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Verity by Colleen Hoover

428 reviews

josiejeror's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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davianareads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5


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hannah_mariee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0


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butilikeit's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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hailsatan's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

2.0


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hadams_1003's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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carolinacortez's review against another edition

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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, 

SpoilerWTF 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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coolkid's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

2.75

This was one of two Colleen Hoover books I read at the same time. I will give her this, her reading style is soo easy to consume. I can't believe how fast I got through these given how bad they are. This one is much better than Nov 9. Hoover's writing style is still for actual toddlers, but she does decent with darkness. If she didn't try to make it romantic, it might even be worth 3 stars. 

As is, though, this book is average at best. Lowen is very unlikable. Verity was a much more interesting character - and, as always, Hoover's shaming of motherly women who like sex remains a constant.

SpoilerAlso what's the weird deal with Lowan's drug addiction? Why was that never like... followed up on? And why did Crew eat a knife? Like? Hello?

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planetshelf's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Colleen Hoover used trigger warnings as a checklist and over-explained things too much to maintain the ‘suspense’ aspect of this suspense novel, but I found myself enjoying it and looking forward to reading further.

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jesstergaard's review against another edition

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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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