Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

26 reviews

the_disreputable_dog's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was great. I don't really know what to think of it except that it was very dark and messed up, and I feel like anything else I might say could be a spoiler. I will say though, I thought psychological thrillers would be more like this and less like what they're actually like. Also, the romance definitely takes a back seat in this book, though it exists, and there are on page sex scenes. I would recommend this book.

The only  thing I wished would've been done that wasn't was for Lowen to have tried to explore more which of verity's writings were true, or to have had more of their lives included with Lowen trying to wither puzzle out what was true, or to cope with holding such a big secret in - that verity might have been innocent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism

serena_hien's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death and Cancer

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WHAT. I am still reeling. Everything about this book has confused me but gripped me from literally start to finish. COLLEEN PLEASE WRITE MORE OF THESE?! I didn't think I liked thriller novels but I am so ready to pick up some more now. Amazing. First 5* review of 2022 and I'm excited. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nicolinebl's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Once I started reading I could barely stop. This was such an immersive experience, honestly. So frigging good. The best introduction I could have possibly had to Colleen Hoover!

I am going to add that I thought the sex scenes were a bit unnecessary at times; feel like it could have been shorter and less explicit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mallory10100's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

this book is 18+. PLEASE check trigger warnings before reading. this is my first colleen hoover book, and oh my GOD i devoured it. i very much enjoyed how dark and shocking this was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

i highly recommend checking this one out if you think you can handle it, i’m still in shock

booklaroo92's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Animal death