A review by txmelessreads
Verity, by Colleen Hoover

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

3.0

 I don’t understand the hype.. don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed reading it as I finished it in 3.5 days when it usually takes me 2 weeks to finish a book. I heard that the twists in the book are so unexpected, and I was anticipating them, but I figured them out after 100 pages into the story. I was expecting the ending to be more impactful, it felt rather abrupt and unmemorable.

*my idea of a better ending is below. please do not read it if you haven't finished the book*
 
Spoiler I feel the ending would have been better if the author continued emphasizing the whole “verity writing from a villain’s pov” idea. It would have been amazing if the entire story was literally from Verity’s book and if she used both Lowen and Jeremy to write it. All the events are real, but some parts are exaggerated, reflecting how twisted and disturbing the villain is when they are obsessed with someone. Except, the letter Lowen found was planted by them and reveals how everything was set up, from the moment she met Jeremy to Jeremy attempting to kill Verity. Verity is still alive because she was faking it again and they basically used Lowen to help her get out of writer's block and finish her book series. However, after Lowen realized that she's in danger she tries to call the police, but they kill her to keep everything a secret. They moved out of that house and lived in another state with Crew to start over. Years later, Verity regained popularity when she recovered from her “injury” and released the remaining books in her series. They became super popular because of how realistic it felt, as if she was writing from a real experience. The secret here is that what she wrote in all her books is real and the villain lives happily ever after both on paper and in real life. Then the last sentence at the end of the story is a line from her very last book on the very last page, “No one ever believes the villain, but when they do, all they see is Verity.”
 

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