beca_reads 's review for:

Verity by Colleen Hoover

3.0

dark 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: Complicated

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This book was a rollercoaster of a ride. I read this in more or less one day as it was so gripping. Honestly the ending had me shook, and I don't know what to believe, I do like the use of an ambiguous ending as it allows you to make up your own opinion on what happened. I did have some issues with this book such as the mention of a lot of non consensual sex which did not further the plot in anyway or was addressed at any point. I also felt that the story could potentially gave a poor representation of mental health

in particular Munchausen's as Verity fakes being able bodied and makes everyone around her view her as ill

. Other than the issues I found it was a good thriller overall, but not a book to read late at night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

I would like to add a warning to those that may/experience paranoia, this may be best to skip as it multiple points throughout the book the writing alludes to feeling like you are being watched or people are out to get you, which I personally found lead to my own paranoid thoughts. I would maybe also give this book a pass if you have emetophobia, I do believe one of the characters is sick, but also the book may make you feel physically sick due to the nature of some of the content mentioned within the book. I hope's this helps someone :)