Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Verity, by Colleen Hoover

506 reviews

joann3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Alcohol

jaimet's review against another edition

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: Sexual content, Car accident, Addiction, Abortion, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Child death, and Child abuse

varlot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, and Cursing

chumpapagwa's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.0

Dark in a shock value sort of way, not in a mysterious way. Started out with a really intriguing premise and quickly devolved into detailed descriptions of

Spoiler

graphic bad sex, child abuse, child murder

and a predictable and boring "twist" at the end that basically felt like the author assumed the reader was a complete idiot and needed everything explained in mundane detail. You know what they say about jokes? Same goes for suspenseful plot twists. If you have to explain it, it's probably not very good.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, and Gaslighting

def_jt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide, Child death, Medical content, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Car accident, Death, Blood, and Confinement

chaotically_katie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

2.5

Pretty decent book, liked the plot twist towards the end, but the writing is somehow both convoluted and simplistic. 

One of the best pieces of writing advice is to trust your audience. And while I appreciate the spoon-feeding to a certain extent, there comes a point where it’s a bit excessive.

Overall, I recommend reading it. Just not at the top of your reading list.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Car accident, Violence, and Vomit

martywelchh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, and Vomit

lostreader_101's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I couldn't put this book down I mean the characters were all so interesting and at the end I still don't know what to think. This book is creepy, thrilling, and very tense and dark. It's definitely a psychological thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Violence, Cursing, Medical content, Grief, Child abuse, Infertility, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gore, Gaslighting, and Child death

emlroca's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual content, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

shannybean'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Child abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Vomit, Chronic illness, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Pregnancy