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Verity by Colleen Hoover

29 reviews

reading_with_em224's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book. I came into reading this book with a set of expectations and it definitey threw those for a loop.  The tension in the book was palpable to the point that I had to put it down multiple times because it became too much.  As a mother the scenes that were in the manuscript were horrifying and heartbreaking.  There were spicy scenes that lightened the mood a bit but then you'd remember that there was this tension always lurking in the background.  Fiction is a crazy place and this book does a great job of diving into the dichotomy that a writer, I'm sure has to live and work through.  Great read, but kinda f***ed me up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking and Suicide attempt

haley_mil_reads'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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

livslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

1.5

um….what….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

siennakt30's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

carolinacortez's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

"I could do things you would never forgive me for. But you'll always forgive your children" 

Es el segundo libro de Colleen que leo y el último que me llamaba la atención de la autora y quiero decir que en general es bueno, pero aún así tengo mis problemas, le hubiera dado menos si no es por ese final, QUEEE FINAAAL, la verdad no lo ví venir, me tomo por sorpresa yo juraba que la historia huba por un camino y tras me dió la vuelta por completo, si hay unos detalles que son super predecibles pero el principal, al menos a mi punto de vista, no lo fue.

"I wanted to rip my heart out and feed it to you because I knew you no longer had one of your own" 

Supongo que después de leer las últimas 50 págs todas las conductas problemáticas, raras, creepies y súper red flags, tienen sentido y explicación pero aún así A MI me incómodo mucho como para darle más estrellas, sobre todo la relación/dinámica entre Low y Jeremy 

Eso sí es súper rápido de leer y te engancha muy fácil, no lo podía soltar, 

WTF WTF WTF CON LAS ULTIMAS 100 PÁGINAS
Hay muchas cosas que pienso al respecto en primera creo que todos en esa casa están locos INCLUIDO EL NIÑO, en segunda no se que creer si el manuscrito o la carta por qué como dice verity en su carta en serio creemos que hay mujeres que ven el sexo así (que no sea parte de una película porno obv) pero a la vez como alguien puede escribir eso sobre sus hijas sea verdad o no? Es muy pronto para tener una conclusión pero yo creo que las dos son verdad, creo que verity mato a su hija y que Jeremy intento matar a verity cuando lo descubrió
También se me hace super interesante como low se fue convirtiendo poco a poco en verity y se obsesiona con Jeremy y como ella al principio dice que el otro chavo se enamoro de la idea de ella y no de ella misma y luego ella se enamora de la idea de Jeremy a través de el manyscrito de verity que del mismo Jeremy; igual Jeremy la manera en la que el había elegido desde antes a Low por qué le gustó el personaje de sus libros, eso te da un indicio de la idea general del libro:

Creemos todo lo que leemos

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Stalking

tatimarie8284's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

kept me hooked from the beginning. i loved the switching povs from lowen and verity. so many twists and turns yet i did not expect the ending.

i’m definitely team manuscript though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lindsay424'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is by far one of the most tense books I have ever read. I couldn't stop reading it. Amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

leleloni's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

It was a good story, I only gave it 3 stars because i‘m just not a huge fan of thriller so it wasn’t my genre to begin with!! BUTTTTT I read this book because it was recommended so often and it killed me!! I had to lay it down a couple of times because it was too brutal for me to continue reading, as I was also in a „mental state“ where i was looking for a cute, romantic book and got completely fooled by the recommendations!! the story literally scared me so much!! But other than that, it was well written and really hooked me!! Still: if you get spooked easily and want to read something rather lighthearted I would NOT recommend this book!! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

squidknees's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Quick and fun. Thrilling!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

stephee1984's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Torture, Stalking, Abortion, and Suicide attempt