Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Verity, by Colleen Hoover

556 reviews

flowchelle'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

2.0

If you can get past the vast amount of things that people would never do in normal life, then the story makes you want to read more to know what happened in the end. However, no right minded person would ever stay in the house or worse sleep in the bed of a woman whose family has experience the tragedy that verity’s has. Those types of eye-roll-inducing plot points continue and you have to accept how ridiculous they are and get past them to enjoy the rest of the story! Overall, it read like a young adult book with amateur smut and a predictable twist. This is the first Colleen Hoover book I’ve read and probably the last. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, and Murder

readwith_le's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Abortion, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death, Murder, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, and Blood

nadiamarjolein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked the tension - it kept me reading it in almost one go - but I think the plot had potential but was not fully thought through. Some loose ends make the story weaker and less believable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Abortion, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, and Vomit

kayleejanes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Abortion, Death, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

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

rebeccaelizabeth94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Holy mother forking shirtballs. This book was A LOT. I saw a lot of hype around Colleen Hoover and wasn’t sure what to make of it. Now that I read this book I get it. This book had me hooked and counting down the minutes until I could read it again each time I put it down. When I sat down to read every time I was transported to a Vermont home on a lake with a hospital bed and a sense of dread. The dual perspectives of Verity’s autobiography and Lowen’s perspective were amazing. Despite being absolutely repulsed with Verity’s autobiography I couldn’t get enough of the gory, horrid details. I got upset with Lowen when she didn’t read enough but skipped pages because I wanted to know what she was reading too.  The extended edition with the bonus chapter was worth it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

mavensfavoritehoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It’s a really good read but i rated it 4 stars because i had such high expectations since everyone’s saying how this book has a huge plot twist and how it makes them feel nauseous when reading and stuff. Didn’t really feel nauseous OR that surprised at the end, i expected it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Child death, Body horror, Violence, Car accident, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Blood, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Some people felt nauseous reading this book and actually ended up vomiting.

groovyshay's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical trauma, Blood, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Murder, Vomit, Abortion, Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Child death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence

gothmiku'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Miscarriage, Abortion, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body horror, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Cancer