Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

27 reviews

fictionalized_bliss's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Blood

lizkdsb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

username330's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Death of parent

nnennaya_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.75

usually when i give a book one stars there’s a seething amount of hate for the book but i don’t hate this book it’s just REALLY bad like awfully written with an intriguing premise. the love story was so undercooked it was cake batter. i was gagged at times so i’ll be giving it a 1.75!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit and Murder

Minor: Forced institutionalization

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

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Colleen Hoover used trigger warnings as a checklist and over-explained things too much to maintain the ‘suspense’ aspect of this suspense novel, but I found myself enjoying it and looking forward to reading further.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Alcohol

morganpsmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail