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Verity by Colleen Hoover

309 reviews

albinyxell's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

This book is fucked up. 
Yes the ending was one hell of a plot twist but I don't know what I think of it. 

At least this book made me understand trigger warnings..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

timwilkinson96's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt

maaanonj's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

taleswithjenra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The level of chaotic freedom a writer must possess to create this book is nothing short of WILD!

I can’t say I hated it, how could I? The writing was sharp, the plot gripping from the very first page. But what rattled me most was just how disturbingly twisted this story was. Then again, who are we kidding? The world we live in isn’t exactly a picture of innocence.

The special edition’s epilogue was a revelation, flipping the script on who the real psycho in this tale was. To be clear, without that final section, I think I’d still be grappling with an unsettling sense of incompleteness.

This book leaves the ending deliberately open to interpretation, and yet I can’t help but wonder: Colleen, how did you manage to create a world so steeped in darkness? I’m still slightly disturbed!

The author masterfully pulled me into a love-hate dance with the characters—one moment I was empathizing with them, the next I wanted to scream at their choices. Several waves of suspicion crashed over me from start to finish, keeping me on pins and needles until the very last word.

And so, here I sit, unsure of how to process this dark and twisted thriller. But one thing I do know is this: I felt something, deeply - at times triggered. And for that alone, this book stands apart from most thrillers I’ve read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Abortion

luvbg1031's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

People, this one is dark--and will leave you looking at the wall when you're finished

VERITY, WRITING EXCERISE MY AZZ; YOU TRIED IT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

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. 

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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

thefatedequinox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Murder

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

nenah_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse and Kidnapping