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Verity

Colleen Hoover

Start date: December 1, 2023

Finish date: December 31, 2023

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Oct 10, 2022 Tara rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2022

I don't even know what to say about this book. It's very difficult to read at times. I'm never bothered by what I read in books, but even this one hit me differently. And that ending ... I still don't know what to make of it. When I was about halfway through, I had a conversation with a friend of mine about this book. She had never read it, never even heard of it, and all I could think of to say was ... I can't tell if it's bad or good. And that still holds true after finishing it. I can't tell ...more

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Jan 24, 2022 Kelli rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2022-read

Wow. Wow. And more wow!! I find myself saying this a lot, but I had this on my TBR and wasn’t sure if I was in the mood for it…there is no way NOT to be in the mood for this book! I was hooked right at the beginning with the accident Lowen witnessed, I just knew there was going to be more to her story with Jeremy. I just didn’t know how much! That autobiography had me feeling all the feels - anger, horror and somehow missing my boyfriend in there too 😅😉😆 My mind was so stuck in one direction I d ...more

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Jan 22, 2022 Jennifer rated it really liked it

This book is a total mind melt. Up is down, down is up. The author, Colleen Hoover, hooks the reader right away, writing vulnerable, relatable characters who are likeable. Lowen is a struggling author approached by the legal representation of a famous author to continue her work after a debilitating accident. Then the rollercoaster begins.

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Mar 20, 2021 dumplin’ rated it liked it · review of another edition

actual ranking: 2.73

subjective: 70
plot: 70
writing/dialogue: 75
worldbuilding: 40
character development: 20
character relationships: 0
toxic relationships?: yes
tokenized characters?: no
world rules abused for plot?: no

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Apr 19, 2021 Niru rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, read-2021, bought-2021

Verity isn’t a ground-breaking novel but if you want pure escapism, then this is a good thriller to pick up. The ending was a bit anti-climactic, and a little predictable but the book as a whole was an enjoyable distraction for a bit.

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