Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

260 reviews

sapuri123's review against another edition

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, and Death

careymom9's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I read this one years ago and didn't really remember the details.  I kept seeing it pop up on "best books to read" lists and since I'd just finished the "Starts/Ends with Us" series decided to re-read it. Glad I did.  Such a suspenseful book.  Creepy and fascinating at the same time.  It's one of those "hard to put down" books.  

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

eliiiiiiiii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ravenray549's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This book made me end on wtf 
Then another epilogue came out, and it made me wonder what had just happened. I loved the plot twists and the emphasis on these characters. Thank you to Colleen Hoover for making another amazing, 'Can't Put It Down' book.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

this book may trigger some things because of the children in the car accident but it is a really well written book

jpullin1415's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Blood

carinaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

victoriaboyce's review against another edition

dark 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

1.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? N/A

4.0

Well.. this book consumed me to the point I physically couldn’t put it down. Dark, sinister, twisty, suspenseful, captivating, thought-provoking, addictive, completely jaw-dropping, breathtaking.. the list could go on. Verity had to say the least some pretty fucked up chapters where I literally through the book away from me I was so disgusted. I wanted to claw my eyes out with what I was reading, yet it had me going back for more. It is incredibly well-written but I felt the ending was a bit rushed. I haven’t read anything like Verity before and I have read a few CoHo books but this is definitely different to anything else she has written. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

skitson's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

This book was crambed with lots of twists and turns which was great, though at time really quite far fetched which detracted a little from the enjoyment. I was left wanting more at the end of each chapter and found I was building lots of theories as I read. The characters were written in a way I found my feelings about them constantly changing.

I did like the end where you still didn't know which version of Verity was true ie the autobiogrpahy one or the letter one. Especially coupled with seeing the darker side of Jeremy. This was further emphasised when I read the bonus end chapter.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment