Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Verity. La sombra de un engaño by Colleen Hoover

764 reviews

loey_h's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

carlab33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

2.5

Verity, by Colleen Hoover, was better than I thought it would be, but still not all that great. There were some stand out moments, but the ending made the story fall flat, altogether. The writing was nice and flowed well. The pacing was done well, except for Lowen’s scenes. I felt they dragged the story down. The book touched on some heavy themes of motherhood and what happens when your aren’t the stereotypical mother. But, as I mentioned before, it fell flat in the end. There were some thrilling parts, but nothing really “wowed” me all that much. The spice scenes were overdone and felt like fan service. They also added nothing to the story. Overall, I felt like the story could’ve been done from Verity’s point of view with all the extra spice and fluff removed. I actually found myself wanting to know more about Verity and her background. The story could’ve been tightened up a bit more. There was just too much padding that didn’t need to be included. The twist fell flat for me also. It felt like the “It Was All a Dream” trope. So for the most part, there was enough there to keep me reading, but not enough for me to love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia

starkj80's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This book left me unsettled but I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m starting to think I enjoy disliking AND loving a book at the same time. There are some truly dark things in this book that make me sick, but it all fits with the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood and Car accident

amachonis's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

1.0

Hot garbage I read for book club

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

cehanzen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

gianna89's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

anepp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, and Pregnancy

shahaf's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

laura__maclean's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

alyssamaly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

Not my favorite book. I don’t think I’m a Colleen fan but I’ll try one more before making that decision. Some of the plot seemed all over the place and the ending didn’t wow me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Murder