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Novel • Fiction
Vermont • Contemporary
2021
Adult
18+ years
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
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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.
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.
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Jeremy Crawford
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.
Verity Crawford
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.
331
Novel • Fiction
Vermont • Contemporary
2021
Adult
18+ years
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