Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

109 reviews

maryjames's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, Murder, Body shaming, Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Ableism

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Grief

kyra_613's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

when i first read the book i liked it a lot because i thought it was just supposed to be a psychological horror/thriller, but upon discovering that this is supposed to be a dark romance, i like it significantly less. protagonist is far from the main character, everyone is awful, and there are so many missed opportunities for genuine character development. the romance is the most insufferable part of the book, but it was tolerable when i thought it was meant to be a horror element. so if you just pretend to not know you’re reading a colleen hoover book, this is a solid 3.5 for simplicity and tropes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Car accident, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Abortion, and Eating disorder

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Ableism, and Vomit

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

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

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

deathbybooks4482's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Ok this book is only getting 4 stars because of the ending. And the fact that the suspense was so well done.

BUT

I also couldn’t ignore how this book hinges on ableism. I wish the author had chosen a different trope or maybe tackled it in a more creative way to avoid its inherent ableism. Even addressing her characters’ ableism would have been great. But without any pushback within the text, it feels like the author just doesn’t have a great understanding of disability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

bmitch21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

This is one of the hardest books I’ve ever read. There were points where I HAD to put it down and walk away bc it was so dark. 
I’ve never read a book that made me feel so disgusted and sick to my stomach and made me cry like this. There absolutely should be a trigger warning before the book even starts. 
There’s no romance to me in this book. It’s smut, which I’m okay with, while others aren’t. 
If you have triggers of child death and abuse, this book is NOT for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Sexual content, Abortion, Car accident, Body shaming, and Cursing

iliketoreadxoxo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

hannah_mariee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Vomit, Abortion, and Grief

0liviamarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Self harm, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship