Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

513 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

justreesie's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

I have a feeling of emptiness after reading the book. I need to know what else, what more? So many theories and questions swirl my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Child death, Car accident, Self harm, and Death of parent

maryanne_dawson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Some stuff predictable but still had me on my toes! The ending really has me thinking!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, and Cancer

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

ellie_girl2929's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

This book made me feel so many emotions. I can’t explain how my mind can be confused but also contain everything I just read. This book was so unpredictable and I never really read this genre/style of writing but I loved it and this was the first Colleen Hoover book I read. I had so many thoughts and possible scenarios going through my head while reading trying to figure what I think could come next. This book felt so real that I thought it could possibly come to life. I never felt like that towards a book before and I loved it.

To answer Lowen’s question “Which truth was she manipulating?” I think Verity was truly sick in the head to make up anything in that matter. I feel like Verity did kill Harper and that her manuscript was all truth. I feel like Verity made that letter up in case she got caught and Jeremy really did report her to the police.> This book made me so spooked that I thought Verity could jump out the book. My mistake for reading a bit at night.

I really felt that Verity was cruel inside with her whole thought process. Every time Lowen described when Verity had her eyes on her, was at the top of the staircase, or on the floor crawling I was so scared because every detail that was described felt so real to me. I even thought if I turned around Verity would be in my room. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Grief

wrappingpaper's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

I’ve heard a lot of things about this book and I do think it lives up to the hype! I’ve never read anything by Colleen before but you can really tell she’s a romance author from the amount of sex in this book. 

The themes in this are heavy - please do check the content warnings. 

Overall I really enjoyed the structure of the book and the writing was actually super enjoyable. I like how the story kept me guessing - I enjoyed the plot twist too (not my absolute fav but definitely unique). 
Would recommend if you’re looking for a dark and surprisingly sexy thriller about evil wives (and husbands??)

Read the bonus chapter - it left me viewing Jeremy in a completely different light!! Kinda want a sequel now just to see what happens to them in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Self harm, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, and Alcohol

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

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

hyperashley's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Pregnancy, Blood, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Sexual content, Murder, Child abuse, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Death

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