Reviews tagging Physical abuse

Verity, by Colleen Hoover

197 reviews

rachmco's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-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

3.5


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mdevlin's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-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

I really wanted to love this but I just didn't. I thought the pace was good and I was interested to keep reading so it gets 3 stars but nothing was surprising, the characters all felt very one dimensional, and the graphic descriptions of child abuse are now easily one of the top most  uncomfortable things I've read. 

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anielabooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0


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hayleythegoose's review against another edition

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

5.0


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mutt_lover_3's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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blondebookishbabe's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? No

5.0


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alliebee333's review against another edition

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This book was just worst. Characters were unredeemable. The author attempts to make the reader believe something that is then heavily suggested to be a lie on several occasions. Lying to your readers isn’t a plot device or tool; it’s just lying. Totally illogical, but also incredibly predictable. 

There’s a whole page dedicated to a description of Verity’s mother and her “expanding waist line“ and a description of disordered eating/workout behaviors to avoid Verity experiencing the same fate, so reader beware. These are terrible characters, all written terribly. 

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adiisbookland91's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

CAWPILE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I was told by my sister to give this book a chance. I had seen a lot of hype around it and then some not so great reviews…soooooo I was doubtful. Buuut it did NOT disappoint. Had me reading non stop had me intrigued by the edge of my seat while I was cooking,took it with me to the bathroom 😳 sooo yeaaahhh! It does have some trigger warning so would recommend to check those out before diving into this WILD ride ! Alsoooo hmmm, #teammanuscript here ✌🏻😌

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ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

1.25


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hcrawfo3's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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