Reviews tagging 'Death'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

1399 reviews

cervella's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book is so triggering. Abortion, abuse, sex, infanticide, matricide … this book is a lot. 

Perhaps it’s a consequence of the “thriller” genre, but I find the way these kinds of books to develop leaves much to be desired. I feel like the first half of the book was setup and then the denouement and finish were lackluster and rushed. In the acknowledgments she mentioned that she hadn’t finished the book until four days before press so maybe that’s got something to do with it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Abortion, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

rainbowfairie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, Child abuse, and Child death

kat_81's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death

bookdrag0n's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, and Car accident

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

callistafunk's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Murder

child death is referenced a lot, so tread cautiously and this is especially a tough one if you are a parent to twins! So TW for my fellow twin parents!

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

melissann42's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Car accident, Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer

janetsuzanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death, and Car accident