Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

50 reviews

daniellehale's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture

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

carladay83's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

1.0

This is my first Colleen Hoover and will probably me my last. I've read a lot of dark books but this one was graphic in a way I did not expect. I highly recommend people check the trigger warnings before reading. Spoilers below:

The child abuse is graphic and directed at an actual infant in one situation. I don't even have kids and that was hard for me to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Abortion

hana_hughes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

emily98griffin'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? It's complicated

5.0

I hate that I loved it so much! I didn’t want to be a Hoover fan but I’m hooked!! Quick read and didn’t want to put it down. My 1st Hoover read of many more to come!

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Content Warnings

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

ank3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

rngaines14's review against another edition

Triggers were too much, too dark for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

maine_beth_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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 death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

luan_apollo's review against another edition

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

ellarobini's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Murder