Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Verity, by Colleen Hoover

378 reviews

kaelajonson's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

Good book however I felt disturb by it, and don’t connect with books where children are involved and get hurt. I ended up just wanting the book to finish 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Abortion, and Child abuse

e_papankova_333's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.0

The only relatable thing about this book was, when she wanted the attention of the husband to herself and hated children. Also, there are a LOT of tw!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Abortion, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

squidknees's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

Quick and fun. Thrilling!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Child abuse, Suicide, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Self harm, Medical content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Ableism, Torture, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, and Dysphoria

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

basicallyki's review against another edition

1.0

if this is actually colleen hoovers best book she should not write again. it is so problematic and simply disgusting. maybe i’m missing the point but i really think that even if i am some how, it is because her writing was just that bad. 

what was the point? that’s what i asked myself after every potential plot point was never discussed again. the sleep walking, the obsession from three separate characters, the “is the husband a creep”, the “is the child a psycho” and everything else that was mentioned once and never again. 

the twist was decent but the reaction to it and what came of it ruined it. jeremy and lowen are terrible people throughout the entire book and not once was a rooting for them individually or as a couple. every single character needs therapy and i fully believe the the author does too. her exploitation of trauma is weird, the anti choice throughout the book is excessive and impossible to ignore.  

honestly i could rant forever and i’ve missed a lot of points i wanted to make in this review but i’m sure there are better ones out there that can explain it more thoroughly than i can because i want to put my phone down and forget everything about this awful experience. 

over all if felt like a waste of my time. i’ve read one other book by her and after reading them both i won’t be picking up another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit

galartinho's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-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? No

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child death, Abortion, and Infidelity

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

madalinejs's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Medical content, Child abuse, Child death, and Mental illness

kirameehan'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

3.75

A rollercoaster and a half. I thought I saw the end coming and then it was flipped upside down on its head. I have no idea how to feel about the ending, low-key think it was a cop out. Someone else suggested it could be because of plot holes within Hoover’s writing and that would make sense. At times I felt the writing was far too repetitive, with most of the chapters in between Verity’s being exactly the same. I think the book would have been vastly better without the romance, as much of it felt tacky, ill-placed and inappropriate, considering the content that had come before it. Characters were relatively unlikeable, with the ending only cementing this further. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Abortion, and Gore

waylesssad's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

It’s not bad but the twist wasn’t enough for me! I kept reading because i wanted something to happen but it was never climatic enough in my opinion! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Abortion, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion and Death

aislyn77's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Read in a day, could not put it down but be prepared to be mentally messed up after reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Violence, and Mental illness

kenmakozumehq's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

My first coho book and I loved it, I'm still thinking about this 3 months later 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Car accident, Blood, Abortion, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Child abuse