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Verity

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Colleen Hoover

Verity

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021
Book Details
Pages

331

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Vermont • Contemporary

Theme
Grief

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Guilt

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Mothers
Publication Year

2021

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

Verity by Colleen Hoover is a psychological thriller about writer Lowen Ashleigh, who travels to Vermont to ghostwrite for Verity Crawford, an incapacitated author. While gathering notes at Verity's home, Lowen discovers a disturbing manuscript revealing dark family secrets. As her relationship with Verity's husband Jeremy deepens, Lowen becomes enmeshed in the Crawford family's traumatic and violent history. Topics of trauma, violence, and death appear in the book.

Suspenseful

Dark

Mysterious

Unnerving

Emotional

Reviews & Readership

4.5

3,380,109 ratings

84%

Loved it

11%

Mixed feelings

5%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Verity by Colleen Hoover receives mixed reviews. Readers praise its compelling and twisty narrative, highlighting the intense psychological thriller elements that captivate from start to finish. However, some criticize the characters for their lack of depth and the plot for occasional predictability. Overall, it's an engaging read that provokes strong reactions.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Verity?

A reader who would enjoy Verity by Colleen Hoover is likely a fan of unpredictable psychological thrillers and deep emotional narratives. They might also appreciate works like Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train, which similarly blend suspense, dark secrets, and complex characters.

4.5

3,380,109 ratings

84%

Loved it

11%

Mixed feelings

5%

Not a fan

Character List

Lowen Ashleigh

A 32-year-old thriller and suspense novel writer from New York City, Lowen Ashleigh has just lost her mother to cancer. She begins the novel *Verity* in self-isolation due to her traumatic experiences with sleepwalking and her inability to trust herself or others. Her move to Jeremy and Verity Crawford's Vermont estate forces her to confront personal demons, balance her feelings for Jeremy, and navigate suspicious incidents while dealing with the challenges of protecting herself and those she loves.

A devoted husband and father, Jeremy Crawford is focused on doing what is best for his son Crew. He forms an emotional connection with Lowen Ashleigh due to their shared grief and trauma. During *Verity*, he struggles with mistrust toward his wife, Verity, following the death of their second child, and relies increasingly on Lowen's support, eventually facing complex emotions and challenges.

A prolific and successful writer, Verity Crawford is immobilized following a nearly fatal accident. In *Verity*, she is haunted by suspicion surrounding the deaths of her daughters and the details of her accident. Assigned to finish her book series, Lowen Ashleigh becomes haunted by Verity's influence through her powerful writing and the personal secrets that they hold.

Book Details
Pages

331

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Vermont • Contemporary

Theme
Grief

•

Guilt

•

Mothers
Publication Year

2021

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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