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A review by stormzx
Verity by Colleen Hoover
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
16/17+
3/5 🌶
SO GOOD. im not kidding when i tell you that i could not put this book down. wasn’t as scary as people said it was. please check tws before reading!!
verity being able to actually walk was not at all surprising to me. lowen in this story is crazy. with her bitting the exact same marks as verity did, putting the pillow below her hips (pg 268 if you’re confused), and EATING verity’s letter?? the letter at the end has me a bit confused on whether i’m team manuscript or team letter.
edit: after having some time to think about it, im team manuscript. here’s my reasons:
1) in verity’s letter, she said that she only told crew to hold his breathe once they were already in the water. it doesn’t make sense to me that her first instinct was to speak and not to attempt to float to the surface. also she never said that she told harper to hold her breathe so it’s a possibility that verity actually killed her.
2) no mother could ever write about them killing and abusing their children if they really loved them.
3) crew was still afraid of verity even after her accident. if the manuscript was all fake and verity didn’t abuse her children, why would he be scared of his own mother?
4) how could crew “accidentally” cut himself on the chin? he could have been curious about it but also verity could have been the one trying to slit his throat before he started screaming. crew was never exposed to violence so i don’t think he was pretending to be a fictional killer or villain.
3/5 🌶
SO GOOD. im not kidding when i tell you that i could not put this book down. wasn’t as scary as people said it was. please check tws before reading!!
edit: after having some time to think about it, im team manuscript. here’s my reasons:
1) in verity’s letter, she said that she only told crew to hold his breathe once they were already in the water. it doesn’t make sense to me that her first instinct was to speak and not to attempt to float to the surface. also she never said that she told harper to hold her breathe so it’s a possibility that verity actually killed her.
2) no mother could ever write about them killing and abusing their children if they really loved them.
3) crew was still afraid of verity even after her accident. if the manuscript was all fake and verity didn’t abuse her children, why would he be scared of his own mother?
4) how could crew “accidentally” cut himself on the chin? he could have been curious about it but also verity could have been the one trying to slit his throat before he started screaming. crew was never exposed to violence so i don’t think he was pretending to be a fictional killer or villain.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Abortion, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit