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dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.75 - Stars ⭐️
2/5 - Spice 🌶
I liked this book a lot! The slow burn was awesome and it definitely had enemies to lovers vibes!
The writing was awesome and the story kept me intrigued. I finished it 24 hours and didn’t want to put it down.
2/5 - Spice 🌶
I liked this book a lot! The slow burn was awesome and it definitely had enemies to lovers vibes!
The writing was awesome and the story kept me intrigued. I finished it 24 hours and didn’t want to put it down.
fast-paced
Oh. My. God. 😳😱🤯
“Verity” is hands down one of the best books I’ve ever read, and I’m extremely glad it’s the first Colleen Hoover book I’ve ever picked up!
I went into it not really knowing the storyline, just as a book I thought I might as well read because everyone else loved it, and I was absolutely blown away.
The twists and turns this book took and the mistrust you have for every character, plus the funny moments in between the shocking/disturbing was just phenomenal.
I can say the ending shocked me more than anything, I don’t even know how to feel after reading that last page.
Absolutely hands down one of my favourite books!
“Verity” is hands down one of the best books I’ve ever read, and I’m extremely glad it’s the first Colleen Hoover book I’ve ever picked up!
I went into it not really knowing the storyline, just as a book I thought I might as well read because everyone else loved it, and I was absolutely blown away.
The twists and turns this book took and the mistrust you have for every character, plus the funny moments in between the shocking/disturbing was just phenomenal.
I can say the ending shocked me more than anything, I don’t even know how to feel after reading that last page.
Absolutely hands down one of my favourite books!
slow-paced
Safe to say… BookTok hyped this book up too much…
I was really excited to read this, after being told it was one of the best books in 2021, but unfortunately it was a little bit of a letdown for me.
The writing is amazing and it’s definitely captivating, but the story seemed to just drag on for me… I just kept thinking “I’m at chapter 30 with only a few chapters left and nothings happened…”
Even when things did happen I didn’t particularly care that much because I don’t think that the character’s relationships were developed that much.
I loved the story and where it was going and I’m excited to read the next 2 books to see where it goes, but I just wanted more from the book is all.
I’m hoping this is a “From Blood and Ash” situation, where the 1st book is leading onto something way better for the second book.
I was really excited to read this, after being told it was one of the best books in 2021, but unfortunately it was a little bit of a letdown for me.
The writing is amazing and it’s definitely captivating, but the story seemed to just drag on for me… I just kept thinking “I’m at chapter 30 with only a few chapters left and nothings happened…”
Even when things did happen I didn’t particularly care that much because I don’t think that the character’s relationships were developed that much.
I loved the story and where it was going and I’m excited to read the next 2 books to see where it goes, but I just wanted more from the book is all.
I’m hoping this is a “From Blood and Ash” situation, where the 1st book is leading onto something way better for the second book.
Better than the Gild, still not great though
Glint is definitely better and builds on-top of Gild, but it’s still not given me anything… the first 2 books have been like a reallyyyy long prequel to something good. Everyone’s been telling me that the 3rd book is the best so I’m really hoping it gets where it needs to go in that one…
The positives though about Glint is that I feel like the main character, Auren, has gotten way more likeable and there is definitely characters I now like, whereas the first book there was no one at all that was likeable. Also loved the switching of POV’s. Also the ending was great as well, I wouldn’t say it was predicted, but it wasn’t exactly a shock if that makes sense, but still good nevertheless!
Also I’ve said this about Gild, but I genuinely really do like Raven Kennedy’s writing, I just wish there was more plot is all.
Glint is definitely better and builds on-top of Gild, but it’s still not given me anything… the first 2 books have been like a reallyyyy long prequel to something good. Everyone’s been telling me that the 3rd book is the best so I’m really hoping it gets where it needs to go in that one…
The positives though about Glint is that I feel like the main character, Auren, has gotten way more likeable and there is definitely characters I now like, whereas the first book there was no one at all that was likeable. Also loved the switching of POV’s. Also the ending was great as well, I wouldn’t say it was predicted, but it wasn’t exactly a shock if that makes sense, but still good nevertheless!
Also I’ve said this about Gild, but I genuinely really do like Raven Kennedy’s writing, I just wish there was more plot is all.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
I don’t know how to even begin to explain how I feel about this book... 🥴😬
I want to start off by saying, I love Raven Kennedys writing, and I love the storyline and where she was trying to go with these books. She definitely deserves praise and seeing as so many people love this series, I’m obviously in the minority of people who weren’t a fan unfortunately.
I loved the start of it, after not liking the first 2 and finding them both to just DRAG ON, I thought the pace of this one was so much better (at the beginning at least.)
Plus again, after not having ANY likeable characters the first 2 books and the MC just getting shit on the entire time by EVERYONE, it was nice to actually have some characters that were likeable and had a bit of personality.
I liked the start of the book how Auren came into her own and was starting to heal from her trauma and see what a horrific person Midus was, but after a while it felt like it just dragged on.
She has to stay because of other people that didn’t even like her (eg. Rissa, Polly, Mist ect?) and then you find out her old guard, Digby, who she never really spoke fondly of in the first book and who NEVER spoke kindly to her, is alive and well, and now she feels the need to save him? She think said 3 sentences about liking him, but that was it in the first book…. I distinctively remember her taking his death hard to be SO odd when it happened in the 1st book, because that relationship wasn’t built up at all in that book. So I’d understand if Digby and Auren had a relationship but I really don’t remember that ever happening….
Plus the thoughts this girl has. Oh. My. God. If you thought Poppy from “From Blood and Ash” thought a lot about the same issues over and over… I introduce you to Auren, who thinks about escaping over and over, and thinks about her guards, over and over…
The chapters from the Queens perspective too were just unnecessary and horrible…. So unlikable… which is a credit to Raven Kennedy because she wrote such a god awful women I couldn’t stand to read the chapters…
Then the relationship with Slade… Listen, I love Slade, I think he’s character was written really well and I genuinely would love a book just from his POV, but where was that personality in the first and second book?
Something I did like and I feel like was done well was their relationship. I was invested in that. But it just went from hot tension to “hi we’re fucking” SUPPPER quickly.
All in all I genuinely think these 3 books could of been put in a 45 chapters book instead of dragging it out over 3 books. Especially the 3rd where it felt like it was 700 pages for the sake of being 700 pages.
I think it’s an awesome idea for a duology and I’m just sad that it’s been dragged out into 4 books…
I want to start off by saying, I love Raven Kennedys writing, and I love the storyline and where she was trying to go with these books. She definitely deserves praise and seeing as so many people love this series, I’m obviously in the minority of people who weren’t a fan unfortunately.
I loved the start of it, after not liking the first 2 and finding them both to just DRAG ON, I thought the pace of this one was so much better (at the beginning at least.)
Plus again, after not having ANY likeable characters the first 2 books and the MC just getting shit on the entire time by EVERYONE, it was nice to actually have some characters that were likeable and had a bit of personality.
I liked the start of the book how Auren came into her own and was starting to heal from her trauma and see what a horrific person Midus was, but after a while it felt like it just dragged on.
She has to stay because of other people that didn’t even like her (eg. Rissa, Polly, Mist ect?) and then you find out her old guard, Digby, who she never really spoke fondly of in the first book and who NEVER spoke kindly to her, is alive and well, and now she feels the need to save him? She think said 3 sentences about liking him, but that was it in the first book…. I distinctively remember her taking his death hard to be SO odd when it happened in the 1st book, because that relationship wasn’t built up at all in that book. So I’d understand if Digby and Auren had a relationship but I really don’t remember that ever happening….
Plus the thoughts this girl has. Oh. My. God. If you thought Poppy from “From Blood and Ash” thought a lot about the same issues over and over… I introduce you to Auren, who thinks about escaping over and over, and thinks about her guards, over and over…
The chapters from the Queens perspective too were just unnecessary and horrible…. So unlikable… which is a credit to Raven Kennedy because she wrote such a god awful women I couldn’t stand to read the chapters…
Then the relationship with Slade… Listen, I love Slade, I think he’s character was written really well and I genuinely would love a book just from his POV, but where was that personality in the first and second book?
Something I did like and I feel like was done well was their relationship. I was invested in that. But it just went from hot tension to “hi we’re fucking” SUPPPER quickly.
All in all I genuinely think these 3 books could of been put in a 45 chapters book instead of dragging it out over 3 books. Especially the 3rd where it felt like it was 700 pages for the sake of being 700 pages.
I think it’s an awesome idea for a duology and I’m just sad that it’s been dragged out into 4 books…