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Verity by Colleen Hoover

258 reviews

mikaylarupke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

I wanted to see what all the hype was surrounding Colleen Hoover (I had never read one of her books) and this book intrigued me. That being said, I very much enjoy a dark novel that has a twist so this did that for me. While her writing style isn’t my favorite, I still very much enjoyed the book and had a hard time putting it down. 
There were many gasps and ‘I need a minute’ moments that I appreciate in a book. And while there were a few things that I kind of saw coming, there was quite a few that I didn’t. 
Overall, I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes dark & twisty with a good bit of smut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abortion, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Confinement, and Blood

thegazillionthreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Thoughts mainly for myself to look back on…


Non spoiler Version: From page 1 I was already like “wtf is this”. I did go in knowing some spoilers, but was still really liking this in the first half and felt like I was reading a Lifetime channel movie. Then it did get extra disturbing at one point and I was no longer having that fun thriller movie feel & it honestly felt wrong to read. But I continued on to get to the ending and was it worth it? Idk. Idek. Idk what I think. What do I think? It was a fast read and for the most part, I was never bored. I got spooked, I got thrilled, I got disturbed, & let me tell you, I got annoyed & pissed at pretty much all of the main characters. And it’s refreshing to have strong emotions towards characters like this, even if negative, because I feel it’s kinda rare for me. I was ranting every other page. 
   So… it was… fun wouldn’t be the right word here, but entertaining. I was entertained and read it quicker than I thought I would. Not a fave but I have absolutely no regrets that I read it & it can be something I forever rant about. Not my usual genre so please keep that in mind as you’re reading this “review”, and only my second CoHo book. She is a great storyteller, I’ll give her that. I was concerned about her during some of these parts. 😅😳👀  I am curious what gave her this idea. 
   Overall would I reread? Idk, I don’t think it will be as good knowing things of course. Then again maybe, in the far off future when I’ve forgotten a lot. Would I recommend? Definitely depends on the person & I’d highly recommend looking up content warnings. 
   Oh also, I am a romance girl through and through, I like to have romance in pretty much every book I read. But the romance in here was not romance to me… and the smut? Omg, it was giving me whiplash going from smut to disturbing scenes. 

I think CoHo did well. Her intention was probably to shock and disturb and she did that for me. 👏
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SPOILERS

Spoilers

Spoilers

You have been warned 



Ok. So, going into this, I had the spoiler that Verity killed or tried to kill her kids. So that took some shock out of a lot. Those scenes were still unsettling though, and especially the trying to make Harper choke scene. That’s when I got really unsettled and the “I’m having fun like I’m watching a LifeTime movie feel” went out the window as I mentioned above. 
  The twist at the end I kinda did know about, some of it at least. I knew of Team Letter vs Team Manuscript before reading as well, so I kinda had a hunch/pretty much knew that it was going to be a “did she, or didn’t she” type thing.  The other twists involving Jeremy I kinda saw coming at the end, but was still surprised and jaw dropped, and others (like him already having read the manuscript) I didn’t see that coming.
   Verity (well… Team Manuscript Verity) pissed me off to know end. 
   But so did Lowen. Maybe even more. Because she wasn’t freaking telling or showing anybody the manuscript! She was just going to leave it! And leave Crew in danger! Tf?! Then at the end she was turning into Verity with her selfish reasons. I honestly thought maybe one of the twists was going to go a more paranormal route or that Jeremy had a curse on him or something.  
   But then along comes Jeremy and the killing and finding out he’s not as innocent and oblivious as I thought, and Omg, these people are so unsafe for Crew help his poor little soul get out of that fucked up family. 
   I know, I know. It’s a book. 
     Anyway, it definitely gave me strong emotions, this book. More pissed off than anything. Which as I stated, I like. 
   And am I Team Manuscript or Team Letter?
    I am way too indecisive to give a certain answer… but I think I do lean more towards the former. Because the former would be one to write a letter to cover her tracks. Then again, I can understand the writer’s side/reasoning that Letter Verity gave. 

But idk!!!! 😭


I think I have heard of a bonus chapter somewhere but idk? If it’s true I’ll have to read it and see if it helps me decide more, idk.  


Idk, distrubed, unsettled, and pissed off. That’s how this book makes me feel. I was going to compile all of my out of context thoughts I shared live when reading but eh. Might decide to after all later but I’ll end this now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, Child death, and Murder

weaverl13's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

There are some disturbing moments in this, and the ending is a real shocker

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

ladylucy22's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death

ellestark's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

3.75

…there were some really sick parts tbh 🤢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Ableism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, and Grief

thatgirlgeorgia'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Child death, Car accident, Violence, Blood, Infidelity, Cursing, Gore, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

jkull_10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

kyraelisabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Sexual violence, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Ableism, Child death, Mental illness, and Murder

eefitzmaurice's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was INTENSE, so much so I had trouble putting it down despite the very dark nature of it. A trigger warning should definitely be the first thing people see before starting it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

christinewashere's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Abortion, Death, Miscarriage, Child death, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Genocide

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping