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Verity by Colleen Hoover

53 reviews

alexandrahco's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

This book really creeped me out and the mystery of it all kept me going. Much more disturbing than I anticipated. I predicted some of it but was definitely surprised (and perplexed) by the ending. Authors: please STOP glorifying and/or downplaying abuse, SA, coercion, stalking... She glorifies and downplays SA, coercion, and other blurry/icky sexual behavior on multiple occasions throughout this book. Likely won't read another Colleen Hoover book because of that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Blood

melissa__reads's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

I devoured this, I could not put it down. I read this in a day! From the first sentence I was hooked! A wonderful change of pace for Coho! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Abortion

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder

marmander's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

I couldn’t put it down, but this book is an insane wild ride. It’s not the best written book to be honest? But there’s lots of twists and turns that make you want to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

butcherlibrary's review against another edition

dark sad 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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

17nhammad's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

it’s tea, not great tea or well-written, but it is piping hot and will have your jaw on the floor the entire time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Car accident

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

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

Minor: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

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, Death, and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

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

john_pascoe's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

 Honestly a bit creepy but Jeremy is such a romantic. I hate the last line so MUCH. This deviates so far from Colleen Hoover's usual writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

giannaa01's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

this book was INSANE. i’ve never read a book like this but i loved it. 

the ending was absolutely INSANE. team manuscript or team letter?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt