Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Verity, by Colleen Hoover

571 reviews

rumfordsam's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Grief, Infidelity, Violence, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Gore

sundayfever's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.0

Lots of plot twists. Characters felt one dimensional to me and I just didn't enjoy the dynamic between any of the characters. Also FFS if the characters used condoms there would be no plot here, none of the drama would've happened! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident

artistic_nightsky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Torture, and Vomit

gellyreads's review against another edition

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? No

2.0

I really don’t like when authors try to fuck with you an entire book, are predictable, and then

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at the last minute try to make you question what is real.

This book is fast paced, and unlike the other Hoover book I read, the characters are far more compelling and complex. I did actually care and couldn’t put it down. 
But the ending was awful! Also!! To be so sex positive (even though the sex scenes were awful) and then throw that away and say that women aren’t that sexual?! WTH?! 
I really enjoyed this until the ending, when it felt like she was wagging her fingers at me and going “Oooooooooooo.”

Alright, I just read the *bonus* epilogue online. 

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I am annoyed that she still didn't really give an answer? And I don't like that when I tell people I finished it the first question I get is - Do you think Verity is crazy or not? Um. Did we read the same book? It doesn't matter. She didn't give us enough detail either way to tell you whether Verity is crazy or not. This book isn't well written enough or gives enough detail to answer that question or to make me care. Gun to my head? I would say she isn't, and I would've said that before, and now especially after watching these gross ass men in the second epilogue.

The point of the book is to have a plot twist, and that infuriates me a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Child death, Abortion, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

alittlebitofjessica's review against another edition

challenging 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

I really enjoyed this book from Colleen Hoover - I’ve only read the It Starts With Us/Ends With Us series and this was a completely different genre for her but I must say I enjoyed the suspense. Couldn’t stand any of the characters but I think that’s the point - all a bit weird but I was hooked and loved the journal entries vs the main story element. As much as I found the ending infuriating 

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in that you don’t know what to believe!!

I also loved it. A good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

shelbywhite'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident and Toxic relationship

cass_booktok's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is messed up and in a very good way, left me chills down my spine and unexpectedly, made my stomach turn!!! Just make sure you check the triggers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Murder, and Torture

katiemightbereading's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Mind blow! The last few characters through a spanner in the works! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

oliviapankiw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. i don’t like colleen hoovers other stuff but this. she needs to stick to writing thrillers because DAMN. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

snowhite197's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Abortion, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Vomit