Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Verity, by Colleen Hoover

201 reviews

sammhoff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

juleskr02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

you know, i told myself i would never read a colleen hoover book but this one was recommended to me by a friend who loves to read, and a mystery novel was a new genre for me, so i decided to give it a go. 

i’m not gonna lie, i lowkey ate this up. i don’t think colleen hoover’s writing is anything spectacular, and it sort of very much scares me that the premise of this book even came to her mind, but i enjoyed the intensity of this mystery thriller. 

wasn’t a fan of the ending i’m not going to lie. though there is some resolution, the final chapter makes it very unnerving and as if we really did not get that closure. i learned new things about characters so late into the book that we couldn’t go further, and i’m not sure i enjoyed reading an entire novel where i have no idea what’s real and what’s not. 

it was a fast read, and i didn’t hate it. i have definitely read worse books. i enjoyed a lot of it, too! while some aspects lacked in depth and characterization, the suspense locked me in. overall a captivating read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Child death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, and Blood

alyx7564's review against another edition

challenging dark

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Miscarriage, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Car accident, Child death, and Cursing

ally97's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is suspenseful and full of on the edge of your seat type !!! could not put this book down unless I had too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Murder

burntout20yrsold's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So,
Overall, this is one of Colleen Hoover's best books in terms of plot and pace. It was a wild ride, but worth it if you enjoy thriller books. 
For me, most of the plot was predictable, yet it never failed to make me sick. 
I even liked the ending even though it didn't really suit a book. I could imagine it more as a movie ending scene.
Btw, this could make a great movie! The one that goes viral easily..
I had two main problems with this book that made the rating only a 4; the writing style, and the heavy amount of sex scenes.
The writing style was lazy at times, and decent at times. But overall, it was weak. It didn't fully stop me from enjoying the book, yet it could've made the thriller experience in a whole new level. Because solid thriller with great writing is always magical. And this is a problem with most Colleen Hoover's books. She needs to work on her writing style a little bit.
The sex scenes were not necessary most of the times. Sometimes it felt so disturbing and childish. 
I would give this book a 3.9 but let's say it's rounded up to 4⭐.

Do check TW before reading this book!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Sexual content, Murder, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Violence

girl_in_the_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Dysphoria, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Miscarriage

jfield351'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Read in one sitting. Wow. That was intense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Vomit, Blood, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Body horror, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Vomit, Grief, Cursing, and Car accident

Minor: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Cancer

l_myers's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

Meh. This sucked, by the 3rd chapter I knew basically exactly happened. The writing was poor and the general story sucked. Save yourself sometime and find a real thriller with a real plot. Please read content warnings you do to read this. I'm pretty sure I checked almost exactly half of the boxes.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Abortion, Violence, Child death, Injury/injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Blood

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Cursing

seforana's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, and Death