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Verity by Colleen Hoover

15 reviews

cecelia0329's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Best book I've read in 2024! I read it while my electric was out due to hurricane milton and finished it in a couple of hours! I absolutely couldn't put it down. I'm usually a romance and mystical reader but wanted to try something new and it really opened me up to a whole new genre. 
The main character is spunky, but not overbearing, smart but not uptight and mainly she is determined to figure out the mystery of this writer she just took on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

tish12'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I want to give it a 5 but something is stopping me and I don't know what. I don't know if it's the tense story stuff or a fault in a character or two. But overall I did love it if it wasn't for real life distractions I would have easily read in a day. 
Please read the warnings though. It's intense. I'm shocked how this went. Overall another great read from colleen hoover. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

hailsatan's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

tatimarie8284's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

kept me hooked from the beginning. i loved the switching povs from lowen and verity. so many twists and turns yet i did not expect the ending.

i’m definitely team manuscript though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

squidknees's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.25

Quick and fun. Thrilling!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

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

ayshereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kendrakeuler's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was incredible easy to read and kept me on my toes despite the fact I guessed one of the major plot twists. This book also Low-key gave me anxiety but overall a complex incredible thriller (and this is coming from someone who only really reads fantasy dystopian and romance novels because I don’t like crime mystery or thriller) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

beccamlvn's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

Whoa. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

maggieoc_x's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting