A review by explikator
Verity by Colleen Hoover

mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 A romance novel that tries very hard to be a thriller. That explains why it's filled with professionally crafted sex scenes and endless inner monologue of the heroine - the murder cases are only a spice, not the meal.

The language is always efficient, the story flows exactly as fluid as the author planned exactly - I felt like the unneccesary part in the equation. When the final scenes are happening - too late - I was relieved, but not surprised.

The antagonist's psychopathology - Verity's herself - is slowly constructed, chapter by chapter. In the end we loathe her. But experienced readers know - at the 50% mark - there will be a reversing twist in the end. And it was.