A review by sxrxh_lenx
Verity, by Colleen Hoover
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I can’t believe that I’m giving this book 5 stars but it is what it is…
I always knew that Colleen is an incredible writer but this book acceded my expectations. I just finished reading it and I feel like I need to throw up.
The plot of the book was terrible, I am not a fan of cheating. Having Low being a home wrecker was not something I liked and even more Jeremy actually starting the affair with her.
Lowen is noisy and has her nose up in everything but the things she is supposed to do, write the books she’s supposed to.
The whole book is based on the relationship of Lowen and Jeremy, eventhough you could get the impression in the first few chapters that it really focuses on Low‘s career (which I would have preferred to read more about than this affair).
What I think was interesting is that we don’t get clarification on what really happened, we have the manuscript of verity but then there’s also the letter addressed to Jer. Personally I believe the manuscript over her letter but only because I saw through the whole book, just how manipulative Verity was and honestly I can see how she’d do the things she wrote about. Maybe the letter was a hope for saving her „marriage“ even though it was more obsession from her side than anything else.
Even though I HATE the plot line (mostly because of the cheating), I can’t help but see the work Colleen put in it. I don’t know what it is about her writing but it just makes me addicted to her books. As soon as I start one I cannot put it down until I finished it and that’s what makes a Book Good!
I always knew that Colleen is an incredible writer but this book acceded my expectations. I just finished reading it and I feel like I need to throw up.
The plot of the book was terrible, I am not a fan of cheating. Having Low being a home wrecker was not something I liked and even more Jeremy actually starting the affair with her.
Lowen is noisy and has her nose up in everything but the things she is supposed to do, write the books she’s supposed to.
The whole book is based on the relationship of Lowen and Jeremy, eventhough you could get the impression in the first few chapters that it really focuses on Low‘s career (which I would have preferred to read more about than this affair).
What I think was interesting is that we don’t get clarification on what really happened, we have the manuscript of verity but then there’s also the letter addressed to Jer. Personally I believe the manuscript over her letter but only because I saw through the whole book, just how manipulative Verity was and honestly I can see how she’d do the things she wrote about. Maybe the letter was a hope for saving her „marriage“ even though it was more obsession from her side than anything else.
Even though I HATE the plot line (mostly because of the cheating), I can’t help but see the work Colleen put in it. I don’t know what it is about her writing but it just makes me addicted to her books. As soon as I start one I cannot put it down until I finished it and that’s what makes a Book Good!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Child death, and Sexual content