Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

227 reviews

blackandgreenqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Pregnancy

raptorq's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Abortion, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Death, Vomit, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content

katjanko's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this so fast, it was hard to put down. I wanted to keep flipping the page, as each end of a chapter is skillfully and strategically leaving you wanting more. Its dark themes and flawed characters keep you coming back. Although it wasn’t very inspiring or necessarily remarkable reading, it was a quick and easy story to digest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Abortion, Death, Child death, and Child abuse

vexatiousbird's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

There were some fun thrills but also way too much time watching the narrator repeatedly see convincing evidence of a big twist and dismiss it without taking any real steps to investigate. Decent romantic tension. Kind of bland characters. Polarizing ending that I didn’t love, I feel like there were more exciting directions it could have gone without retroactively ruining some of the thrills. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent

joanamagalhaes's review against another edition

dark funny 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abortion and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief

kelleyedwards_96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Abortion

georgiamaynard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed the twists but there was far too many sex scenes for a thriller and I didn’t connect to the characters at all. It just felt a little flat is all. However, it was extremely easy to get through and I found that every time I picked it up I struggled to put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abortion, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Blood, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Vomit, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hellliliom's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

kinda blah lifetime movie style

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Grief, Abortion, Cancer, and Child abuse

l0v3_3v31yn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

PLOT TWIST IS INSANE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Sexual content

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Ableism, Death of parent, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abortion, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Sexual content