Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Verity by Colleen Hoover

759 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

rwims's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

A page turner where we find verity a mother, wife and author seriously injured after an accident bed bound unable to finish her successful book series and lowen an author tasked with finishing the series who moves into to verity’s home to get inside the mind of the successful author. Enjoyed the start of the novel.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Murder

baries's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Enfermos, todos están bien jodidamente enfermos.

Fuera de eso, está entretenido para pasar el rato.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting

syisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Suspense is present in this novel; there are points where I feel I am on the edge of my seat. Also, I must admit there were moments when some of the scenes were told in such graphic detail that it was uncomfortable to read. Better character development would have helped the reader relate to the main character because

I think the readers would have understood why she stayed; we only got snippets of her past and thought process as a writer. We know she experienced/saw tragedies, but she was reading an autobiography-  something was presented as true, and she waited so long to act on it - I just felt something was missing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

btowner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ccescas's review against another edition

dark sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abortion

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

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

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

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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