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Verity by Colleen Hoover

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gabydarling's review against another edition

dark

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Do not read. If you start the book and get angry, it’s probably worth finishing to find out the ending. But I felt sick reading the words written. I have NO idea why this book is so popular. The words are atrocious. The characters are all horrible horrible people. Colleen Hoover needs therapy. The level of description she gives to awful events is scary and sickening.

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rainbowfairie's review against another edition

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4.0

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jessicaharleee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is the craziest book I’ve ever read and I loved every minute of it.

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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rbrown's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have yet to write a 5 star review for a book but Verity has left me absolutely at a loss for words. I will avoid spoilers but this book contains all of what you would expect from a Colleen Hoover novel and more.

I literally couldn’t put this book down and finished it in 2 days. I cannot recommend it enough!

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melshoo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

The build up and big reveals didn’t work for me. I think I was thrown off because I cared so little about the characters. I like thrillers that build suspense through narrators that are confused and can’t trust themselves due to factors out of their immediate control, but Lowen didn’t seem to hit that. If anything, I felt she was too blinded by Jeremy to have any self-preservation and I couldn’t sympathize. Hard to feel concerned for the main character’s safety when you feel like she keeps repeating bad decisions and ignoring her gut instincts because she’s too busy thinking about a headboard.

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