobiography is the perfect way to actually build that fear of Verity. She’s such a complex, interesting character and I don’t know what to feel about her.
Through it, there is so many twists and turns and OMG-moments. I can’t say much more about this, but just know this book is an emotional scary roller coaster. I haven’t really read thrillers prior to this, so I’m not sure if it’s the thriller genre I’m loving or just Colleen’s thriller, but this book has opened my eyes to the brilliance of the genre. This was such an addictive read and I implore anyone who is scared to read, to just read it! It’s so fun in a scary way.
This is so different from Colleen’s other books, but in a good way. That lady needs to write more thrillers, because damn, it works for her.
Lowen is a struggling writer who takes on a job to finish the final three books in Verity Crawford’s bestselling thriller series, written from the minds of a villain. While going through her office of writing notes, she stumbles upon an autobiography and there reads about the sinister life of Verity, starting from when Verity met her husband, Jeremy. Every 2-3 chapters is a chapter from Verity’s autobiography that details her obsession with Jeremy and her feelings regarding her growing family.
At the same time, we’re in the present with Lowen, Jeremy, Crew (Jeremy’s son), and Verity, who is in a coma-like state with a nurse watching over her. Lowen and Jeremy start to grow close, while Lowen suspects there is more to Verity than everyone else believes. She sees things, and Crew hints toward things. The book takes us back and forth. So while reading the sad and disturbing things that Verity is writing about, I was feeling jumpy when Lowen is near her. The autobiography is the perfect way to actually build that fear of Verity. She’s such a complex, interesting character and I don’t know what to feel about her.
Through it, there is so many twists and turns and OMG-moments. I can’t say much more about this, but just know this book is an emotional scary roller coaster. I haven’t really read thrillers prior to this, so I’m not sure if it’s the thriller genre I’m loving or just Colleen’s thriller, but this book has opened my eyes to the brilliance of the genre. This was such an addictive read and I implore anyone who is scared to read, to just read it! It’s so fun in a scary way.