Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

143 reviews

alexandrahco's review against another edition

dark 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

This book really creeped me out and the mystery of it all kept me going. Much more disturbing than I anticipated. I predicted some of it but was definitely surprised (and perplexed) by the ending. Authors: please STOP glorifying and/or downplaying abuse, SA, coercion, stalking... She glorifies and downplays SA, coercion, and other blurry/icky sexual behavior on multiple occasions throughout this book. Likely won't read another Colleen Hoover book because of that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Blood

solcatcat's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

3.0

CW: child abuse, fatphobia, body dysmorphia

It was fine. The plot twist was fine. Seems like a situation that is very preventable, so it is kind of difficult to believe at points. But it's fiction, so you have to suspend your disbelief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

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

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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

pinkette's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

marleyjade123'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

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

marmander's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

I couldn’t put it down, but this book is an insane wild ride. It’s not the best written book to be honest? But there’s lots of twists and turns that make you want to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

claudia_moreira's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

cinzia_2509'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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

breezy17's review against another edition

fast-paced

1.5

it gets half a star for at least being the fastest i have ever read a book bc unfortunately i could not put it down. the most criminal aspect of this thriller was how so many people recommended it to me as "so good!" with not an ounce of shame or sarcasm. what the actual fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy