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A review by 13rebecca13
Verity by Colleen Hoover
challenging
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? Yes
5.0
My head is spinning. Colleen Hoover is known for her romance novels but this thriller is top notch.
Thirty-one year old writer Lowen Ashleigh is struggling for money, her mother has just died of cancer and she is about to be evicted. She is hired by the Jeremy, the husband of famous author Verity Crawford to finish off the last three books in Verity's series after Verity is injured in a car crash. In order to do so, Lowen goes to stay in their house to sift through Verity's office, looking for any notes that may help or for a way to get into Verity's head and write how she would write.
When Lowen discovers the manuscript of an autobiography of Verity's, she learns more than she cares to know about Verity and the type of person she really is, her obsession with her husband and jealousy of her children when they came along. It doesn't help that Lowen and Jeremy are falling for each other too.
I cannot believe how surprised I was by this book. Warning, there is a lot of spice and some of the details involving the children genuinely made me feel a little sick to my stomach. I sort of guessed part of it but nothing prepared me for the twist at the very end. Incredible. I would love more Colleen Hoover books like this one!
Thirty-one year old writer Lowen Ashleigh is struggling for money, her mother has just died of cancer and she is about to be evicted. She is hired by the Jeremy, the husband of famous author Verity Crawford to finish off the last three books in Verity's series after Verity is injured in a car crash. In order to do so, Lowen goes to stay in their house to sift through Verity's office, looking for any notes that may help or for a way to get into Verity's head and write how she would write.
When Lowen discovers the manuscript of an autobiography of Verity's, she learns more than she cares to know about Verity and the type of person she really is, her obsession with her husband and jealousy of her children when they came along. It doesn't help that Lowen and Jeremy are falling for each other too.
I cannot believe how surprised I was by this book. Warning, there is a lot of spice and some of the details involving the children genuinely made me feel a little sick to my stomach. I sort of guessed part of it but nothing prepared me for the twist at the very end. Incredible. I would love more Colleen Hoover books like this one!